Sophie Niemaszyk, LCSW

Sophie Niemaszyk is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, depression, and trauma-related concerns. She uses clear, practical steps to help clients manage overwhelming feelings and handle life changes. Sophie communicates in plain language and focuses on building skills that can be used day to day.

Sophie draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), solution-focused techniques, and Internal Family Systems in her work. She emphasizes small, achievable changes that add up over time. Sessions commonly include skills practice, problem-solving, and tracking what works between meetings.

Her background includes focused work with emotional and behavioral challenges, including panic attacks, social anxiety, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She has experience supporting people affected by trauma and abuse and helping them regain routines and confidence. Sophie also has experience related to autism, Asperger syndrome, disruptive mood dysregulation disorder, and intellectual disability.

In sessions she aims to make treatment collaborative and concrete. Clients can expect goal-focused conversations, helpful exercises, and clear steps to try between sessions. Sophie brings four years of professional experience to her clinical work in Illinois.

She offers services in English and provides multiple online session formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling through the site's process.

How Sophie uses CBT, solution-focused work, and IFS online

Sophie uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going; CBT often helps with anxiety, panic, and low mood by teaching new ways to respond. Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes clear, practical goals and small steps that show quick progress; it works well when clients want focused change and tools they can try right away. Internal Family Systems (IFS) helps people understand different parts of themselves and how those parts affect feelings and choices, which can be useful for trauma responses and emotional regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sophie treats the choice of methods as collaborative, discussing goals and preferences before deciding how to proceed. She adapts techniques to fit each person’s needs so therapy stays relevant and manageable.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video is useful for deep conversations and skill demonstrations, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection and shorter exchanges. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep continuity between appointments.