- Years in practice
- 9
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Connecticut
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Self esteem
- Focus
- Depression
About Sonya
Sonya Kirven is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with nine years of counseling experience. She focuses on practical support for people coping with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, parenting challenges, and career concerns. Sonya speaks plainly and aims to make therapy feel approachable and useful from the first session.
She uses a mix of methods with a strong grounding in cognitive behavioral therapy, helping clients notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors.
Background and approach
She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Motivational Interviewing to help people build values-based goals and stay motivated for change. Sessions tend to be collaborative and goal-oriented. Sonya emphasizes a person-centered, strength-based style.
She creates a nonjudgmental space where clients lead the work and she offers guidance, tools, and feedback. She expects trial and error, and will adjust strategies when something isn’t working. Her background includes many years working with young adults and adults, and experience related to child protective services contexts earlier in her career.
That experience informs how she talks about boundaries, attachment, and managing caregiving strain. Parents often find her practical approach helpful for everyday parenting stress, relationship strain, and helping young adults transition to more independence. She encourages small, consistent steps toward clearer goals and more manageable routines.
Sonya practices in Connecticut and offers sessions in English. She works with individual adults who want focused, down-to-earth support for life changes and emotional concerns.
What Sonya works with
Everything Sonya lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Sonya helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Life purpose
- Self-love
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sonya lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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.
How therapy approaches fit into online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take actionable steps toward those values even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and parenting stress where holding values steady matters more than eliminating every uncomfortable feeling.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and testing different behaviors to change mood and outcomes. It works well for anxiety, low self-esteem, and making practical changes in routines or parenting strategies.
Motivational Interviewing is a conversational method that supports people who feel stuck or ambivalent about change. It helps uncover internal motivation and set small, doable goals for career shifts, parenting adjustments, or self-care changes.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust as progress is tracked. Clients help shape which techniques are emphasized based on what feels most helpful.
Online formats - video calls, phone, live chat, and text messaging - make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and working through exercises, phone calls use less bandwidth and can be a shorter check-in, live chat allows quick exchanges, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options increase flexibility and let clients pick what works best for their routines.
Questions people ask about Sonya
What kinds of issues does Sonya help with?
She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, parenting concerns, relationship strain, career questions, and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas include abandonment, attachment issues, life purpose, self-love, and young adult issues.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She blends several evidence-informed approaches with a person-centered stance. Sessions are collaborative, practical, and focused on setting goals and trying steps that can be adjusted if they don’t fit.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of counseling experience and over a decade of earlier work supporting young adults and adults in settings related to child protective services.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practices in Connecticut and holds the LPC credential, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what works best for the client.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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