Serving Fairfield & Westchester Counties
203.552.5280

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Sonya has been involved with public and private school systems in Greenwich, CT, and the Westchester / Fairfield County region as well as other organizations. She is a partner with The Father's Forum in Greenwich, a series of monthly meetings during the school year providing information and discussion on various topics of concern to dads. This program is cosponsored by Liberation Programs and Greenwich Family & Youth Options. Additional information can be found at www.fathersforumgreenwich.com.

Sonya gives presentations on all aspects of eating disorders (including athletes), understanding adolescent development and effective parenting strategies throughout the county and has been a volunteer for the Rape and Sexual Assault Crisis Center in Stamford, Ct and The Den for Grieving Children in Greenwich, Ct.

 e d u c a t i o n   /   a t h l e t i c s

• The University of Chicago
  Masters of Social Work
  
  
• The University of Wisconsin - Madison
  Bachelors of Business Administration
     Division I Scholarship Athlete
  
  
• Continuing Education
  
  • Addiction, Adolescents, Alcoholism, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Blended families, Brain Science, CBT, Coaching, DBT, Depression, Divorce, Eating disorders, Incest, Family Systems, Grief/Loss, Mindfulness, Meditation, Parenting, Play therapy, Self Injury, Sexual abuse, Spirituality, Step Parenting, & Stress.
    
    

 p r o f e s s i o n a l    m e m b e r s h i p s

• National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
• National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)
• EMDR International Association (EMDRIA)
  
  

 c l i n i c a l    w o r k    e x p e r i e n c e

• Private Practice - Greenwich, CT

  • Current

• Silver Hill Hospital Psychiatric Treatment Center, New Canaan, CT

  • Assessment and intervention in the Inpatient, Outpatient and Partial Hospital (PHP) Eating Disorder Program
  • Group Leader for Eating Disorders Program
  • Worked with Chemically Dependent and Adult Psychiatric populations
  • Admissions, treatment and discharge planning for adolescents and adults
  • Community resource liaison and collaboration for patients and their families
  • Conducted educational programs for family members
  • Medical interdisciplinary teamwork

• Yale Psychiatric Institute, New Haven, CT

  • Provided and coordinated care for teens in the Inpatient Adolescent Unit
  • Collaborated with medical team, schools, and other agencies for teens and their families
  • Dealt with all types of mental health diagnosis and issues
  • Worked with juvenile detention population on prison grounds

• Community Family Service and Mental Health Center, Western Springs, IL

  • Counseled children, adolescents, parents, families, adults, and couples
  • Worked with Adoption population
  • Community outreach to populations from a broad range of socio-economic levels as well as diverse ethnic backgrounds
  • Participated in Strategic Family Systems team treatment

• University of Chicago Hospital, Hyde Park, IL

  • Short term assessment and intervention
  • Discharge planning
  • Collaboration with community resources for patients and their families