Sonya Belletti , LCSW

Sonya Belletti is a licensed clinical social worker with 26 years of experience providing therapy to individuals and families across the lifespan. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in Child and Family Studies from Syracuse University and a Master of Social Work from San Jose State University with a clinical focus on child and family issues. As an LCSW - which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker - she brings clinical training from private practice, community, and school-based settings to her work.

Belletti has supported people facing a wide range of concerns, including ADHD, parenting and fatherhood issues, relationship and intimacy challenges, pre-marital counseling, depression, anxiety, grief, trauma and abuse, perinatal loss and postpartum concerns, and caregiver stress. She also works with blended family dynamics, communication and control issues, commitment questions, and career and life transitions. Her approach emphasizes trauma-informed care and attention to the ways family of origin and attachment patterns shape current struggles.

She practices with cultural competence, treating each person with dignity, respect, and empathy, and adapts conversations to meet unique needs. While she often draws on client-centered and solution-focused methods, she integrates a range of modalities such as attachment-based work, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices, psychodynamic ideas, and interpersonal strategies. This flexible orientation aims to empower clients to find their voice, build coping tools, and pursue the changes they seek.

Rather than offering a one-size-fits-all prescription, Belletti collaborates with clients to tailor treatment to their goals and circumstances, helping them identify practical steps toward healing and growth.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Sonya Belletti commonly uses attachment-based therapy to explore how early relationships influence current patterns of relating and emotion; this approach can help people address attachment issues, intimacy-related concerns, and family-of-origin dynamics. She also employs client-centered therapy, which centers the client's perspective and values building a collaborative, empathic therapeutic relationship to support growth and self-directed change. In addition, she incorporates cognitive behavioral therapy - CBT - to help clients identify unhelpful thoughts and develop practical strategies for managing symptoms like anxiety, depression, and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Belletti works collaboratively with each person to determine which combination of methods fits their goals, needs, and preferences, adjusting techniques over time as progress unfolds. Like other licensed professionals, she prioritizes matching methods to the individual rather than applying a single model across all situations.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexible access for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, support continuity during life transitions, and offer multiple ways to engage with therapy depending on what feels most helpful to the client.