Sonia Wiesner, LPC

Sonia Wiesner is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) based in Wisconsin who uses client-centered care to help people facing midlife change and other life stresses. She focuses on practical steps clients can take to manage anxiety, depression, family tension, and relationship strain. Sonia emphasizes clear communication and steady support during difficult transitions.

With 12 years of experience, she helps people sort through grief, anger, and feelings of abandonment. She works with issues such as parenting strain, blended family tensions, caregiver stress, and problems that come after divorce or separation. Sonia also supports people dealing with trauma, post-traumatic stress, and domestic violence recovery.

Her approach mixes client-centered Therapy with tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. That means sessions often include learning new ways to handle strong emotions, practicing small behavior changes, and building more helpful daily routines. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are used when they fit the person’s goals.

Sonia aims for practical, short-term gains as well as deeper personal growth. She helps people rebuild self-esteem, manage impulsivity and attention challenges like ADHD, and repair attachment and communication patterns. The focus is on what a person can do now to feel steadier and more in control.

People interested in working with Sonia are invited to review session details and scheduling options before booking. She offers care in English and does not accept international clients at this time.

How these approaches guide online therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person. In practice this looks like sessions that follow the client's concerns, with the therapist reflecting back what she hears and helping the person set their own goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, useful for anxiety, depression, and many midlife transition struggles. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) offers concrete emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills to manage intense feelings and impulsive urges.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options and try different techniques based on the person’s needs, goals, and preferences. This collaborative process helps identify which methods feel most useful early on and which ones to keep using.

Confirm current session formats before booking, as specific online options are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, avoid travel time, and use brief check-ins when schedules are tight. Video or phone sessions may be chosen for different practical reasons such as needing a quieter spot, lower bandwidth, or a shorter follow-up conversation. Licensed professionals adapt tools like worksheets, breathwork, and behavioral experiments to an online setting to help clients practice between sessions.