Sonny Saunders, LPC

About me

I am actively engaged in Behavioral Health, Mental Health Counseling, and Education to be of service to people, Integrated Care, Autonomous, Team-player, Hardworking, Excellent customer service/rapport/relationship building skills, Enjoy working with people, Dedicated, Solution-Focused, Goal Oriented, Assertive, Collaborative, Creative, Outgoing, Personable, Leader

I have 15 years experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). Provide consultative, psychosocial education, diagnostic assessment, and treatment services to patients with physical and/or mental health, substance abuse diagnoses, and co-morbid conditions.
Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor/National Certified Counselor/Certified Clinical Telemental Health Provider (CCMHC/NCC/CTMH).
Assist in management of psychosocial aspects of acute/chronic medical conditions, as well as mental health disorders and life stressors.
Case management, link patient to appropriate community resources/services.
Complete crisis assessments and interventions.
Conduct & facilitate individual, group, milieu, couples, substance abuse, and family therapy sessions within outpatient and inpatient psychiatric care settings.
Enjoy working with diverse and underserved populations.
Member of American Counseling Association (ACA): (ID # 6212911).
Holistic therapeutic approach (Person-Centered, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, CBT, REBT, and Reality Therapy to assist clients in making progress and growth, in expedited time frame using evidence-based practices.
Enjoy teaching classes/courses related to psychology, sociology, and counselor education and supervision.

Professional experience

Additional areas of focus: Stress, Anxiety, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Parenting issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Compassion fatigue, BDSM, Kink, Alternative Sex Culture, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication Problems, Control Issues, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Family Problems, Gender Dysphoria, Guilt and Shame, Infidelity, Men's Issues, Mood Disorders, Multicultural Concerns, Polyamory / Nonmonogamous Relationships, Post-traumatic Stress, Prejudice and Discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-Harm, Self-Love, Sex Addiction, Sexuality, Women's Issues

Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Existential Therapy, Jungian Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy

License information

CO LPC LPC0006481

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