Dr. Sonya McCurdy, LICSW

Dr. Sonya McCurdy is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) with 21 years of experience helping people facing mental health challenges. She practices from Alabama and draws on a long career supporting people with anxiety, depression, trauma, bipolar disorder, and personality-related concerns.

She prefers a client-centered style that begins by listening to each person’s story. From there she helps set clear, achievable goals and tailors sessions to what a person needs right now. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness tools are among the approaches she uses.

Sessions focus on practical skills and small changes that add up over time. Dr. McCurdy works on stress management, coping with life changes, improving communication, and building healthier patterns around mood and behavior. She also addresses relationship strain, grief, parenting stress, and concerns such as ADHD and body image.

Her manner is respectful and direct. She emphasizes collaboration and will adjust the pace and methods to fit each person. If a different provider would be a better match, she can make a referral.

Familiar problems she helps with include trauma and abuse recovery, anger, self-esteem, intimacy issues, career stress, and eating or food-related concerns. People who want a practical, steady approach to change often find her approach helpful.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

CBT helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going. It is often used for anxiety, depression, anger, and stress by teaching concrete skills to test beliefs and try new actions.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying values and taking committed action even when difficult feelings are present. It can be useful for coping with life changes, grief, or ongoing mood struggles. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and building a supportive therapeutic relationship so people feel heard and respected while they work on change.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that fit a person’s preferences, and adjust as needed. That conversation helps decide whether CBT, ACT, DBT skills, or mindfulness work best for the issue at hand.

Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful for longer therapy sessions and skills practice, phone can suit a shorter check-in or when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can support quick check-ins or skill reminders between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and maintain consistent contact with a licensed professional.