Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Depression
How Sonia works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Wisconsin
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Sonia
Sonia Wiesner is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Wisconsin who focuses on helping people manage strong emotions and stressful life changes. She works with clients facing anxiety, depression, anger, relationship strain, and the ups and downs of parenting and family life. Her style is direct and practical, aimed at making day-to-day coping easier.
Sonia uses straightforward methods to help people notice patterns that make stress and anger worse. She helps clients break problems into small, manageable steps.
Background and approach
Sessions often include skill practice for handling intense feelings and improving communication. She also supports people dealing with trauma, post-traumatic stress, and complicated grief. Sonia pays attention to issues like attachment, abandonment, and caregiver stress when those concerns affect emotional well-being.
She helps people work through guilt, shame, and the impulse to react quickly under pressure. Therapy can include goal-setting, short-term problem solving, and longer work on persistent patterns. Sonia draws from client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to match the approach to each person.
She explains options clearly and partners with clients to try what feels most useful. With 12 years of experience, Sonia combines practical tools with a calm, steady presence. She offers video, phone, live chat, and text-based formats so people can choose what fits their schedule.
Sessions are conducted in English and she practices in Wisconsin.
What Sonia works with
Everything Sonia lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Sonia's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Midlife crisis
- Post-traumatic stress
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Sonia lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Sonia frequently uses cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy in sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and anger. Dialectical behavior therapy emphasizes skills for managing intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving interpersonal effectiveness.She blends these with client-centered techniques that prioritize listening and collaboration. Choosing an approach is a shared process - the therapist will help assess needs, try methods, and adapt strategies based on goals and what feels useful to the client.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging so people can pick what fits their life. Video is good for deeper conversations and role practice, phone works well when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins, live chat is useful for focused problem solving, and text messaging can support ongoing reminders and skill practice between sessions. These options make scheduling easier and help therapy fit into busy days.
Questions people ask about Sonia
What concerns does Sonia address?
Sonia helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship and family problems, parenting strain, trauma and post-traumatic stress, and issues like low self-esteem or ADHD-related struggles.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She takes a practical, collaborative approach that focuses on skills practice, clear goals, and step-by-step change. Conversations are aimed at finding what works day to day.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Sonia has 12 years of experience working with people who face life transitions, trauma, and ongoing emotional difficulties.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a licensed professional counselor, LPC, practicing in Wisconsin.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; she provides services for clients within her licensed region.
What session formats are available online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for flexible, ongoing care.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.