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Sonia Brill, LCSW, is a New York–based psychotherapist and owner of a private practice in New York City. Her work focuses on anxiety, perfectionism, and relationship challenges associated with anxiety.

She brings over twenty years of clinical experience starting with the homeless at Bellevue Hospital’s emergency, psychiatric inpatient service, and the homeless shelter on 30th street. Sonia’s professional career evolved from inpatient psychiatry to community mental health and eventually into long term private practice. Over the past two decades, she received advanced training in family systems, group work, and various treatment modalities.

She is trained in psychodynamic, dialectical (DBT), cognitive (CBT), and mindfulness based approaches to therapy
and continues to support early-career therapists and graduate students through consultation and mentorship. Sonia believes trust and experience is the cornerstone for a successful outcome.

Sonia is a native New Yorker who understands the pressures of living in a big city. She brings extensive experience working with busy professional women around chronic anxiety, overthinking, perfectionism, and the emotional demands of partnership and parenting, in both single and married contexts. She has successfully helped women navigate complex struggles, including social anxiety and panic attacks.

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Education and Training

Experience
Over 20 years professional experience
Clinician, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, New York
Primary Therapist, Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, New York
Clinical Consultant, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Harrison, New York
Founder and Psychotherapist, Private Practice, Westchester County, New York and New Jersey
Practice Building Consultant for Therapists Nationwide

Education and Training
Urban Institute for Families and Family Therapy, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Post-Master’s
Training, headed by Dr. Evan Imber-Black, Bronx, New York
New York University, MSW, Graduate with Distinctions, New York, New York
Pace University, BA in Psychology, magna cum laude, Pleasantville, New York

Licensure
New York
New Jersey

Publications and Media
Appeared in Women’s Health Magazine

Academic and Professional Leadership
New York University Board, Former Women’s Initiative Member

Community Education
Community educator on mental health topics, including resilience, mindfulness, and meditation