Sonja Stengel is a licensed psychotherapist with board certification in Creative Arts Therapy. Sonja's approach to working with clients is rooted in Humanistic theory with a focus on Client Centered therapy, which is based on the belief that the client is capable of change through developing insight and awareness of behaviors, thoughts, and patterns. Sonja partners with the client in developing goals of treatment and employs a variety of techniques, including art making and talk therapy, to achieve those identified goals. She works with adolescents, adults and geriatric populations in individual and group formats.

Sonja received her Masters in Creative Arts Therapy from Hofstra University and her BFA in Visual Arts from SUNY Purchase. In addition to her practice at Subject To Change, Sonja works at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia Medical Center, providing individual and group psychotherapy and art therapy to adults in the acute inpatient Behavioral Health unit, the inpatient medical units as well as supportive therapy to patients and family members on the oncology units.

Sonja has presented at numerous institutions on her work with acute care patients and art therapy, the therapeutic use of disclosure in treatment and creating healing environments. Her art has been exhibited nationally and been published internationally in art and literature periodical.