Dr. Gloria Aquino Sosa

Dr. Gloria Aquino Sosa is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Michigan with 25 years of experience. She combines a person-centered, interactive style with practical guidance. She often brings a down-to-earth approach that aims to help people feel heard and understood.

She uses listening and relational work to help people clarify what matters most to them. Sessions focus on real-life problems like stress, anxiety, depression, career disillusionment, anger, and relationship or intimacy concerns. She also addresses issues such as parenting challenges, addiction, grief, and the effects of trauma and abuse.

Dr. Sosa has worked with bilingual Spanish speakers and people navigating intercultural issues and complex systems of oppression. Her background includes roles as a psychotherapist, academic, personal counselor, and life strategist. She also notes experience supporting people with persistent mental health problems and those affected by physical trauma.

Her approach blends client-centered methods with narrative, mindfulness, Jungian, existential, and psychodynamic ideas. She focuses on building mutual respect and sensitivity in the therapeutic relationship. Together with each person she co-creates a plan aimed at practical steps toward greater self-awareness and coping skills.

Outside of counseling she is a musician who has played in working rock bands for many years. That creative life shapes how she thinks about identity, purpose, and finding new ways to move forward.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Work

Dr. Sosa often draws on client-centered therapy and narrative therapy in her work. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening without judgment and helping people identify their own goals. Narrative therapy focuses on the stories people tell about their lives and looks for ways to reframe those stories to support change and resilience.

She also integrates mindfulness practices to help people manage strong emotions and increase present-moment awareness. Mindfulness techniques can be useful for stress, anxiety, anger, and coping with life transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. She works collaboratively with each person to decide which methods fit best based on goals, preferences, and the problem at hand. That means adapting methods over time as needs change.

If you are interested in online options, please confirm the current session formats before booking. Many people find that virtual sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Discussing logistics during the first meeting helps ensure sessions work with everyday life and responsibilities.