About Sonya
Sonya Fuller is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) based in Ohio with 28 years of practice. She draws on long experience across community programs, hospital care, and hospice to help people navigate major life shifts. Sonya meets people where they are and focuses on listening first, then working together on practical steps forward.
She earned a Master of Social Work from Cleveland State University and began her career after a bachelor’s degree from Bowling Green State University.
How Sonya works
Early roles included community social work and directing a women and children’s shelter, where she handled crisis intervention, case management, group work, and advocacy. Later work moved into clinical roles in acute hospital and rehabilitation settings. There she supported people facing sudden illnesses or injuries and helped them plan a new normal when life changed unexpectedly.
Her current role in hospice brought experience with grief work and counseling around end-of-life transitions. Sonya’s counseling style is warm and engaging. She centers the relationship so people feel heard, then adapts tools to each situation.
She uses client-centered methods alongside cognitive behavioral and psychodynamic approaches to address concerns like anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, relationship and family strain, and coping with major changes. Sessions focus on clear goals and doable strategies. Sonya helps people untangle feelings, build coping skills, and make step-by-step plans.
She frames therapy as a partnership aimed at steady progress and clearer day-to-day functioning.
Sonya lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Sonya works with
The areas below are the ones Sonya selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LISW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 28 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Ohio |
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Online support options
How these approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and unconditional support. Online sessions using this approach start by creating a respectful space where people can talk about what matters most, and then move toward goals that feel right for them.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. In online work this can mean practicing coping skills, testing new behavior in daily life, and reviewing results together during video or phone sessions.
Psychodynamic Therapy explores patterns from past experience that affect present feelings and relationships. Over time, talking through these patterns online can increase insight and help change long-standing responses to stress and loss.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then try methods that fit the person’s needs. Adjustments are made along the way so the work stays practical and relevant.
Online formats offer flexibility for different needs. Video calls closely resemble in-person sessions and are useful for in-depth work. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around busy schedules.
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