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Online therapist

Sonya Fields

Strength-based counseling for practical change

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
25 years
Licensed in
South Carolina
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Sonya

Sonya Fields is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who uses a client-focused approach to help people make practical changes. She emphasizes building on strengths and taking small action steps. Her tone is straightforward and encouraging, aimed at people who feel stuck and want steady support to reach goals.

She starts by helping clients name a clear goal and find the internal and external resources to reach it. Sessions often include phone or video meetings with additional text-based support between meetings.

Background and approach

Sonya brings curiosity, directness, and perspective to sessions so clients can move from intention to action. Her background includes 25 years in counseling and coaching, and she trained in clinical counseling and clinical psychology. Sonya blends evidence-based methods like cognitive behavioral techniques with emotion-focused work and mindfulness.

She also uses motivational interviewing to support commitment and change. She regularly addresses stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, sleep problems, and issues around self-esteem and body image. Additional focus areas include caregiver stress, blended family issues, communication problems, and coping after disasters or major life changes.

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted. Sonya describes her role as a guide who helps clients notice what already works for them and then use those strengths to create lasting change.

Practical approaches for online change

Sonya commonly blends cognitive behavioral techniques and client-centered work to support online therapy. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and sleep problems. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and meeting each person where they are so goals feel personally meaningful.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past. Together they decide which methods to emphasize and adjust the plan as progress is made to keep the work useful and realistic.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make scheduling more flexible and let people use short check-ins or longer sessions as needed. The mix of synchronous and text support can help keep momentum between meetings and fit therapy into a busy life.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Attends to the emotions underneath a recurring argument or distance, and to the attachment needs driving them. Often used where a relationship keeps returning to the same painful loop.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of issues does she address?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting questions, sleep problems, and self-esteem or body image issues.
What is her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and practical, focusing on strengths and small action steps. She mixes client-centered listening with techniques from CBT, EFT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing.
How long has she practiced counseling?
She has 25 years of experience working as a counselor and coach, drawing on both long-term practice and training in clinical counseling and psychology.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in South Carolina under number SC LPC 4155 and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on client preference.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience
25 years
Licensed
South Carolina
Languages
English

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