Sonya Fields, LPC

Sonya Fields is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who focuses on helping people make meaningful change in midlife and beyond. She draws on a strengths-based, client-centered approach to help clients notice what already works for them. Her manner is curious and direct, aimed at helping people take practical steps toward clearer goals and a more satisfying life.

She helps people who feel stuck identify inner strengths and outside resources they can use. Sessions include goal-setting, problem-solving, and learning simple habits that support progress. Sonya emphasizes trusting your own intuition while building skills to act on decisions you want to make.

Her work combines positive psychology with practical coaching tools. That means noticing what is working, naming values, and using those to guide change. She also blends cognitive behavioral ideas and mindfulness strategies to shift unhelpful thinking and increase calm in daily life.

Sonya has 25 years of experience as a counselor and coach. She has a Master’s degree in Clinical Counseling from The Citadel and a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Fielding Graduate University. She is also a Certified Health and Wellness Coach and a Certified MentorCoach.

She commonly supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief, sleep problems, and coping with life changes including midlife transitions. She notes experience with mood conditions, ADHD, trauma and abuse, and career or parenting strain. Sessions are offered in English and she works with international clients.

To begin, clients use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability. Sonya aims to combine coaching and counseling to help clients move toward a life that feels more authentic and joyful.

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and helping the client steer the work. Online sessions using this approach emphasize the client’s priorities and build on personal strengths to guide change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches practical tools to change them; it can help with anxiety, low mood, and sleep by using exercises and short homework tasks. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people access and describe feelings and improve emotional bonding in relationships by noticing patterns and trying new interactions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That choice can shift over time as progress is made and priorities change.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking because formats were not specified in the biography. Ask which session types are currently offered when you complete the matching questionnaire. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people use video or phone options that suit their energy and bandwidth. Licensed professionals can adapt homework, mindfulness practices, and coaching exercises to work well in remote sessions.