Sophia Mas

Sophia Mas is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 30 years of clinical experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, addiction concerns, trauma and many life transitions. Sophia speaks English and Spanish and works from a compassionate, down-to-earth stance.

Sophia uses practical, hands-on methods to help people move forward. She listens first, then collaborates on clear steps to manage symptoms and handle everyday problems. Sessions focus on skills you can use between meetings, such as emotion regulation, communication practice, and behavior changes.

Her background spans emergency care, community mental health, and private practice. That range means she is familiar with both crisis response and longer-term work. Sophia draws on several approaches to match the needs of each person she sees.

In the room she emphasizes respect and a nonjudgmental attitude. Sophia pays attention to feelings and life story while helping people build skills for coping with loss, parenting stress, work pressure, and major life changes. She encourages hopeful, realistic goals and steady progress.

For people coping with life changes, Sophia focuses on making manageable shifts that fit daily routines. She supports problem solving around sleep, eating, intimacy-related concerns, and career decisions. Her aim is to help people regain a sense of agency and calm amid transition.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and emotions without getting stuck in them, then identify what matters most and take small actions toward those values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and adjusting to life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like worry, low mood, and sleep problems. It emphasizes practical exercises and clear homework between sessions.

Choosing the best approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they will try methods that fit the person’s needs and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Confirm the specific online session options before booking, as formats are set by the therapist. Online work can make scheduling easier and help sessions fit into busy days. It can allow shorter check-ins, sessions during a lunch break, or work without commuting. Many people find that skill practice and behavioral experiments translate well to remote sessions when the approach is chosen to match their goals.