You have everything within yourself to heal.

At Sonum, we provide the space and guidance to access your inner resources through two science-backed therapies. Systemic Listening Therapy (SLT) and Compassionate Inquiry (CI) support brain plasticity, auditory processing, and emotional regulation so that adults and children can learn, communicate, and live better.

Our therapeutic offerings:

Systemic Listening Therapy (SLT)

Offered for Children and Adults

Systemic Listening Therapy (SLT) uses music, technology, and professional guidance to improve your listening skills, focus, and overall well-being by regulating the nervous system. SLT can benefit adults and children facing learning and focus difficulties (like dyslexia, ADD, and ADHD), language learning delays, auditory processing issues related to autism, stress, burnout, or emotional challenges. 

Compassionate Inquiry (CI)

Offered for Young Adults and Adults

Compassionate Inquiry (CI) is a therapeutic question/answer approach developed by Dr. Gabor Maté that invites you to explore your thoughts, emotions, and past experiences with kindness and curiosity rather than judgment. This process helps uncover hidden beliefs and patterns, allowing you to see how they have shaped your life and move towards a more complete and authentic version of yourself.

Why Sonum therapies?

Benefits for adults

  • Improves focus and alleviate chronic brain fog.

  • Reduces stress, burnout and anxiety.

  • Eases symptoms of depression and fatigue

  • Enhances neuroplasticity, supporting cognitive flexibility and growth.

  • Improves nervous system regulation and mood.

  • Improves auditory processing and aids in learning new languages.

  • A therapeutic space for neurodivergent (Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, etc) minds to regulate, process, and build resilience.

  • A safe space to uncover hidden beliefs, release stress, and process trauma.

Benefits for children

  • Improves focus, concentration, and cognitive engagement, especially in children with learning and developmental challenges such as dyslexia, ADD, and ADHD.

  • Improves overall auditory perception and processing efficiency, promoting sociability and communication.

  • Aids in learning new languages.

  • Supports emotional regulation, especially for neurodivergent children, including those on the autism spectrum.

  • Enhances language processing, helping children express themselves.

  • A therapeutic space for neurodivergent (Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, etc) minds to regulate, process, and build resilience.

Hi, I’m Louise Gonzaga! I am a certified Systemic Listening Therapist, trained in Compassionate Inquiry, and the founder of Sonum.

My practice provides science-backed treatments and methodologies that have made a significant (and in many cases, life-altering) impact on the quality of people’s lives. Whether you are here for yourself or your child, my work will be a collaboration with you to give you the tools you need to be fully resourced and able to respond well to life’s challenges long after your sessions with me are done.

Client Stories

  • "...My son had 2 listening therapy phases with the hope of helping him with his speech delay...he was talking in only 3 word sentences and many a time would get frustrated at not being able communicate his needs. When I met him again after 2 months and the 2 sessions, he was able to compose clear sentences of multiple words, to express feeling and emotions, to ask questions or to reply to queries. I could actually have a proper conversation with him and get him to describe various events that happened. I am personally very happy with his progress and the confidence he has now, as compared to earlier.”

    -L.B.

  • ‘‘Right from the first contact Louise was extremely helpful and made sure I understood what it was all about and eased any lingering doubts I may have had. 
    My son was not the easiest to work with as he doesn't like anyone touching his ears and making him wear headphones was a real task, but Louise stayed calm and never stopped trying. After a few sessions he settled down and enjoyed his time with Louise so much he would ask to go listen to music everyday!! 
    Over the 2 sets of therapy sessions we had with Louise, the changes in his ability to grasp words and speak in sentences was tremendous. He was able to express himself better which lead to him acting up less and using his words to communicate his needs. 
    For me as a parent also attending the sessions was amazing. After the initial settling in phase, I got to relax and get more in tune with myself and my needs as compared to when I started. Louise creates such a calming atmosphere that many a time I would catch a quick nap or spend some time colouring which helped me relax and let go of any tensions I had’’.

    -T.P.

  • "...Louise has a therapeutic practice and overall a very beautiful approach that worked wonders with us. Systemic Listening Therapy – an approach that uses technology and professional guidance to improve one’s ability to listen, learn and communicate. Louise offers therapy in phases not just for Hasan but for me too as a mom… She understands what parents of special needs children go through, she is by far the only therapist who offers therapy for the family – not just the child. Today, Hasan can see anyone in the eye, he can stay in the same room as loud people, he can process 3 step instructions, and he can tell us how he feels – hats off to Louise who is an absolute professional at this!”

    -I.K.

  • "My aim for doing the program was to listen better. I don't have hearing problems but felt like this program would help me with my cognitive skills...which is exactly what it did...since such therapy is relatively new to me I was a bit apprehensive but Louise ensured I was comfortable and relaxed. 

    Music is very healing and here I learnt to differentiate the noise from the sounds...It really helped refine my cognitive skills by improving my listening.

    I think the older we grow the lesser we listen which makes therapies like these important for everyone." 

    S.A.

A safe haven for holistic growth

Sonum is located in a charming old world home in a quiet, leafy, residential area of Indiranagar, far from the bustle of the city. This is your safe, supportive space for relaxation, and for you to build the tools to listen better, communicate better, and live better.