Sophie Paquette

Sophie Paquette is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, anger, and struggles with self-esteem. She supports those facing relationship and family tensions, parenting strain, addiction concerns, compassion fatigue, and the emotional toll of life transitions. Sophie offers straightforward, empathetic care to people taking the first step toward change.

Sophie practices from the belief that each person knows their own story best. She listens without judgment and helps people notice strengths they already have. Sessions focus on practical steps and clear goals rather than long, abstract explanations.

Her approach draws on client-centered work and cognitive behavioral techniques to help people change unhelpful thinking and build healthier habits. She also uses solution-focused strategies to set short-term targets and trauma-focused methods when past harm needs careful attention.

With nine years of clinical experience, Sophie has worked across concerns such as panic, post-traumatic stress, sexual assault and domestic violence, body image, and issues specific to women and young adults. She adapts tools to fit each person’s pace and situation.

Sophie holds LCSW and CSW credentials and is licensed in South Carolina. She encourages a collaborative process where clients set the agenda and try practical actions between sessions. Taking that first step is often the hardest part, and Sophie aims to make it feel manageable.

Approaches for online coping and change

Sophie uses client-centered work to keep sessions focused on each person’s priorities. That means therapists listen first, reflect what they hear, and help clients choose which changes to try next.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, is part of her approach to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and stress-related patterns.

Solution-focused techniques are used to set small, achievable goals. These methods aim to build momentum and show progress between sessions, which many people find helpful when dealing with life transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sophie collaborates with each person to decide which combination of methods fits their needs, goals, and preferences. That decision is revisited as progress is made.

The therapist biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to schedule consistent sessions around work, school, or caregiving by removing travel time and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it possible to keep therapy going during moves or life changes, while the therapist and client adjust methods to fit the situation.