About Sofia
Sofia Dickey is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Illinois who supports people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, relationship and family problems, grief, intimacy challenges, parenting concerns, anger, bipolar disorder, and coping with major life changes.
Background and approach
She also addresses specific issues such as abandonment, adoption and foster care matters, attachment and codependency struggles, communication difficulties, substance use, hoarding, impulsivity, isolation and jealousy, among other related concerns. With 18 years of experience in the mental health field, she brings sustained clinical practice to her work.
Sofia combines a compassionate, accepting stance with practical, goal-oriented methods. She integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to explore thoughts and behaviors, Motivational Interviewing to strengthen commitment to change, and Solution-Focused Therapy to identify concrete steps toward client goals.
Her background includes work in residential and outpatient treatment settings with diverse populations, helping people manage mood disorders, trauma histories, and addictive behaviors. Sofia offers multiple ways to connect and encourages clients to choose the format that feels most comfortable as they pursue progress and healing.
Evidence-Informed Techniques for Online Care
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, making it useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns. Motivational Interviewing focuses on exploring and resolving ambivalence, supporting people who are ready to build motivation for change in areas like addiction or lifestyle shifts. Each approach emphasizes practical steps and measurable progress to address presenting problems.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with clients to assess needs, preferences, and goals, then tailor methods accordingly rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan. Clients can expect active collaboration to choose strategies that feel workable for their life and circumstances.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit consistent care into busy schedules, provide timely check-ins between sessions, and allow people to connect from different settings. Licensed professionals can use these formats to deliver structured, evidence-informed work while accommodating the communication style each client prefers.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English