Ms. Sonia Wisniewski, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
(she/her)
Preferred Name: Sonia
About Me
I am a Consultant in Training (CIT) with a small business, Nova EMDR Consultation, specializing in providing consultation to therapists working with veterans, military families, and other complex cases. I am also part of the interdisciplinary Trauma Recovery Program (aka PTSD Clinic or PCT) in the VA in Chicago, IL where I primarily provide therapy along with some medication management. I run a consultation group at my facility, manage the Journal Club for the VHA OMH National EMDR for Community of Practice, and am on the CEU sub-workgroup collaborating to ensure the national COP meeting’s CEUs have ANCC accreditation (for nursing). Please note I do not provide clinical services outside of the VA.
Education & Experience
Completed a Master’s of Science in Nursing at University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). I primarily provide EMDR 2.0 therapy as I have extensive training in it. Additionally I am trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Written Exposure Therapy (WET), Prolonged Exposure (PE), and the SUD version of PE (COPE).
Professional & Volunteer Affiliations
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Nova EMDR Consultation / Volunteer: Awakenings Art (advocate), IMSA Alumni Association (President 2023-2025)
Specialty Area
- Abuse/Neglect
- Addictions
- Anger Management
- Chronic Illness/Medical Issues
- Chronic Pain
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders
- Domestic Violence
- Family Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Moral Injury
- Personality Disorders
- Phobias
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Race, Culture, Ethnicity Issues
- Sexual Abuse
- Sleep Disorders
- Stress Management
- Suicide Risk
- Survivor's Guilt
- Traumatic Incident
Population Served
- Adults
- BIPOC
- First Responders
- LGBTQ+
- Underserved
- Veteran Center
- Veterans/Military
Language
- English
Insurance
- TRICARE
