Sonya Poole , LPC

Sonya Poole is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who uses practical, evidence-informed approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety, anger, and depression. She focuses on clear goals and steady steps to support change. Sonya aims to make the first steps feel manageable and respectful.

She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is used to clarify values and build committed action toward what matters. Mindfulness practices are woven in to improve attention and calm during stressful moments.

Sonya also uses client-centered and solution-focused techniques to tailor sessions to each person. Sessions emphasize active listening, straightforward problem solving, and small experiments between meetings. This makes work feel practical and relevant to daily life.

Her experience includes helping people cope with life changes, strengthen self-esteem, and address communication problems. She has supported those dealing with panic, obsessions and compulsions, postpartum depression, social anxiety, and concerns specific to women. Her 17 years in practice in Louisiana inform a steady, experienced approach.

Expect a collaborative relationship where the therapist asks about goals and offers tools to try. Sonya helps people break larger problems into doable steps, track progress, and adjust the plan as needed. The tone is direct, compassionate, and focused on what helps now.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Sonya commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in her practice. CBT helps people identify patterns of thought and behavior that cause distress and then practice different ways of thinking and acting. This approach is often used for anxiety, panic, and depression. ACT focuses on clarifying values and taking small, committed actions toward those values while learning to live with uncomfortable feelings, which can help with stress, low self-esteem, and life transitions.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Sonya will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made or needs change.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people work face to face from wherever they are. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, process between sessions, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and accessible while keeping the focus on practical progress.