New to Grow
Hi — I’m Sonjia Smith, LMFT, a Licensed Marriage and Family I’m Sonjia Smith, LMFT, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Specialized Crisis Counselor, and the founder of Therapy with Sonjia (formerly Couples Therapy with Sonjia). Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, my passion for mental health is deeply personal. As an African American, Christian, Queer Cisgender Woman, I bring a lived, compassionate perspective to my work — creating a space where high-achieving women of all backgrounds feel seen, supported, and deeply understood. Throughout my career, I’ve worked with individuals, couples, and families navigating complex relationship and emotional challenges. But over time, I noticed a pattern: so many successful, ambitious women quietly carrying invisible wounds — the trauma, perfectionism, people-pleasing, and exhaustion that often go unnoticed beneath high achievement. That’s where my heart led me. Now, my work is centered on helping men and women heal from childhood and relational trauma, release survival patterns that no longer serve them, and reconnect with the versions of themselves they’ve longed to be. I specialize in supporting those dealing with: • Attachment wounds • People-pleasing and boundary struggles • Anxiety, anger, and emotional reactivity • Histories of intimate partner violence • Exhaustion from constantly holding it all together
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
My approach is compassionate, trauma-informed, and collaborative. Together, we’ll create a space where you can lay down what’s heavy, unpack what’s hidden, and begin to build a life that feels safe, grounded, and fully your own.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
My mission is simple: to help you feel safe enough to rest, seen enough to be honest, and supported enough to heal. You don’t have to shrink or hustle for your worth anymore. You get to live a life that feels as good on the inside as it looks on the outside.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
I support individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, and relationship trauma. I work with women and men seeking effective strategies to manage symptoms and improve overall well-being. Additionally, I help clients heal from relational wounds, rebuild emotional resilience, and cultivate a renewed sense of peace, stability, and emotional safety in their daily lives and interpersonal relationships. My goal is to walk with you on your healing journey because we are strongest together.