Svetlana Sokol

Svetlana Sokol is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 18 years of practice helping people manage life’s hard moments. She brings experience from the medical field to everyday struggles. She speaks English and Russian and sees clients in Florida and internationally.

Her background includes working with grief, chronic illness, end-of-life concerns, and trauma-related stress. She also supports people dealing with anxiety, depression, addiction, anger, and relationship strain. Her medical work shaped a practical, down-to-earth approach to care.

Svetlana uses Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and elements of Motivational Interviewing. In sessions she focuses on clear goals and usable steps people can try between meetings. She listens first, then helps build small changes that feel doable.

People who come to her often want help coping with life changes, parenting stress, caregiving burdens, or conflict in close relationships. She also addresses identity-related concerns such as LGBT issues and gender dysphoria, along with attachment and codependency patterns. Her style is straightforward and supportive.

Svetlana aims to make sessions understandable and practical. She helps people notice patterns, try different responses, and measure what works. The work is collaborative - clients set the pace and priorities while she offers guidance and tools.

How these approaches guide online care

Svetlana commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to guide her work. Client-Centered Therapy centers on the person's experience, offering a nonjudgmental space where the therapist reflects and supports the client's own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying thought and behavior patterns, then testing small changes to reduce distress and build coping skills.

She also draws on Motivational Interviewing when people feel stuck or uncertain about change. That approach emphasizes curiosity, rolling with resistance, and strengthening a person’s own reasons for trying something different. Together these methods offer both listening and action steps tailored to what someone wants to accomplish.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will discuss options, try methods, and adjust based on what helps most. Goals, preferences, and daily demands shape the plan so the work fits the person rather than the other way around.

The original profile does not list specific online formats, so confirm available session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It can also let people choose interactions that match their needs - for example, sessions suited to talking by voice or working with exercises while on a laptop.