Sonia Rodrigues-MartoLPC, LMFT

Sonia Rodrigues-Marto is a licensed therapist in New Jersey with over 21 years of experience. She uses practical, person-focused care to help people move through stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family conflict, and the effects of trauma. Sonia says clients are the experts on their own stories and that therapy builds on their existing strengths.

Her approach centers on listening first and helping people decide what matters most to them. She draws on methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to match tools to each person's goals. Sessions involve talking things through, trying small changes, and noticing what helps in daily life.

Sonia has worked with concerns that come up around family and parenting, including blended family dynamics, adoption and foster care questions, and fatherhood issues. She also addresses relational challenges like communication problems, infidelity, commitment worries, and separation. Practical coping skills are offered for guilt, shame, isolation, and midlife transitions.

Clients may also bring work on attachment issues, family of origin patterns, or recovery from domestic violence. Sonia mixes mindfulness and solution-focused steps to keep therapy grounded and short-term when that fits a client's needs. Her style is warm, straightforward, and collaborative.

People interested in starting are invited to reflect on what they most want to change and then take a first scheduling step. Sonia supports clients through the early decisions and helps set clear, achievable next steps.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Sonia uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy as core tools in her practice. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify values and take small actions that align with what matters most, often helping with anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on identifying and shifting emotional patterns that cause recurring relationship pain or family tension, and it helps people build different ways of responding to each other.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, preferences, and the issues they bring. That may mean mixing mindfulness, ACT exercises, or solution-focused steps so sessions stay practical and goal oriented.

Confirm the current session formats before booking, since formats are not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, shorten commute times, and allow check-ins between in-person visits. They also let clients choose quieter surroundings or a shorter check-in when needed. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT and EFT techniques to online conversations so progress continues even when scheduling must be flexible.