Sonya Fuller , LISW

Sonya Fuller is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) based in Ohio with 28 years of practice. She brings decades of hands-on experience from community outreach to clinical settings. Sonya focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, relationship concerns, and changes that come with illness or loss.

She earned a Master’s degree in Social Work from Cleveland State University and began her career after a Bachelor degree from Bowling Green State University. Early roles included community social work and leadership at a women and children’s shelter, where she provided crisis intervention, case management, life coaching, and group work.

Later work moved into hospitals and rehabilitation centers, offering counseling and planning support when life changes suddenly. In her current role as a hospice social worker she provides grief counseling and support for spouses and family members before and after a loved one’s transition.

Sonya uses a warm, engaging counseling style that emphasizes being heard and respected. She works in a client-centered way and also uses cognitive behavioral and psychodynamic techniques to fit each person’s needs. Sessions are shaped around practical steps and honest conversation.

People who come to Sonya often seek help with coping skills, processing loss, rebuilding confidence, or responding to trauma and addiction. She aims to collaborate with each person to build a plan that fits their life and goals.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Sonya uses client-centered therapy, which means conversations begin with the person’s experience and goals. This approach focuses on empathy, acceptance, and helping people feel heard while they identify next steps. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, is another method she uses to help people recognize unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors; CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, sleeping and eating concerns. Psychodynamic therapy looks at patterns that developed earlier in life and how they show up now, which can help with relationship struggles and recurring emotional responses.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. Plans are adjusted as progress is made and new priorities emerge, and the choice of techniques evolves with the work.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people talk face-to-face from wherever they are, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins, and live chat or text messaging support quick updates or ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit care into a busy life and maintain continuity when schedules shift.