Sonia Rodrigues-Marto is a licensed counselor and marriage and family therapist with 21 years of practical experience.
01About Sonia
Sonia Rodrigues-Marto is a licensed counselor and marriage and family therapist with 21 years of practical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family conflict, and the aftereffects of trauma and abuse. Sonia emphasizes a strengths-based approach and treats each person as the expert of their own life.
She uses straightforward talk and steady support to help clients move toward clearer choices. Sessions often focus on small, practical steps that reduce distress and improve communication.
Background and approach
Sonia draws on therapies that help people notice their values, change unhelpful thoughts, and repair emotional connection. Her background includes long-term clinical work in New Jersey and Virginia settings where she supported people through big life transitions. She brings two decades of experience to questions about attachment, adoption and foster care, blended families, and fatherhood concerns.
Sonia also works with those facing divorce, infidelity, domestic violence, and family-of-origin issues. In the room she blends evidence-informed methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, client-centered listening, and mindfulness practices. That mix allows her to tailor sessions to what a person needs most in the moment.
Sonia helps people practice new ways of relating, set clearer boundaries, and manage guilt or shame. Her style is practical and collaborative. Clients can expect direct conversation, gentle challenge, and homework that fits real life.
Sonia offers sessions from New Jersey and focuses on making therapy useful for everyday problems.
02Credentials
- LPC (New Jersey)
- License 37PC00335800 · expires November 2026
- LMFT (New Jersey)
- License 37FI00202700 · expires June 2026
- LPC (Virginia)
- License 0701011355 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1841265352 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Sonia lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Coping with life changes
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Methods Sonia names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Sonia names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How therapeutic approaches fit into online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify personal values and take action toward them, even when anxiety or painful memories are present. It is useful for life transitions, stress, and feeling stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments to reduce anxiety and improve mood. It often helps with worry, panic, and repetitive negative thinking.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss options and try methods that best match a person's goals, preferences, and daily routine. Together they will decide whether to emphasize values work, thought-focused techniques, or emotional connection work depending on what the client needs at the time.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls approximate in-person sessions for deeper conversation and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a break at work. Live chat or text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins, ongoing written reflection, and easier scheduling for busy days. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around work, school, or caregiving responsibilities.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does she help with?
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship problems, family conflict, and trauma and abuse. Additional areas include issues around adoption and foster care, attachment, blended families, and fatherhood concerns.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is collaborative and practical, with straightforward talk and gentle challenge. She focuses on small, doable steps and clearer communication rather than long, abstract discussion.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 21 years of professional experience working in clinical settings in New Jersey and Virginia. That background includes work with family issues and trauma-related concerns.
What credentials and where is she licensed?
She holds the Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist credentials and is licensed in New Jersey.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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