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Sonia Wiesner

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Sonia Wiesner, LPC

Wisconsin

LPC counselor for anger and relationships

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Key details

  • CredentialsLPC
  • LicenseLPC, Wisconsin / 10485-125
  • NPI1780041681
  • Experience12 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationWisconsin

About

  • Client-centered approach
  • CBT and DBT techniques
  • Mindfulness practice

About Sonia

Sonia Wiesner is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Wisconsin with 12 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are coping with stress, anxiety, depression, family concerns, parenting strain, anger, and relationship difficulties. Sonia also addresses trauma and abuse, ADHD, self-esteem struggles, and life changes such as divorce or midlife shifts.

She uses a client-centered style that puts the person's goals first. That means sessions focus on what the client wants to change and practical steps toward those goals. Sonia draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy ideas to help people notice unhelpful patterns and practice different responses.

Mindfulness techniques are part of her approach. Those tools help with managing strong feelings, reducing reactivity, and improving focus. Motivational Interviewing is used when clients want to make changes but feel stuck or unsure where to begin.

Sonia often helps people improve communication, address attachment and abandonment concerns, and work through guilt, shame, or forgiveness issues. She also supports caregivers managing stress and people recovering from domestic violence and post-traumatic stress. Problems like impulsivity, control issues, and disruptive mood patterns are within her stated focus.

Her practice emphasizes straightforward skills and small experiments clients can try between sessions. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How sessions work

How Sonia’s approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the client's priorities and pacing. Online sessions let the therapist and client set goals together and work through what matters most in each meeting.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people spot thought and behavior patterns that fuel anger. In an online session CBT can include short exercises, homework, and step-by-step behavior experiments to try between meetings.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, offers skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Teaching these skills online can involve practicing breathing or grounding techniques, role-playing responses, and tracking progress over time.

Finding the right method is a collaborative process. Sonia will work with the client to pick approaches that match their needs, goals, and comfort with different techniques. That choice can be adjusted as therapy progresses.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking because formats are not detailed here. Online work can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. Ask about specific session lengths and how lessons or exercises will be shared so sessions fit into everyday life.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsControl issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityMidlife crisisPost-traumatic stressSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

12+ years

Listed in

Wisconsin

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of anger-related concerns does she address?

Sonia works with adults on issues such as irritability, snapping at loved ones, built-up resentment, and anger tied to trauma or family conflict.

What is her therapy style like?

She practices a client-centered approach that focuses on the client's goals, and uses practical techniques from CBT and DBT to change patterns and reactions.

How much experience does she have?

She has 12 years of experience providing counseling to adults on a range of concerns including anxiety, depression, and family issues.

What are her credentials and where does she practise?

She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - licensed in Wisconsin and sees clients in that state.

Can I work with her if I don’t speak English?

Sessions are offered in English only.

Does she offer online or phone sessions?

Session formats are not specified here; confirm current session options when you book.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with a first session?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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Sonia Wiesner

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