Sonya Svoboda
she/her
About
Sonya
Hi I'm Sonya. I enjoy working with individuals navigating cultural transitions-grappling with identity and belonging, and with survivors of complex trauma and humanitarian disasters. I'm as comfortable processing complex trauma as I am with guiding you through daily stressors that can arise in our family, social and job environments. I meet you where you are at and am a relational therapist. I believe that you have the capacity to heal and will journey with you to uncover your own healing process. Life is hard enough and you don't need to walk it alone. I would be honored to join with you on this journey.
I enjoy long hikes on the weekend, running (and currently thinking about my next half-marathon) and just being in nature. I enjoy reading both for pleasure and to expand my own knowledge. I am a travel enthusiast and enjoy getting out of my own comfort zone. I spent my childhood outside of my passport country (USA) and am an (Adult) Third Culture Kid (ATCK) so I absolutely understand what it means to belong everywhere and nowhere. I am a cis-gendered, white-identified woman. I recognize the privileges that come with this and am on a daily journey to understand the place I take up in the world and making more space for others.
Sonya
treats clients with
Stress
Depression
Anxiety
Cultural or Racial Identity
Childhood Challenges
Grief and Loss
Weight Management
Physical Health
Anger
Postpartum Mood Disorders
Relationship Difficulties
Sleep or Insomnia
Trauma and PTSD
Communities
Sonya
specializes in
Religion
Spirituality
Women's Issues
LGBTQIA+ Affirming
Older Adults
Immigrants/Refugees
Veterans
Approaches
Sonya
can use
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Mindfulness
Motivational Interviewing
Solution-Focused Therapy
Humanistic/Transpersonal
Narrative Therapy
Psychodynamic
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Panic
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Social Phobia
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE)
Somatic Therapies
Sonya
education and experience
- Bachelor of Arts in English Writing and Psychology, Eastern University, PA
- Masters in Social Work, University of Washington, WA
- Global Mental Health Trauma and Recovery Certificate, Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy, EMDR Humanitarian Access Programs
- EMDR GAP, Scaling Up EMDR
Sonya
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