Sonni Parks (Williams)
Guide for rewriting life stories and relationships
LPC South Carolina
- Experience
- 6 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Grief
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Sonni
Sonni Parks (Williams) helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, and life transitions. She combines practical skills with conversation so clients can make clearer choices.
Background and approach
Her work also covers trauma and abuse, bipolar concerns, self-harm, self-esteem struggles, and LGBTQ-related issues. She uses narrative ideas to help people separate themselves from the problems they carry.
That approach lets someone name a limiting story and then try different ways of living it out. She also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and learn new habits.
Mindfulness and acceptance skills are part of her toolkit. These help people tolerate strong feelings so they can move toward chosen values.
Dialectical behavior ideas are used when emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills are needed. Sonni is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in South Carolina.
She has six years of clinical experience working with varied concerns and life stages. Her manner is direct and compassionate, aiming to make therapy feel practical and doable.
Sessions focus on concrete steps people can try between meetings. She often combines talk with exercises and readings that reinforce new habits.
The goal is for clients to leave with simple tools they can use the next day. People who choose her practice usually want to change patterns that have felt stuck for years.
She helps them rewrite old stories and practice different ways of relating to themselves and others.
How online approaches and therapy methods work together
Sonni uses the Gottman Method ideas to help people improve connection and communication in close relationships, offering structured conversations and exercises that clarify patterns and build healthier interactions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people name their values and take committed actions even when feelings are difficult, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Client-centered therapy offers a supportive, nonjudgmental space where the person’s own goals guide the work and the therapist reflects and listens to deepen understanding.Finding the right approach is part of the process. She works collaboratively with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. That might mean starting with narrative and client-centered conversation, then adding ACT or Gottman-style exercises as needed.
Online work is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make participation easier. Video lets people practice conversations and use visual cues. Phone can fit a quick check-in or when bandwidth is low. Chat and messaging support shorter reflections, written exercises, and ongoing coaching between sessions. These options help people keep continuity of care across busy schedules and life demands.
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Experience
6+ years
Licensed in
South Carolina
Languages
English