Key details
- CredentialsLCSW
- LicenseLCSW, Florida / SW12485
- NPI1750401808
- Experience26 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationFlorida
About
- attachment focus
- CBT tools
- mindfulness skills
About Sonya
Sonya Belletti is a Florida-licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 26 years of experience. She works with people facing relationship strain, parenting stresses, anger, anxiety, grief, career concerns, and life transitions. Sonya’s practice also includes work on trauma and abuse, LGBT issues, and ADHD-related challenges.
She earned a Bachelor’s in Psychology from Syracuse University with a minor in Child and Family Studies, and a Master of Social Work from San Jose State University focused on child and family work. Her background includes private practice and roles in community and school-based settings. This mix gives her experience across different life stages and situations.
Sonya uses client-centered principles, which means conversations begin with what matters most to the person in the room. She also draws on Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early relationships affect current patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and mindfulness appear in her work when people want concrete tools to manage thoughts, emotions, and behavior.
In sessions she combines practical problem-solving with attention to relationship patterns. That can look like skill-building for communication, strategizing around parenting challenges, or breaking down stressful reactions into manageable steps. She also offers support for grief, perinatal loss concerns, and compassion fatigue.
Sonya aims to help people notice patterns, make small changes, and try new ways of relating. The focus is on clear, realistic steps people can use between sessions. To start, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How Sonya’s approaches work in online sessions
Sonya commonly integrates Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape current reactions and relationship patterns, which can help when anger or control issues appear in close relationships. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s priorities, so sessions center on the issues the client brings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks down unhelpful thoughts and behaviors into steps, offering specific skills to manage anger, anxiety, and stress.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Sonya treats that as a collaborative process. Together they identify goals, try an approach for a few sessions, and adjust based on what helps most in daily life and relationships.
Session formats are not specified in the provided biography, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions useful because they can fit therapy into work breaks, avoid travel time, and use shorter check-ins when life is busy. Online work can make it easier to practice communication skills in real time, bring in examples from home, and build consistent habits between sessions.
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Experience
26+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with relationship issues, parenting challenges, anger, anxiety, depression, grief, career questions, and related family concerns.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She primarily uses client-centered work and incorporates attachment ideas, CBT techniques, and mindfulness practices to address thoughts, behavior, and relationship patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 26 years of experience in private practice and community and school-based settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Florida LCSW, practicing in Florida.
Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.