01 · Who Svetlana works with

Svetlana works with stress, Anxiety, family conflicts and grief

Svetlana lists 16 specialisms and 21 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Svetlana chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In Svetlana's own words

What Svetlana says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

My name is Svetlana Sokol, LCSW. I have been licensed since 2007. I utilize Cognitive Behavioral, Solution Focused and Client Centered approaches with my clients. I have been working in medical field since 2005. This experience has connected with clients dealing with chronic illness, family issues, grief and loss, end of life, and post traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression. I am passionate about helping my clients find support, and personal happiness. I appreciate your courage to trust me to walk with you.

Svetlana Sokol, on the BetterHelp listing · read 10 Oct 2026

03 · How Svetlana works

The 3 approaches Svetlana lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Svetlana lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Svetlana's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how Svetlana runs a session.

Client-Centred TherapyPerson-centred · Rogerian

The therapist does not steer toward a technique or a diagnosis. They offer sustained, non-judgemental attention and reflect back what they hear, on the premise that people find their own direction when they are genuinely listened to. Often what people mean by “someone who just gets it”.

Cognitive Behavioural TherapyCBT

Structured, present-focused work on the loop between what you think, how you feel and what you then do. Usually means noticing a thought pattern in the room, testing it against evidence, and practising something different between sessions. Among the most heavily researched talking therapies for depression and anxiety.

Motivational InterviewingMI

A way of talking about change with somebody who is genuinely in two minds about it. The therapist does not argue for the change; they help you say your own reasons out loud, which is the part that predicts whether it happens. Common around substance use and health behaviour.

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Svetlana practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Svetlana's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

   BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Svetlana at this point.

2. Naming Svetlana specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Svetlana is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Svetlana.

3. If the caseload is full

   You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

4. The first conversation

   A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

5. If the fit is wrong

   Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

05 · Before you commit

4 questions worth asking Svetlana

Built from what Svetlana actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Svetlana's - Svetlana has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

• “You list both Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy. Which do you lean on with someone like me?”

  Those two point in different directions - one structured and led by the therapist, the other led by you. The answer tells you what the sessions will actually feel like.

• “How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”

  Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.

• “With 18 years in, what has changed most in how you work?”

  Long experience is only an advantage if it has been examined. This tends to surface whether it has.

• “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

  On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

06 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential

LCSW

Licensed in

Florida

Licence

FL LCSW SW8602

Licence number

SW8602

Licence expires

31 Mar 2027

NPI

1639361587

Years in practice

18

Gender

Female

Languages

English, Russian

International clients

Accepted

Listed since

15 May 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Svetlana's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 10 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

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