Sonya PooleLPC

Sonya Poole is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Louisiana with 17 years of clinical experience. She focuses on everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, anger, and low self-esteem. She also supports people facing depression and major life transitions. Sonya aims to make beginning therapy feel manageable and straightforward.

Her approach centers on creating an open, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about what matters to them. She listens first and works with each person to set realistic, usable goals. Sessions tend to be practical, with simple tools and steps to try between meetings.

Sonya uses methods drawn from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice patterns of thought and take values-based action. She also relies on Client-Centered and Mindfulness approaches to help people feel heard and to build steady coping skills. Solution-Focused techniques are used to identify small changes that lead to tangible results.

She has experience addressing issues related to communication problems, life purpose, obsessive thoughts and compulsions, panic attacks, postpartum depression, social anxiety, and women’s issues. Sonya supports people who want clearer thinking, steadier moods, and stronger day-to-day coping.

To begin, she encourages a simple, step-by-step start: share what’s most pressing, try a few approaches, and adjust as needed. The emphasis is on practical progress and on building confidence to manage life’s challenges.

How Sonya’s approaches work in online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions aligned with those values, even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a warm, listening stance where the therapist follows the person’s lead and helps them gain their own insight.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sonya collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. She will check in and adjust the plan over time so sessions feel useful and manageable.

Confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules demand it. Many people find that remote sessions let them practice skills in real-life settings and then talk about what happened in the next meeting. Licensed professionals can tailor pacing and homework to match each person’s routine and needs.