- Stress and anxiety
- ADHD and focus
- Social anxiety support
About Sonya
Sonya Young is an LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in California with five years of clinical experience. She works with stress, anxiety, self-esteem concerns, depression and ADHD. She also focuses on body image, communication problems, guilt and shame, isolation and social anxiety and phobia.
She frames clients as the experts in their own lives and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions aim to be practical and straightforward. Sonya helps people name what gets in the way and try small changes that fit into daily life.
Her approach emphasizes clear goals and simple strategies for handling worry, improving focus, and lifting motivation. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage symptoms and improve everyday functioning. Conversations include checking current coping habits and trying alternative behaviors in-session or between meetings.
Sonya pays attention to how thoughts, habits and relationships affect mood and concentration. She supports people working on self-worth, forgiving themselves, or repairing communication patterns. Practical tools for focus and routine are offered when ADHD-related concentration and memory are concerns.
People who feel watched, nervous in groups, or avoidant in social settings will find work here that addresses social anxiety and phobia directly. The aim is steady, manageable steps rather than rapid fixes. For those curious about next steps, she guides through booking and starting treatment so the first session is clear and focused.
Practical approaches and online sessions
Sonya works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on how thoughts and behaviors influence mood and anxiety. Cognitive-style methods look at unhelpful thinking patterns and teach ways to test and change them, which can reduce social worry and negative self-talk. Behavioral strategies involve gradual exposure and small, repeated steps to help people face social situations without avoiding them.She also uses focused techniques for attention and routine when concentration and ADHD are concerns. These approaches break tasks into manageable steps, add practical supports for memory, and build short daily habits to improve focus and motivation.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals, comfort level and day-to-day demands. That process can include trying a technique for a few sessions and then adjusting based on what helps.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce time spent traveling, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Therapists and licensed professionals often use online sessions to keep continuity of care and make steady progress from home or during work breaks, depending on the agreed format.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, self-esteem, depression and ADHD, plus related issues like body image, communication problems, guilt, shame, isolation and social anxiety and phobia.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses practical, evidence-based techniques and focuses on clear goals and small behavior changes that fit into daily life.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She holds five years of experience working with the listed concerns in clinical settings.
What credentials and location apply?
She is an LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in California.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first appointment?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule the first session.