- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
About Sonya
Sonya Fuller is an Ohio Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) with 28 years of clinical and community experience. She holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Cleveland State University and has worked across shelter, hospital, rehabilitation, and hospice settings. Sonya focuses on concerns such as stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, parenting challenges, addiction, trauma, and anger.
Her early work included community social work and directing a women and children’s shelter. In those roles she provided crisis intervention, case management, life coaching, group work, and advocacy. She later moved into hospital and rehab settings where she counseled people facing sudden life changes and helped them plan new routines when depression or anxiety emerged.
More recently she has worked as a hospice social worker offering grief support and counseling around end-of-life transitions. That work included marital and family conversations before and after a patient’s death. These roles shaped how she approaches strong emotions and difficult conversations.
Sonya’s counseling style is grounded in client-centered work, with additional use of cognitive behavioral and psychodynamic approaches. She aims to listen, name patterns, and help people try different ways of responding when anger, resentment, or stress arises. Sessions focus on clear, practical conversations rather than jargon.
People who come to her often want to manage overwhelming feelings, reduce conflict, or rebuild routines after loss or a health crisis. She helps clients identify steps they can use day to day to feel more in control and to repair important relationships over time.
How her approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and clear feedback. The therapist follows the client’s lead, reflects what’s said, and helps people name their feelings and choices. This approach is useful for tackling anger that comes from relationship conflict or life stress.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep difficult feelings active. It uses practical exercises and experiments to try different responses to triggers. CBT can help with workplace frustration, recurring resentment, sleep disruption, and patterns that feed anger.
Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods that fit their goals and preferences. That can mean shifting between listening-focused sessions and skill-building work as needs change.
Confirm the session formats available before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. They can also let a person join from a quieter setting or avoid being on camera when that helps them focus.
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Experience
28+ years
Listed in
Ohio
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, relationship and family concerns, addiction, trauma, anger, depression, and related issues such as sleep or eating problems.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She uses a client-centered style that focuses on listening and building a working relationship, and also draws on cognitive behavioral and psychodynamic methods to address thoughts, feelings, and patterns.
How long has she been practicing?
She brings 28 years of experience from community, shelter, hospital, rehabilitation, and hospice roles.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is an Ohio Licensed Independent Social Worker with supervision designation (LISW) and practices in Ohio.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to schedule with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.