Sonya Poole, LPC

Sonya Poole is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Louisiana with 17 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who are coping with stress and anxiety, as well as those dealing with anger, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. She aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about what matters to them.

Her approach is practical and person-centered. She blends acceptance and commitment ideas with cognitive behavioral tools and mindfulness skills to help people manage intense feelings and repeated thoughts. Sessions often include talking through patterns, trying small behavior changes, and practicing breathing or mindfulness techniques.

She also uses solution-focused strategies to set clear, achievable goals. This can be useful when someone wants faster relief from symptoms like panic, obsessive thinking, or social anxiety. Sonya pays attention to everyday obstacles so plans are realistic and doable.

Clients may bring concerns about postpartum mood changes, communication problems, or questions about life purpose. She works to support people as they build self-confidence and develop coping strategies that fit their daily routines.

Sonya encourages a steady, collaborative process. She helps people notice what works, adjust plans when needed, and celebrate small gains along the way.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts without being driven by them and identify values-based actions to move forward. It is often used for anxiety, stress, and motivation struggles. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to reduce distress; it is commonly used for panic, social anxiety, and depression. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to lower arousal and improve focus, which can help with anger, rumination, and day-to-day stress.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. Together they try techniques, review what helps, and adjust the plan so it fits the client's life and preferences.

Confirm current session formats before booking, as specific online options are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy routine, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It can also let people use practices like brief mindfulness exercises between tasks or apply CBT experiments in real situations and then review them in the next meeting.