Svetlana Sokol

Svetlana Sokol is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 18 years of practice. She combines practical techniques with steady listening to help people cope with stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, and career challenges. Svetlana speaks English and Russian and practices from Florida.

Her background includes long experience in medical settings beginning in 2005. That work brought regular contact with people facing chronic illness, hospice and end-of-life concerns, caregiver stress, and grief. She also has experience supporting people after trauma and with mood concerns like depression and bipolar conditions.

In sessions Svetlana uses Client-Centered Therapy to focus on each person’s goals. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts and behaviors affect feelings. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone needs support making changes or staying motivated.

People who meet with her can expect a practical, straightforward style. Conversations often include problem-solving, doable steps between sessions, and time to talk through strong emotions. Svetlana aims to help clients find clearer routines and better coping skills.

She works with a broad range of concerns including addiction, intimacy and sexual identity issues, parenting stresses, family conflict, immigration-related stress, and compassion fatigue. Her approach centers on collaboration and on helping clients identify what matters most to them.

To start, prospective clients choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.

How her approaches translate to online or remote work

Svetlana uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow each person’s priorities, focusing conversation around what the client wants to change or understand. This approach is useful when someone needs a supportive, nonjudgmental space to sort out next steps.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at the links between thoughts, actions, and feelings and offers practical tools to shift unhelpful patterns. Motivational Interviewing is used when people want help finding motivation to make changes and setting realistic goals.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Svetlana will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not in the past, then use that information to try approaches that fit. She strives for a collaborative plan that can be adjusted over time.

The practical benefits of online therapy often include fitting sessions into a busy schedule and reducing travel time. Some people find shorter check-ins easier to schedule during a workday, while others prefer longer sessions to tackle deeper issues. Session format options are not listed in the biography, so confirm current session choices before booking to be sure they meet personal needs and daily routines.