Sonya Fuller, LISW

Sonya Fuller is an Ohio Licensed Independent Social Worker with Supervision Designation (LISW). She has 28 years of experience in social work and clinical settings. Her practice addresses stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief, self-esteem, addictions, trauma and related issues.

Fuller earned a Master of Social Work from Cleveland State University and began her career after a Bachelor degree from Bowling Green State University. Early roles included community social work and directing a women and children’s shelter where she handled crisis intervention, case management, group work and advocacy. These positions involved work with runaway teens and people connected to the justice system.

Later she provided clinical social work in an acute hospital and a rehabilitation center. In those roles she offered counseling and case management for people adapting to sudden medical or life changes, addressing depression and anxiety while planning for a new normal. Her more recent work has been in hospice, offering grief support and marital and family counseling before and after patient transitions.

Her approach draws on Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Psychodynamic Therapy. Sessions focus on clear conversation, practical coping skills, and looking at patterns that affect feelings and behavior. She uses those methods with people facing issues such as addiction, intimacy problems, parenting strain, blended family issues, and caregiver stress.

Sonya aims to help people sort through immediate problems and plan next steps. She looks at both what is happening now and how past experiences shape reactions. People who prefer straightforward, experience-based guidance may find her style a close fit.