About Sofia
Sofia Dickey is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Illinois with 18 years of experience in mental health. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, trauma, and self-esteem struggles. Sofia also supports those navigating grief, relationship or intimacy issues, parenting challenges, and big life changes.
Sofia offers a straightforward, compassionate approach in sessions. She listens without judgment and focuses on practical steps people can use between meetings.
How Sofia works
Her work often centers on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, building motivation for change, and identifying small, doable goals. Her background includes years working in treatment settings with adults who had mood, trauma, or substance-related concerns. That experience informs a down-to-earth style that balances empathic listening with clear, goal-oriented tools.
Sofia emphasizes skills people can use at home, at work, or when facing sudden stress. Clients can expect a mix of structured techniques and problem-solving conversations. She draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to address thinking patterns, motivational interviewing to boost readiness for change, and solution-focused methods to set and reach short-term goals.
Sessions move at a pace the client feels comfortable with. Sofia works in English and practices from Illinois. She communicates regularly between sessions by messaging when that fits the person’s needs.
The focus is on helping each person take the next realistic step toward feeling better.
Sofia lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Sofia works with
The areas below are the ones Sofia selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 18 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
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Online support options
Approaches that work well online
Sofia uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; this method is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Motivational Interviewing helps people clarify what they want to change and build the internal drive to take action; it often helps with addiction and ambivalence about change. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, achievable goals and practical steps to move forward in the near term. Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Sofia will talk with the person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Then she will suggest methods and adjust them based on what fits the person’s needs and pace. Online sessions offer flexibility for different days and schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared visual cues. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are handy for quick check-ins, short coaching, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family, or daily demands.Start online instead of waiting
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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