Sonya Fuller, LISW

Sonya Fuller is a licensed social worker who brings a compassionate, relationship-focused approach to clinical practice. She holds a Master of Social Work from Cleveland State University (2014) and a bachelor’s degree from Bowling Green State University. Her license is LISW - Licensed Independent Social Worker with Supervision Designation for the state of Ohio, reflecting both clinical expertise and the ability to provide supervision to other social workers.

Her career began in community social work with the Salvation Army, where she provided crisis intervention, case management and life coaching, and later served as Director of the Women and Children’s Shelter. Those roles shaped her experience with group work, advocacy and coordinating services for vulnerable populations, including runaway teens and people involved with the justice system. Subsequent clinical roles included work in an acute hospital setting and a rehabilitation center, offering counseling and case management to people adjusting to sudden, life-changing events that often brought depression and anxiety.

In her current role as a hospice social worker, she provides grief work along with marital and family counseling before and after a patient’s transition. Her counseling style is described as warm and engaging, with an emphasis on making each person feel heard and valued. She primarily uses a client-centered framework - offering empathy, unconditional positive regard and genuine support - while also integrating cognitive behavioral and psychodynamic techniques to tailor treatment to each individual’s needs.

Sonya frames her work as a partnership and lives by the motto, “We come into this world full, leave empty.” She adapts dialogue and treatment plans to reflect each client’s unique circumstances and goals.