Meet Sonia

Sonia Gupte, MA, QMHP

Sonia Gupte is a part-time contracted therapist at Ryan Counseling, working with adolescents, teens, and adults. She specializes in helping clients feel more in charge of their lives, reclaim confidence, and build routines that support well-being.

Sonia uses an individualistic and holistic therapeutic approach grounded in humanistic, narrative, and cognitive behavioral therapies. She is action-oriented and believes in supporting clients through whole-lifestyle change - whether that’s reshaping daily habits, strengthening community connection, or rediscovering joy. Sonia brings a strengths-based perspective to every session, empowering clients to tap into their resilience, creativity, and sense of possibility.

Her clinical experience includes working with anxiety, depression, ADHD, social challenges, friendship and family dynamics, body image concerns, and eating disorders. Sonia enjoys using dynamic, creative interventions to help clients move toward a life that feels aligned and energizing.

Before entering the counseling field, Sonia worked as a personal trainer and nutrition coach, supporting people one-on-one and leading group fitness classes - a background that continues to inform her belief in the healing power of movement, fun, and community.

Outside the office, you can find her strength training, playing tennis, experimenting with new recipes, spending time with friends, or traveling. A proud extrovert, she believes joy is not a luxury in the therapeutic process - but a tool.

Education

Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, The Chicago School of Psychology
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Psychology, University of Maryland