About Sonja
Sonja Peverieri is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in California with 15 years of professional experience. She works with people coping with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, anger, and depression.
Background and approach
Sonja uses straightforward talk and practical steps to help people feel steadier and more in control. She often draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors.
Dialectical behavior therapy skills are used to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. Sonja also integrates her background in Biblical counseling when clients want support that includes Scripture and prayer.
Parents may find guidance from the Triple P Positive Parenting program woven into sessions, with concrete strategies for daily routines and responding to developmental needs. Sonja emphasizes respect, cultural sensitivity, and adapting the plan to each person’s life and values.
She pays attention to attachment and abandonment concerns, relationship communication problems, and workplace stressors as part of the bigger picture. Sonja works with issues such as panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive behavior, seasonal mood changes, self-harm thoughts, and social anxiety by combining skills practice with a steady, compassionate approach.
Sessions aim for clear goals and small, manageable steps toward them. She encourages people to take the first step and will partner with them through the process.
Therapy focuses on what helps in daily life and on finding approaches that fit each person’s belief system and cultural background. Sonja adapts session content to meet individual needs and supports people in building more stable routines and relationships.
Evidence-based skills and online care that fit your life
Sonja often uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help clients notice and change thought and behavior patterns that keep symptoms going. Sessions teach simple exercises for testing unhelpful thoughts, planning small behavior changes, and tracking progress over time. Dialectical behavior therapy skills are another common focus and include short, practical techniques for managing intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving communication with others.Finding the right approach is collaborative. Sonja works with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and beliefs. She explains options, tries techniques in-session, and adjusts the plan based on what helps most in day-to-day life.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different routines. Video works well for deeper conversations that benefit from face-to-face interaction. Phone sessions can be a good fit if bandwidth is limited or someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, skill practice, or scheduling around a busy day. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or family life while keeping focus on practical progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also works with
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English