About Fredericka
Fredericka "Ricka" White-Soso is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety. She brings 15 years of experience as an LCSW to her practice and aims to help clients build resilience, self-love, and a clearer sense of purpose. Clients can expect a calm, nonjudgmental space to talk through grief, anger, depression, and life changes.
Ricka emphasizes practical coping skills and self-compassion. She encourages steps that fit each person's everyday life rather than one-size-fits-all strategies.
Background and approach
Her background includes long work in social work and clinical practice in California, giving her a broad view of the challenges people face over time. She draws on approaches that are evidence based to address emotional pain and to restore functioning. The focus is on what helps most right now and next steps to move forward.
Ricka welcomes direct conversations about faith and culture when clients want that included. She supports people who are seeking forgiveness, clearer life purpose, or stronger self-worth. Sessions are designed to be collaborative, with the therapist and client planning goals together.
Appointments are offered online with flexible scheduling. Communication options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire to begin and then schedule sessions according to availability.
Evidence-Based Techniques and Online Support
Many clients find benefit from practical, evidence-based techniques that reduce anxiety and improve coping. Cognitive-behavioral approaches focus on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new, more balanced ways of thinking to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms. Behavioral activation encourages small, manageable actions that reconnect people with meaningful activities and improve mood and motivation.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to match methods to their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting techniques over time if something isn't working. Clients are invited to share what feels most helpful so sessions stay focused and relevant.
Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for ongoing support between sessions and for people who prefer typing to speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving schedules.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Anger management
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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