- Person-centered approach
- Bilingual English Spanish
- 25 years experience
About Gloria
Dr. Gloria Aquino Sosa is a licensed professional counselor with 25 years of clinical experience in Michigan. She blends a person-centered style with practical guidance. She is direct and warm, and she helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and codependency concerns.
Her background includes work as a psychotherapist, an academic counselor, and a life strategist. She has supported people dealing with trauma, emotional abuse, and persistent mental health challenges. She has also helped those navigating career changes, parenting frustrations, grief, and feelings of emptiness.
Dr. Sosa often uses narrative and mindfulness approaches alongside Jungian and existential ideas. Sessions focus on building self-awareness, naming patterns, and finding small, concrete changes that fit daily life. She emphasizes respect, cultural sensitivity, and client strengths in every conversation.
She has substantial experience with BIPOC clients and bilingual Spanish speakers, and has worked with people facing immigration-related stress and intercultural tension. Her clinical work draws on psychodynamic and humanistic perspectives to help clients understand recurring life themes.
In sessions she collaborates with each person to create a plan that matches their goals. She describes therapy as an interactive process where insight and practical steps move together. Dr. Sosa also brings a creative background as a musician, which informs a flexible and resourceful approach to healing.
How these approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience and aims to create a respectful, listening space where concerns are named and prioritized. It helps with anxiety, relationship stress, and codependency by focusing on what feels most important to the person. Mindfulness Therapy uses simple attention and grounding practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm; it is useful for stress, anxiety, and managing intense emotions.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and will collaborate to choose methods that fit. That might mean using reflective conversation, narrative work to reframe life stories, or brief mindfulness exercises to manage moments of overwhelm.
Session format options are not specified in the biography, so confirm current session choices before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, avoid travel time, and use shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let sessions occur from quieter surroundings or offer options that reduce time away from work or caregiving responsibilities. Licensed professionals adapt methods to fit the realities of daily life and the goals you bring to therapy.
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Experience
25+ years
Credentials
Michigan
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Dr. Sosa address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, codependency, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting and career struggles among other life challenges.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is person-centered, sincere, and interactive. Conversations focus on understanding patterns and making practical moves that fit everyday life.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 25 years of experience as a psychotherapist, academic counselor, and life strategist.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Michigan.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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