Dr. Gloria Aquino Sosa, LPC

Dr. Gloria Aquino Sosa is a licensed professional counselor in Michigan with more than 25 years of experience as a psychotherapist, academic and personal counselor, and life strategist. As an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - she combines extensive clinical experience with a practical focus on helping people navigate complex life challenges.

Alongside her counseling work, she is a musician who has performed in working rock bands for the past 16 years. Over her career she has supported people facing career disillusionment, depression, anxiety, relationship struggles, parenting challenges, social awkwardness, and feelings of emptiness. She has also worked with survivors of physical trauma and emotional abuse as well as individuals living with severe and persistent mental illness.

Her therapeutic style is sincere, person-centered, authentic, and interactive. She has primarily served BIPOC - Black, Indigenous, and People of Color - and bilingual Spanish-speaking clients dealing with immigration concerns, systemic oppression and discrimination, and intercultural dynamics. She also works with adults navigating early and mid-life transitions and the everyday problems that arise in those seasons of life.

Dr. Sosa emphasizes mutual respect, sensitivity, and compassion as the foundation for self-awareness and change. Her approach integrates relational cultural perspectives with strengths-based, narrative, humanistic, and psychodynamic methods. She partners with clients to develop individualized treatment plans that reflect their goals and needs, and she welcomes those ready to take the first steps toward greater personal power and resilience.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Client-centered therapy focuses on creating an accepting, nonjudgmental space where the client directs the pace and focus of sessions. This approach emphasizes empathy and active listening to strengthen self-understanding and confidence, and it can be helpful for relationship concerns, self-esteem, and life transitions.

Narrative therapy invites clients to explore the stories they tell about themselves and their lives, separating problems from identity so new meanings and possibilities can emerge. It is well suited for addressing themes like identity, coping with change, and reframing difficult experiences.

Mindfulness therapy introduces simple attention and awareness practices to help people relate differently to stress, anxiety, and intense emotions. These techniques can support emotional regulation and present-moment focus without changing the person into someone else.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Dr. Gloria Aquino Sosa collaborates with each person to determine which methods align best with their needs, goals, and preferences. She works with clients to adjust strategies over time so the work remains practical and relevant.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit support into busy schedules and to connect from different locations. For many people, these options increase accessibility and convenience while preserving the collaborative relationship with licensed professionals and therapists.