- 25 years experience
- LMFT in New York
- Work and wellbeing focus
About Sonya
Sonya Cook is a New York State Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 25 years of professional experience. She helps people struggling with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, and parenting challenges. Her approach is respectful and compassionate and focuses on tailoring care to each person’s needs.
Clients can expect conversations shaped around their goals. Sonya adapts her style to the person in front of her rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan. She pays attention to how past hurts affect present relationships and everyday functioning.
Her work draws on methods that include Client-Centered Therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, narrative approaches, and trauma-focused practices. These methods are combined to address things like panic, post-traumatic stress, attachment and abandonment concerns, and difficulties with communication. Sessions also address life-purpose questions, guilt and shame, and issues that often arise after separation or domestic violence.
Sonya emphasizes a collaborative process. She listens, helps clarify patterns, and offers practical strategies people can try between sessions. The focus is on clearer communication, emotional regulation, and rebuilding self-worth where it has been damaged.
She practices in New York and conducts sessions in English. Taking the first step can feel hard, and she aims to make the first conversations steady and manageable so people can begin to feel more capable and hopeful.
Therapeutic approaches for online work and wellbeing
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's experience. The therapist reflects what you say and helps you identify your goals so you feel heard and understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical techniques to reduce anxiety and panic and improve coping.Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Sonya will work together with the client to decide which methods fit best based on goals, preferences, and what feels useful in early sessions. That collaborative process lets the plan shift as needs change.
Confirm the session formats available before booking, since specific options are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example, shorter check-ins can be used when time is limited, and sessions without video may suit people with lower bandwidth or who prefer not to be on camera. These practical advantages can help therapy stay consistent alongside work and family obligations.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
25+ years
Credentials
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, and parenting challenges. Additional topics include attachment, abandonment, communication problems, and recovery after sexual assault or domestic violence.
What is her style in sessions?
Sessions are collaborative and person-focused. She listens closely, adapts to each person's needs, and mixes conversation with practical strategies to try between visits.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of professional work experience in counseling and therapy.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a New York State Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and practices in New York.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How is payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.