About Sophie
Sophie Paquette helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, low self-esteem, depression, and addiction. She also supports those facing relationship and family challenges, parenting strain, compassion fatigue, and life changes. Sophie introduces a calm, straightforward approach so people can take the next step toward feeling better.
Sophie is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, and also holds a CSW credential. She has nine years of clinical experience and practices in South Carolina.
How Sophie works
She approaches sessions with respect for each person's strengths and lived experience. Her style centers on listening first and working from the client’s goals. Sophie draws on client-centered methods to make space for what matters most to the person in the room.
She then combines practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and create small, manageable changes. For trauma-related concerns she uses trauma-focused therapy that attends to past harm while helping people build coping skills for today. Solution-focused techniques are used when clients want clear, goal-oriented steps and faster momentum.
Sessions are meant to feel collaborative. Sophie helps people name what they want to change, tries out strategies together, and adjusts plans when needed. Her aim is to make therapy understandable and useful, not confusing.
People who prefer speaking English and who are located in South Carolina will find her practice aligns with those needs. The work often combines short-term problem solving with longer-term skill building, depending on the person's goals.
Sophie lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Sophie works with
The areas below are the ones Sophie selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Addictions
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Body image
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LCSW, CSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | South Carolina |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How these approaches work online
Client-centered therapy begins by treating the person as the expert on their life. Online sessions using this approach focus on listening, reflecting what matters most, and building goals from the client’s priorities. It helps when someone needs support to organize their thoughts and find direction.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, involves identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing small behavior changes. In an online setting the therapist and client practice skills, track progress between sessions, and adjust homework or exercises as needed. This approach often suits stress, anxiety, and mood concerns.
Trauma-focused therapy concentrates on healing from past harm while strengthening present coping skills. Online work can include grounding strategies, pacing difficult material, and creating a clear plan for managing symptoms between sessions. It is used for post-traumatic stress, sexual assault and abuse, and other trauma-related issues.
Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk through goals, try methods that fit the person's needs, and change course if something does not help. That means the plan evolves based on what works for the client.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions use less bandwidth, live chat can suit quick check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing notes and reminders. These options make it easier to fit sessions into work, caregiving, or school schedules and to continue work between meetings.
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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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