Sonia Rodrigues-Marto, LPC, LMFT

Sonia Rodrigues-Marto uses practical, evidence-informed methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and the effects of trauma and abuse. She combines straightforward tools with steady support so clients can take small, workable steps toward more stability. Sonia holds licenses as a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and brings 21 years of clinical experience in New Jersey.

Her approach centers on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside acceptance-based and emotion-focused work. She helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, test them, and build new habits that reduce anxiety and improve communication. When relationship and family concerns come up, she emphasizes understanding patterns and reconnecting around shared values and goals.

Sonia also uses client-centered and mindfulness techniques to slow things down when emotions feel overwhelming. That can look like practicing present-moment skills, naming feelings, and choosing actions that match what matters most. These methods are simple to learn and apply between sessions.

She has worked with clients facing adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, blended family dynamics, and divorce or separation. Other areas of focus include infidelity, parenting and fatherhood challenges, guilt and shame, and finding life purpose during midlife shifts.

Sonia describes the therapeutic relationship as collaborative. She listens first, then offers clear strategies tailored to each person's situation. Practical tools and steady guidance are the hallmarks of her work.

Using CBT, ACT, and Emotion-Focused Work Online

CBT helps people spot and test thoughts that fuel anxiety or stress. Online sessions translate CBT into concrete home practices, like tracking thoughts, trying new behaviors, and reviewing progress together. ACT focuses on values and acceptance while building flexible action. In teletherapy this often involves short exercises to notice feelings and commit to small steps that match what matters most. Emotion-Focused Therapy helps when relationships feel stuck or hurtful by identifying emotions and reshaping interaction patterns to improve connection and repair.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals and try methods that fit your needs and preferences. Over a few sessions the two of you will decide which strategies feel most useful and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Video sessions work well for in-depth skill teaching and role practice. Phone calls suit people who need a simpler check-in or who have low bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging let clients share shorter updates or get brief coaching between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family schedules and day-to-day life.