Sonya Drottar, LCSW

Sonya Drottar is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 25 years of experience in California. She focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, and coping with life changes. Sonya aims to create an open space where people can say what they think and feel without judgment. She offers steady support while people take difficult first steps toward change.

Over her career she has worked with many concerns that show up as relationship strain, grief, compassion fatigue, and problems related to addiction or trauma. She also pays attention to issues around attachment, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and communication struggles. Her background includes helping people facing cancer, first responder stress, and fatherhood questions.

Sonya draws on practical, evidence-informed methods to help people notice patterns and try different ways of coping. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and take meaningful action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior. Motivational Interviewing helps when making difficult changes feels overwhelming.

Her style is warm and nonjudgmental. Sessions are collaborative and focused on steps you can try between meetings. She encourages small experiments and clearer communication at home and work.

Sonya works in English and accepts international clients. If you want straightforward guidance on parenting strain, midlife change, grief, or managing stress, she can help you map possible next steps.

Approaches that guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people get clear about what matters and take small steps toward those values even when feelings are hard. It’s useful for life transitions, burnout, and decisions that feel stuck.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and teaches practical tools to change patterns that cause extra stress. It works well for anxiety, low mood, and problem-solving day-to-day challenges.

Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative way to build motivation for change. It supports people who feel uncertain about starting or sustaining shifts in behavior, such as recovery from substance use or healthier routines.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, and then try methods that fit the client’s needs. Sessions can combine techniques and adjust as progress is made.

The biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, family, and medical appointments, allow short check-ins when schedules are tight, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can use different tools to support practical skill-building, values work, and managing stress through regular online meetings.