- Client-centered listening
- Focus on strengths
- Practical next steps
About Soni
Soni Fitzhugh is a licensed counselor who focuses on stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and depression. She speaks directly and simply, helping people who feel stuck or overwhelmed find steady steps forward. Soni emphasizes each person's own strengths and choices as the basis for change.
She uses a client-centered approach that puts the person's experience at the center of sessions. This means listening closely, reflecting what matters to the client, and working at the client's pace. Sessions focus on building confidence, clarifying values, and sorting out practical next steps.
Soni has five years of professional experience and holds LPC and LCPC credentials. Her work has included helping people manage workplace stress, explore life purpose, and cope with major life shifts such as divorce or separation. She also supports people dealing with forgiveness and issues common to young adults and women.
Conversations with Soni tend to be straightforward and empathetic. She aims to create space where clients can name what matters and try new ways of responding. Together clients and Soni map realistic goals and small changes that add up over time.
If someone is thinking about starting therapy, Soni encourages the first step of reaching out and completing the short matching questionnaire. From there she helps people schedule sessions that fit their needs and availability.
How client-centered work translates to online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, reflecting, and supporting each person to use their own strengths. In practice this means the therapist follows the client's lead, helps clarify values, and supports small, practical steps to reduce stress or build confidence.That same client-centered stance adapts well to remote sessions because the emphasis is on the conversation and the person's experience rather than a fixed technique. Working this way can help with anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and transitions like divorce or workplace change by keeping attention on what the client finds most meaningful.
Finding the right fit is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with clients to decide how sessions should run, what to focus on, and when to try different ways of working. This collaborative process helps tailor the approach to each person's goals and preferences.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when days are tight. They also let people join from whatever quiet space they can arrange and avoid the need to travel for each appointment.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Georgia, Maryland
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
Soni works with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and depression. She also focuses on divorce and separation, forgiveness, life purpose, women's issues, workplace issues, and young adult concerns.
How would you describe the therapeutic style used?
The approach is client-centered, which means sessions are shaped around the person's experience and priorities. The therapist listens, reflects, and helps people discover their own strengths and choices.
What is the therapist's professional background?
She has five years of professional experience supporting people with mood and stress concerns. That experience includes helping clients with motivation, confidence, and life transitions.
What credentials and location are listed for the therapist?
The therapist holds LPC and LCPC credentials and practices in Georgia. The LCPC refers to licensure in Maryland while LPC refers to Georgia licensure.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the country work with this therapist?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with this therapist?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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