- CBT tools
- DBT skills
- Mindfulness practice
About Sonia
Sonia Wiesner is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Wisconsin with 12 years of clinical experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and anger. Sonia also supports people facing family and parenting pressures, life transitions, and issues linked to trauma and abuse.
She uses straightforward, practical conversations to help people notice patterns that make anger and frustration worse. Sessions often include skills for managing intense feelings, improving communication, and reducing impulsive reactions. Sonia helps clients weigh options and try small changes between meetings.
Her work draws on client-centered therapy to keep discussions focused on what matters to each person. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools are used to spot unhelpful thoughts and shift behavior. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and mindfulness practices are added when people need ways to regulate emotion and tolerate distress.
People who contact her may be dealing with attachment wounds, caregiver stress, divorce and separation, blended family challenges, or midlife transitions. She also addresses issues such as guilt, shame, forgiveness, and problems with impulse control. Sonia frames these concerns in simple steps clients can test in daily life.
Her approach is collaborative and practical. She listens for patterns that feed anger and helps design small, doable strategies to reduce flare-ups. The emphasis is on clearer communication, steadier moods, and better coping across home and work situations.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy keeps the focus on the person and what they want to change; online sessions let the therapist and client talk through goals, values, and priorities the same way they would in person. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions; online meetings are used to practice spotting unhelpful thoughts and to plan concrete behavioral experiments between sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy supplies skills for regulating emotion and tolerating distress, such as grounding, opposite action, and paced breathing, which can be taught and practiced during web or phone sessions.Choosing the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist and client review current struggles, goals, and preferences and decide together which tools to try first. That collaborative process is revisited as progress is made and new challenges appear.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking so you know how meetings will be run. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people practice skills between sessions in the places where the problems actually occur, helping translate therapy into everyday routines.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Wisconsin
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
Which anger-related problems does she address?
She works with stress, anger, family conflict, relationship strain, and feelings that build into resentment. Other related areas include trauma, impulse control, and communication problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She practices a practical, client-centered style focused on clear conversation and small behavior changes. Techniques from CBT, DBT, and mindfulness are used to teach emotion regulation and coping skills.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 12 years of experience working with adults on mood, relationship, and life-change concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) credentialed in Wisconsin.
Can I speak with her in other languages or from another country?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm the current session options before booking so you know which formats she is offering at the time.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.