Dr. Sonia Smith, LCSW

Dr. Sonia Smith is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York with 25 years of experience supporting individuals, couples, and families through a wide range of life challenges. She combines family therapy, psychotherapy, and mental health counseling to help people restore balance in relationships and improve overall wellbeing. Her clinical work addresses stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, LGBT issues, parenting and intimacy-related difficulties, as well as coping with life changes.

Dr. Smith also brings focused expertise in areas such as abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment concerns, blended family dynamics, communication problems, disaster-related coping, divorce and separation, domestic violence, and family of origin issues. She works with topics including forgiveness, hospice and end-of-life counseling, immigration issues, isolation and loneliness, and finding life purpose. Her approach draws from client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing, and solution-focused therapy to tailor treatment to each person or family.

Beyond direct clinical care, Dr. Smith is an active advocate against social injustices that affect individuals and families, with a particular commitment to supporting women and children. Her professional motto, "Mending the Broken and Healing the Wounded," reflects a practice oriented toward resilience and practical recovery. She is not currently accepting new clients.