Hi I’m Sofia Hassid. Welcome to my therapy practice, Road to Therapy.

I help young adults and adults climb mountains they think are impossible to climb. My passion in life is to help people learn to manage their emotions and their self-defeating behaviors.

I received my Bachelor of Arts in Child and Adolescent Development from California State University Northridge. Throughout my undergraduate studies, I became interested in helping people grow. Initially, I wanted to help children become resilient even when their environments were not ideal by society’s standards.

I began my graduate studies at the University of Southern California School of Social Work (Suzanne Dworak-Peck) and completed my first year of internship working with young elementary school children in improving social and emotional skills and working with parents in educational workshops and one-on-one counseling to improve their skills in conflict resolution and effective parenting skills.

During my second year of internship, I worked at a nationally recognized non-profit drug and alcohol rehabilitation center and worked with people struggling with substance and gambling addiction in an inpatient setting. Learning about addiction has become one of my life’s missions to educate clients and loved ones about this life-threatening disease. Often times, society has a distinct image of what an “addict” looks like, and part of my mission is to break this stigma. I believe when people can break free of the stigma related to their addiction, they are more confident in recovering.

Although “addiction” is defined as a biological and mental health disorder, I believe it involves aspects of spirituality, family, and trauma history in order to properly recover.

I went on after graduate school to continue working in the field of inpatient drug & alcohol rehabilitation where I helped many clients deal with past histories of child & sexual abuse, unresolved symptoms of grief, depression, emotion regulation issues, difficulties with life transitions, unhealthy relationships, codependency, and general lack of satisfaction with life conditions.

I have also lectured at the university level on the topic of childhood abuse and neglect.

I have been working with individuals faced with addictive behaviors and trauma for many years since graduating from my graduate studies.

Helping clients and their families find a starting point to begin their journeys towards a new direction is exciting and inspiring to see their healing from the beginning of therapy toward the end. Ultimately, my goal is for each client to live independently without “needing” therapy, although I always encourage “check-ins” and new goal assignments as clients accomplish original goals.

Currently, I help adults deal with becoming better versions of themselves. This looks different for everyone, but may include dealing with depressive symptoms, anxiety, grief & loss, self-esteem, managing anger issues, and having more fulfilling relationships with loved ones, and abstaining from using alcohol and drugs.

People are more resilient than they believe, and watching people “surprise” themselves is what I look forward to in my daily practice. Helping individuals create momentum in positive improvement takes effort, but the growth is invaluable.