Sunya Kapidya , LCSW, CSW

Sunya Kapidya is a licensed clinical social worker who uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. She combines practical skills with a down-to-earth approach so clients can try small changes that make daily life easier. Sunya holds LCSW and CSW credentials and works from Georgia. She has eight years of experience across inpatient and outpatient settings, hospice, and program development. That background means she is familiar with medical, emotional, and practical issues that show up during illness and caregiving. She has worked with people facing grief, chronic health problems, addiction, and the strain of caregiving. Sunya draws on a range of approaches, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy. In sessions she focuses on helping people notice what matters to them, build useful routines, and repair important connections. The work is collaborative and paced to each person’s goals. Parents and individuals often come for help with communication, boundary setting, parenting stress, and body image concerns. She also addresses trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, and career or life transitions. When needed she uses skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy to manage strong emotions. Sessions are conversational and skills-oriented. Sunya aims to help clients put practical strategies into everyday life, then adjust those strategies as progress is made. She supports people who prefer work in English or Hindi and who live in Georgia.

Therapeutic approaches that translate well online

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and replacing them with practical skills and experiments. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and stress so people gain tools they can apply between sessions.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify their values and take committed actions even when difficult thoughts or feelings arise. It supports work on grief, life changes, and motivation by emphasizing what matters most over trying to eliminate discomfort.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past relationships shape present connections and communication. It can be useful for intimacy concerns, attachment issues, and repairing relationship patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each client to choose and adapt methods based on goals, needs, and personal preference. That means trying things, checking what helps, and shifting course when needed.

Online formats offer flexibility for busy schedules and different comfort levels. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill demonstration. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let clients check in between sessions or use brief coaching-style exchanges. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting it into everyday life.