Sonya Belletti
Experienced Florida LCSW for relationships and life changes
LCSW Florida
- Experience
- 26 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Relationship, Family, Parenting
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Attachment-Based Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Sonya
Sonya Belletti is a licensed clinical social worker in Florida with 26 years of experience. She draws on a long career helping people sort through relationship and family concerns, parenting stresses, grief, anxiety, and life transitions.
Background and approach
Her work is practical and direct, aimed at helping people make changes they can notice day to day. Sonya earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Syracuse University with a minor in child and family studies, then completed a master’s in social work at San Jose State University.
Her background includes independent practice and work in community and school settings, giving her experience across varied life stages and situations. Her approach centers on listening first and tailoring sessions to the person in front of her.
She uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow a person’s goals, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thinking and behavior, and Gottman Method ideas when exploring relationship patterns. Mindfulness techniques also appear in sessions to help with stress and grounding.
Sonya works with many issues that show up during major life changes. She helps with parenting struggles, blended family issues, attachment concerns, caregiver stress, and coping after loss.
She also addresses career stress, compassion fatigue, ADHD-related challenges, and intimacy or communication problems. Sessions are offered in English and take place online using formats that suit each person’s needs.
Sonya aims to create straightforward, respectful conversations so clients can build skills, reduce distress, and move toward clearer choices.
How Sonya’s approaches translate to online care
Sonya combines Gottman-informed ideas with Attachment-Based and Client-Centered work to address relationship and connection issues. The Gottman-informed perspective looks at interaction patterns and communication habits to help people understand recurring conflicts. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early bonds shape current needs and closeness, which can help when people struggle with trust or emotional distance. Client-Centered Therapy puts the person’s goals and experience at the center, encouraging clear conversation and collaboration.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to what matters most, discuss possible ways to work, and adjust methods to match the client’s needs and preferences. Over time, techniques may be blended so sessions focus on what helps most in daily life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video calls mimic in-person conversation for deeper interaction, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat provides short check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy schedules and maintain continuity when life is unpredictable.
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Experience
26+ years
Licensed in
Florida
Languages
English