About Sonya
Dr. Sonya Boone is a licensed clinical social worker with 16 years of experience based in Hawaii. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with depression, anxiety, stress, trauma, relationship strain, and ADHD.
Her approach is warm and practical, aimed at breaking problems into manageable steps that fit everyday life. She earned a Doctorate in Behavioral Health and holds multiple graduate degrees that inform her integrated view of care.
Background and approach
That training contributes to an emphasis on clients' stories and how life context shapes feelings and behavior. She uses that perspective to help people set clear, realistic goals. In sessions she blends evidence-based methods with attention to a person's values and culture.
Conversations explore what matters to the client and what small changes could reduce distress. She teaches skills for emotion regulation, clearer communication, and coping with life transitions. Dr.
Boone also supports people facing career stress, compassion fatigue, grief, and chronic illness. She pays attention to attachment and abandonment issues when those themes affect current relationships or sense of self. Her work is oriented toward practical strategies and steady progress.
Clients can expect a collaborative tone, direct skill teaching, and checks on what is and isn’t working. The aim is to help people move from feeling stuck toward stronger routines, better self-understanding, and improved day-to-day coping.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on identifying personal values and taking small steps toward them even when difficult feelings are present; it can help with anxiety, depression, and navigating life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete techniques to change patterns that maintain distress. Mindfulness Therapy emphasizes present-moment awareness and attention training to reduce reactivity and improve emotion regulation.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs. Plans are adjusted over time based on what is helpful and what the client wants to prioritize.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexibility for different situations. Video works well for in-depth conversations and skills practice. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth or being on camera is a concern. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or when someone needs a shorter touchpoint during a busy day.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Somatization
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Virginia, Texas, Hawaii, New Jersey, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon
- Languages
- English
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