LPC, 18 years of experience
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with over 18 years of clinical experience. My Bachelor’s degree was earned from Rochester University where I was recognized as magna cum laude and graduated with honors in psychology. I went on to earn my graduate degree in Counseling from Siena Heights University in Adrian, Michigan. I have worked with children, adolescents, and adults with various concerns and I am paneled and accept almost all insurance providers, to include Medicaid. My range of expertise includes depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, intimate relationship conflicts, substance abuse, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and oppositional behavioral problems. ****please note that I do not take court ordered clients*****
In our first session together, we'll start with brief introductions, then dive into the specific challenges you're facing. This will help me create a tailored plan for us to work through in follow-up sessions.
As your therapist, my goal is to make you feel comfortable during our sessions and to help guide you in the therapeutic process.
My passion is working with clients who are seeking to better their lives. I love to work with clients who are eager to improve but don't yet have the tools needed to make this goal a reality. I try to empower my clients with self-confidence and tools to make their lives better. I have found that a therapeutic alliance with a client is a necessity in healing and I establish that through warm acceptance and unconditional positive regard. I have a solution-based approach to counseling in which active participation is encouraged. I provide information and assessments to establish a clear understanding of the problem, develop a collaborative treatment plan, and utilize or refer to the most effective scientific-based therapeutic interventions.
3 ratings with written reviews
May 9, 2025
Sonia listens without interruption. Asks probing questions to get to the root of the issue. She supplies me with tools to help work through issues between sessions.
April 25, 2025
I have been seeing Sonia for almost two years now, and she has been such a helpful and reliable resource in my life. Every time I attend a session, I leave feeling seen, heard, and empowered. She helped me through relationship struggles, she's helped me build communication skills, and how to be confident in myself. If you're ready to face your challenges and really work through your personal struggles, I would 100% recommend Sonia!
March 1, 2025
Always so kind and helpful :)
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT) As a therapist in practice for almost two decades. I have been using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy approaches for most of my time as a therapist. CBT is a type of talk therapy treatment that helps people learn how to identify and change the destructive or disturbing thought patterns they have- that have influence on their behavior and emotions. In other words, what is leading to your negative thoughts, unhappiness, or your feelings of anxiety? Let's talk about it, make some new goals, and develop some healthy changes soon! I look forward to working with you on this journey!
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT therapy) is a type of mindful psychotherapy that helps you stay focused on the present moment and accept thoughts and feelings without judgment. It aims to help you move forward through difficult emotions so you can put your energy into healing instead of dwelling on the negative.
Grief is a normal response to loss, and the feeling can arise due to the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, losing your home and a whole host of other life events. Everyone grieves differently. For some, grief impacts the ability to function in daily life, while others can continue on with less interruption. Wherever you might be in your grieving process, support can be found through counseling, which can help you work through grief and heal in a healthier way. Learn more below about the different types of grief, what grief counseling entails and how you might benefit from trying it.
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy is an approach to psychotherapy that uses cognitive behavioral therapy methods in conjunction with mindfulness meditative practices and similar psychological strategies.
Motivational interviewing is a patient-centered counseling style based on the principles of the humanistic psychology of Carl Rogers. He argued that for a person to “grow,” we need an environment that provides us with genuine openness that enables self-disclosure, acceptance that includes being seen with unconditional positive regard, and empathy where we feel like we are being listened to and understood.