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Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate, LPCC Certified Hypnotist, CH
Sonya Som is an MFTC, LPCC, EMDR & Brainspotting trained therapist and certified hypnotherapist in Colorado. She serves clients across Colorado via HIPPA compliant video conferencing software. She also sees clients in person by request in her office in Lakewood.
She provides psychotherapy to individuals and couples. She also provides a 5 to 9 session therapeutic program for clients going through the “uncoupling” process, known as Uncouples Counseling.
Clients come to her for help working through myriad issues, including but never limited to:
restructuring limiting patterns of behavior
shyness
overachievers who are underachieving
subconscious blocks and limiting beliefs
divorce & co-parenting
anxiety
stress management
spiritual progress
resolving trauma (including complex trauma/childhood wounds)
identifying triggers
developing the wise mind
understanding decision-making processes
tapping into intuition
living authentically
resilience building
relational skills
distress tolerance
disrupting cognitive distortions
understanding personal thought and behavioral patterns
Sonya's clients have described her as accepting, curious, collaborative, funny, insightful, wise, and caring. Sonya uses an integrative approach that incorporates elements of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) & trauma-focused practices. She also utilizes powerful tools such as Brainspotting, EMDR, and hypnotherapy.
Divorce & separation - Questioning or feeling unsatisfied in your relationship; contemplation and navigation of separation; addressing issues of power, voice, and communication challenges
Trauma - Coping and healing after threatening or scary events, such as witnessing accidents or experiencing sexual, verbal, emotional, or physical abuse
Race & cultural identity - Exploring topics of racial, cultural, and ethnic background as it relates to one’s family origins and personal identity
Adjustment difficulties & disorders - Support around adapting to new and/or challenging life circumstances; skill-building for improved stress management and reduction of anxiety.
Self-esteem - Cultivating self-compassion, assertiveness, and confidence; developing ways to reduce suffering, anxiety, social withdrawal, and self-neglect
Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)
Sonya Som is not in-network with any insurances.
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Frequency of sessions this provider offers to see clients once you are an established client.
Years of Experience: 4 years
Private Practice, MFTC, LPCC, EMDR, CH, 2020 - Present
People House, Counseling Program, 2019 - 2020
International Hypnosis Foundation, and the International NLP Association, Certified Hypnotist, 2021
Institute of Creative Mindfulness, EMDR, 2021
Colorado: 0014108
Colorado: 0018076
English
We interviewed Sonya Som and asked about their work with clients and guiding philosophies on therapy.