Sofia Dickey, LCSW

Sofia Dickey is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Illinois with 18 years of experience in mental health. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, low self-esteem, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting challenges, and anger. She also supports people coping with bipolar symptoms and life changes.

Sofia draws on clear, practical methods rather than long lectures. Sessions focus on identifying patterns, testing small changes, and building skills that reduce reactivity and improve day-to-day functioning. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to look at thoughts and behaviors that feed anger and anxiety. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or ambivalent about change. Solution-Focused Therapy keeps work goal-oriented and brief when that fits.

Her background includes work in residential and outpatient settings with both youth and adults, and experience supporting people with substance use and trauma histories. That experience informs a direct, problem-solving approach in sessions. Sofia explains steps plainly and helps people practice new responses between meetings.

She encourages regular check-ins and practical tools people can use at home and work. Messaging can be checked daily to share quick concerns or progress notes. Sofia favors video sessions but is willing to use other communication options when they suit the person.

Readiness to work on anger often starts with simple first steps. Sofia helps people set small, achievable goals and track what changes. She focuses on what people can do differently this week, not on blaming past actions.

How Sofia uses CBT, Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused methods online