Svetlana Sokol, LCSW

Svetlana Sokol is a licensed clinical social worker with 18 years of experience. She practices in Florida and speaks English and Russian. Svetlana focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, and life changes.

She has worked in medical settings since 2005, which shaped her approach to chronic illness, end-of-life concerns, and caregiving stress. That background also informed her work with trauma, depression, and complicated family problems.

Svetlana uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside Client-Centered methods and Motivational Interviewing. In sessions she helps people identify unhelpful thinking, build small practical habits, and set goals that match their values. The work is collaborative and paced to what each person needs.

She often supports people facing relationship strain, addiction concerns, issues around intimacy, and questions about gender identity. She also addresses aging and geriatric issues, immigration-related stress, and the emotional impact of serious medical conditions.

Svetlana aims to make therapy straightforward and useful. She listens first, then helps people try steps that can reduce distress and improve daily functioning. Many clients use a mix of short-term problem-focused work and deeper conversations about meaning and identity.

How Svetlana’s Approaches Work Online

Svetlana uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different actions that change feelings and outcomes. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with stressful situations.

She also practices Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening and understanding each person’s experience. This approach helps people feel heard while they sort out values and next steps. Motivational Interviewing is used when someone wants to make a change but feels unsure; it helps clarify reasons for change and build commitment.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Svetlana talks with each person about goals, preferences, and how they like to work. Together they try methods that fit current needs and adjust as progress happens.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into life. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat is handy for brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options give flexibility for different schedules and communication styles.