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Vikki Dameron Bonyata has spent her entire career working with clients who have substance use and mental health disorders. She began in the counseling field in 1978 volunteering at a detox/sdi crisis unit while attending college.

Vikki was a high school dropout who received her GED in 1977. She continued her education and is a lifelong learner.  She went on to receive her PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision in 2017 as well as a Med in Professional Counseling in 2007.

Vikki’s licenses include:

• Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor – Supervisor in Ky. Since 2010.
• Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor in Ky. Since 20`6.
• Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor in Ky since 1992.
• Certified Clinical Supervisor in Chemical Dependency  in Ky since 2021.
• NAADAC National Certification for Clinical Services Supervision since 2022.
• Nationally Certified Counselor through NBCC since 2007.
• Internationally Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor through ICRC since 1993.

Vikki retired from the Kentucky Department of Corrections in 2018 where she served as a counselor in Community Corrections.

She has previously taught Substance Abuse, Mental Health, Criminal Justice, Sociology and Counseling Classes for Big Sandy Community and Technical College, Morehead State University and Lindsey Wilson College.

She has been employed as Program Director at Frontier Behavioral Health since 2020.