Sonja Micocci - Certified EFT Practitioner
Compassionate Integrative Psychotherapy and Tapping
Currently, I am a practicing Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified EFT (“Tapping”) Practitioner in the State of California. However, through my Wellness Practice, WonderFul Life Wellness, I offer Integrative Emotional Wellness Services with a growing team of practitioners.
Services include Tapping, Nutrition for Mental Health, Ayurvedic Consultation, Yoga offerings, and Emotional Wellness Coaching.
I have passion for this work. I believe we already have what we need to heal and are the experts of ourselves. Our bodies, minds and spirits are always working toward wholeness, however, we can get lost in the tangle of old programing that create limiting and negative narratives about ourselves and the world.
With curiosity and compassion, I do this work, to assist in transformation and healing for a brighter, safer, healthier reality for my clients.
As a an EFT Practitioner, the work I do has deepened and I have seen more significant change and relief in my clients. This work has changed the course of my clinical practice. It offers more significant change in a shorter period of time than any other modality I have utilized in the past. It can be a very gentle and effective way to rewire our brains and call our nervous system. I have experienced the personal benefits of this deep and profound work, and love seeing the relief my clients experience.
Along with Tapping, I also offer the “Hacking Reality” technique, developed by Rob Nelson. In Hacking Reality, we access the root of our negative core beliefs, giving us the opportunity to “rewrite the script”, accessing more realistic, more empowering core beliefs, to set us free from the burden of old programming. As an MFT and EFT practitioner I have been able to address severe trauma with my clients, and have witnessed profound change and results.
Over the past 15 years I have worked in several non-profits, working to serve disenfranchised adults, youth and families. I have served a diverse population facing a wide range of issues, from depression and anxiety to complex trauma. I have also worked in substance abuse recovery for many years. In 2009 my passion for this work took me to South Africa, to work with adults and children struggling with issues related to the AIDS crisis. I have also worked as a Wilderness Therapist, and have been in private practice for many years, working with individuals, couples and families.
Sonja "Sonni" Micocci
wonderfullifetherapy.com
sonja.micocci@gmail.com
415-730-5163
Sacramento, CA
In-Person, Phone and Zoom
"Sonni has the most gentle, supportive way about her, and she's incredibly perceptive. She got right to the root of my issue so fast! And was able to help me tap it away, which really meant tapping away the distress from a childhood trauma. I was blown away!"
-RN, Santa Rosa, CA
Following my Graduate Degree in Counseling Psychology, with a concentration in Expressive Arts Therapy, I continued my education by gaining extensive training in CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), Mindfulness, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing), EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique, or “Tapping”), among various other modalities including Systems Therapy, and Narrative therapy.
I have an eclectic and integrative approach to my work, as my clients come with their own story and needs. I have found that one size does not fit all, and because I have many tools in my toolbox I can meet the specific needs of my clients. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Certified EFT "Tapping" practitioner, and am working toward my Yoga Teacher training.
I am also engaged in an intensive training through the Trauma Research Foundation’s Certificate Program in Traumatic Stress Studies developed by the well-known trauma expert Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D. He is well-known for the New York Times Best Seller, ‘The Body Keeps the Score’, which has transformed trauma treatment. After completing this training, I will be certified through his Foundation as a Trauma Specialist.
The therapy I offer is mind, heart and body oriented. I look forward to hearing from you, and starting the creative process that I believe the therapeutic relationship is. While it can be very hard to face our pain and challenges, the rewards are endless. We can shift our lives from pain and suffering, to wisdom and joy. I look forward to working with you and unlocking the code to your WonderFul Life!
Education and Certification: California Institute of Integral Studies, Masters in Counseling Psychology, 2006 Wells College, 1997, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, California Since 2011 Certification Number: 49808 EFT Certification March 2021.