Sonia Wiesner, LPC

Sonia Wiesner is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Wisconsin who uses practical, evidence-informed methods to help people manage stress and anxiety. She focuses on everyday problems like relationship strain, parenting challenges, mood changes, and the fallout from trauma. Sonia keeps language plain and sessions goal-oriented so parents can find clear next steps.

Sonia combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with client-centered listening to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. She also integrates skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and mindfulness when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are needed. Sessions typically include straightforward tools, short practice tasks, and space to talk about what matters most right now.

She has 12 years of experience working with people facing depression, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, and major life changes such as divorce and caregiving strain. Sonia also addresses attachment and abandonment concerns, blended family dynamics, and symptoms connected to trauma and post-traumatic stress. Her approach aims to reduce daily distress and improve communication patterns.

Sonia works with issues related to parenting, family conflict, and blended families while paying attention to practical routines and boundaries. She helps people dealing with guilt, shame, impulsivity, and problems tied to attention and focus. When safety or immediate crisis appears, she helps identify next steps and supports planning for stability.

Sessions are offered in English and delivered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Sonia uses a subscription model for sessions that can be canceled at any time and matches people through a short intake questionnaire and scheduling process.

How Sonia’s Approaches Work Online

Sonia commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and client-centered therapy to address daily stress and mood concerns. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors, which can be practiced between sessions with clear homework and brief in-session exercises. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and collaboration so people feel heard while they set their own goals.

She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills when emotions run high. DBT skills teach concrete strategies for regulating intense feelings, tolerating distress, and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which translate well to online coaching and practice-based sessions. Together these approaches aim to build usable skills rather than only talking about problems.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Sonia will work with each person to figure out which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts plans as progress is made. This helps keep work focused and relevant to daily life.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexible access. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen sharing for worksheets, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break, and messaging or live chat supports quick check-ins or written practice between meetings. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around family and work schedules.