She has been awarded the Board of Governors Research Chair (Tier II) for 2016-2019 for her innovative research in addictions. A Clinical Fellow of the American (Canadian Registry, Alberta Division) Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, she developed Congruence Couple Therapy, extending Virginia Satir’s pioneering work in family therapy through conceptualization, integration and manualized application to addiction and concurrent disorders. Congruence Couple Therapy has an evidence base demonstrating training and clinical effectiveness. Linking training, practice and research, Bonnie is currently conducting a multi-site randomized trial in Alberta Health Services comparing outcomes of Congruence Couple Therapy for gambling and alcohol disorders.