Therapist profile
Sonya Drottar, LCSW
California LCSW - Stress and parenting support
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- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting concerns
- Mindfulness and ACT
About Sonya
Sonya Drottar is a California-licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 25 years of professional experience. She helps people manage stress and anxiety and navigate parenting concerns and life changes. She also supports people facing compassion fatigue, addiction, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, and issues with self-esteem and career transition.
Her style is straightforward and person-focused. She works to make it easier to say what feels hard to say. Sessions aim to identify practical steps you can try between meetings. Sonya uses listening and questions to help people notice patterns and make different choices.
Over the years she has helped people with a broad range of family-related concerns, including blended family issues, attachment difficulties, fatherhood issues, and communication problems. She also has experience with caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and cancer-related challenges. This background informs how she frames coping strategies and next steps.
Sonya draws on several established methods when they fit the issue. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness techniques, Motivational Interviewing, and client-centered work. Those approaches guide how she and a client decide what to try in session.
She offers work in English and accepts clients from outside the U.S. If you are looking for help with parenting strain, family conflict, or ongoing stress, she can talk through options and next steps with you.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting driven by them. It focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small, meaningful actions toward them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness techniques train present-moment attention and can reduce reactivity to stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sonya will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and day-to-day realities. That collaboration means trying things, reviewing what helps, and adjusting the plan together.
The therapist's biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy routine, allow shorter check-in meetings when schedules are tight, and reduce travel time. They can also allow people to focus on strategies and homework between meetings in a way that fits their regular life.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of family or parenting problems does she help with?
She assists people with parenting concerns, blended family issues, fatherhood issues, and broader family problems such as communication difficulties and separation or divorce matters.
How would you describe her therapeutic approach and style?
Her work combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, and client-centered conversation. The focus is on practical steps, noticing patterns, and trying approaches that fit daily life.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 25 years of professional experience working in clinical settings and with people facing a range of stressors and life changes.
Where is she licensed and practicing from?
She is licensed as an LCSW in California and lists California as her location.
Can she work with people who live outside the United States?
Yes. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
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