Sonja Ferguson
Group Facilitator & Therapist, LCSW
Warm, community-minded support for finding your voice and a steadier sense of belonging.
Sonja works with people who feel alone in a room full of others, rehearse every interaction, or struggle to believe they can be fully known and still accepted. She offers both individual therapy and facilitated group spaces centered on social anxiety, identity, and belonging.
She understands that connection can be both deeply wanted and genuinely frightening. Sonja brings warmth, clarity, and respect for each person's pace, helping clients experiment with new ways of showing up without asking them to perform confidence or abandon the strategies that once protected them.
Professional Background
Groups · Social Anxiety · Belonging
Graduate-level training in clinical social work
Licensed Clinical Social Worker · OR Lic. 000000
How Sonja Works
In individual sessions, Sonja helps clients notice the stories and body responses that shape moments of avoidance, self-consciousness, or disconnection. The work includes practical experiments while staying attentive to culture, power, family expectations, and past experiences of exclusion.
In groups, she builds clear agreements and a thoughtful pace so members can practice honest contact, receive feedback, and discover that difficult experiences are often shared. Participation is invitational, and reflection matters as much as speaking.
Areas of Focus
Social Anxiety
Support with self-consciousness, avoidance, fear of judgment, and post-interaction rumination.
Group Therapy
Facilitated spaces for practicing connection, feedback, boundaries, and authentic participation.
Belonging & Identity
Exploration of how culture, community, roles, and lived experience shape connection.
Interpersonal Growth
Developing clearer communication and more flexible ways of relating to others.