Sophia Muntyan
Therapist In Training Mental Health Counseling Candidate
Sophia is in her final year of the Master’s in Mental Health Counseling program at Brooklyn College, with a focus on evidence-based approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). She has experience helping adults and adolescents navigate depression, anxiety, trauma, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), relationship challenges, perfectionism, self-esteem, and achievement-related pressures.
Before entering the mental health field, Sophia trained and performed professionally in classical ballet, giving her firsthand understanding of high-pressure, performance-driven environments. That experience led her to found Ballet Hotline, a mental health coaching platform supporting dancers through the psychological demands of training and performance. Her work includes1:1 coaching with ballet dancers worldwide and clinical experience in a sports-based private practice with athletes and dancers, addressing performance anxiety, burnout, perfectionism, and identity concerns, while helping clients develop emotional regulation skills. She maintains affiliations with Joffrey Ballet School in NYC and Dégagé Classical Dance in Texas.
Sophia takes a collaborative, strengths-based approach, helping clients build self-awareness, develop practical coping skills, and create a life that feels both successful and personally fulfilling.
