Soni Dani-Cox, LMFT

Soni Dani-Cox is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with ten years of experience. She combines practical methods with conversational psychotherapy to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship or intimacy concerns. Her approach is warm and interactive, and she focuses on understanding what led to the problem and what helps in daily life.

In sessions she uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, the Gottman Method, and mindfulness practices as tools to match each person's needs. She listens for patterns in thinking and behavior and helps clients try different skills to see what changes their mood and connections. That means working on small, concrete steps as well as talking through deeper experiences.

Her style is respectful and nonjudgmental. She avoids labeling people and centers practical coping strategies alongside emotional processing. Clients can expect a collaborative plan that mixes skill practice, reflection, and goal-setting.

Soni has supported people dealing with trauma and abuse, addictions, bipolar concerns, ADHD, compassion fatigue, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, and career stress. She also helps those navigating major life transitions and bereavement.

Sessions are offered in English and delivered remotely in formats that fit daily life. She invites people ready to change to explore what might help and to build routines that support longer-term emotional health.

How these approaches work online and in session

CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments, which helps reduce anxiety, low mood, and sleep problems by changing what you do and think. DBT teaches emotional regulation and distress-tolerance skills so people can manage strong feelings and reduce impulsive responses. Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on how people connect and respond in close relationships and can be useful when intimacy or recurring relationship patterns cause pain.

Choosing the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will talk about your goals and try methods that fit your needs. Together you can adjust the plan based on what helps most and combine techniques when needed.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video allows face-to-face conversation for skills practice and feedback, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text work for brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options let people fit therapy into work, parenting, or busy schedules while keeping the focus on practical progress.