- Addictions support
- Relationship issues
- Guilt and shame work
About Sophie
Sophie Juola is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia with four years of clinical experience. She works with adults on concerns such as addictions, relationships, low self-esteem, career stress, and depression, and also focuses on issues like body image, dissociation, and guilt and shame.
Sophie uses a person-centered, collaborative approach. She blends evidence-based therapeutic techniques with trauma-informed ideas. Sessions move at the client's pace and Sophie asks for regular feedback about structure and style. Clients choose whether they prefer a more direct plan or a gentler, exploratory rhythm.
In practical sessions she helps people set clear goals and break them into manageable steps. Conversations cover everyday patterns - how thoughts, feelings, and actions feed habits like substance use or process addictions. She also addresses relational patterns, communication problems, and financial or career stress that keep people stuck.
Sophie pays attention to how past experiences affect present behavior, including dissociation and responses tied to shame or guilt. She works with issues that often overlap, for example when addiction coexists with depression or isolation. The work includes noticing triggers, building new coping options, and practicing different ways of relating to others and to oneself.
Her style asks clients to be active partners in the work. People who prefer clear goals and practical steps, or those who want to explore how past wounds affect current life, may find this approach useful. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Person-centered therapy focuses on the client's goals and preferences. Online sessions use that same idea by asking how you want sessions to run and checking in on structure and pace. This approach helps when someone needs practical steps and regular feedback.Trauma-informed techniques look at how past experiences shape current reactions. In online work this includes slowing the pace, tracking triggers, and teaching grounding or coping skills that can be practiced between sessions. This can be useful for people dealing with dissociation, shame, or addiction-related trauma.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client decide together which techniques to try based on needs, goals, and what feels doable. That collaborative choice may shift as progress is made or as new issues appear.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce commute time, allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand, and remove the need to be on camera for every meeting. These practical benefits help therapy fit into everyday life while the therapist and client test what approach works best.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
Virginia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Sophie help with?
She addresses addictions, relationship difficulties, self-esteem, career stress, and depression, plus related areas like body image, dissociation, and guilt and shame.
How does she approach therapy?
Her approach is person-centered and collaborative, blending evidence-based techniques with trauma-informed ideas and regular client feedback.
How much experience does she have?
She has four years of clinical experience working with the listed concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) licensed in Virginia and practices from that location.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She is not accepting international clients; work is with clients located where her Virginia LPC applies.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.