Sonya Fuller, LISW

Sonya Fuller is a licensed social worker in Ohio who brings nearly three decades of experience to clinical practice. She holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Cleveland State University (2014) and a bachelor’s degree from Bowling Green State University. As an LISW - a Licensed Independent Social Worker with a supervision designation - she combines advanced clinical training with leadership experience gained across community, hospital, rehabilitation, and hospice settings.

Her early career included work with the Salvation Army, where she provided crisis intervention, case management, and life coaching, eventually serving as director of a women and children’s shelter. Those roles shaped her skills in group work, advocacy, and coordinating services for people in complex situations, including runaway youth and individuals involved with the justice system. In later clinical roles she supported patients facing sudden, life-altering health events, helping them cope with anxiety, depression, and plans for a new normal. In her current hospice position she provides grief support and family and marital counseling before and after a patient’s transition.

Her counseling style is warm and engaging, grounded in client-centered practice that emphasizes empathy, unconditional positive regard, and genuine support. She also employs cognitive behavioral and psychodynamic techniques, tailoring conversations and treatment plans to each person’s needs. Sonya approaches her work as a partnership and is committed to helping people pursue meaningful change and improved well-being.

Applying therapeutic approaches to online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on creating a supportive, nonjudgmental environment in which the therapist follows the client’s lead, offers empathy, and helps people feel understood. This approach is useful for anyone seeking to explore personal values, improve self-esteem, or work through relationship and life transition concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and develop practical skills to manage symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. CBT tends to be structured and goal-oriented, making it well suited for clients who want tangible strategies and measurable progress.

Psychodynamic therapy explores patterns from a person’s past and how they influence current feelings and relationships. It can be helpful for people who want to deepen understanding of longstanding emotional difficulties and the roots of recurring problems.

Determining the right approach is a collaborative process. Sonya will work with each client to assess needs, goals, and preferences and then adapt techniques from these therapies to fit the individual. Online formats - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - provide flexibility for scheduling and make it easier to maintain continuity of care from home or other locations. Licensed professionals can deliver effective, consistent support through these modalities, helping clients access therapy in a way that fits their life.