About Sofia
Sofia Larraz is a licensed clinical social worker in Florida with 40 years of experience helping people manage addictions, relationship struggles, family tension, and parenting challenges. She also supports people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and major life changes. Sofia speaks English and Spanish and aims to meet each person where they are.
Her style is direct and respectful. She listens first, then tailors conversations and an action plan to the person’s needs.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on practical steps to reduce stress, improve communication, and rebuild emotional balance. Sofia draws on client-centered approaches to create a supportive space where the person leads the pace of change. She also uses elements of the Gottman Method when relationship issues or intimacy concerns are central to the work.
Together these approaches help with repairing communication and making choices that match personal values. Over four decades of practice have included work with addictions, bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, and ADHD, as well as concerns like self-esteem, career questions, and life purpose. Sofia pays attention to cultural context and to how attachment and control patterns affect daily life.
She encourages a steady, realistic pace of work. Early sessions often focus on priorities and small shifts that build momentum. Later sessions review progress and adjust plans so changes last.
Therapeutic approaches online and how they help
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a respectful, accepting dialogue where the person guides the pace and goals of work. It helps when someone needs to feel heard, clarify values, and choose practical next steps. The Gottman Method concentrates on communication habits and emotional connection in close relationships. It is useful when the main concerns involve conflict, trust, intimacy, or patterns that keep repeating in partnerships. Finding the right approach is part of the process. Sofia will collaborate with each person to decide which methods to use based on their goals, preferences, and what shows early promise. That shared decision-making helps tailor sessions to meet specific needs. Online sessions offer flexibility that fits busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help the work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging provide quick ways to touch base between sessions or to process thoughts in real time. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent and to work on change from wherever the person is located within Florida.Frequently asked questions
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 40 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English, Spanish