My Approach:
UKCP, Dip Psych, MBAC and BACP registered transpersonal psychotherapist.
I like to think I’m not your typical psychotherapist - for one, I am fully aware of the trappings of modern living. Having ran a start-up and previously worked in the media, it’s fair to say I have had a varied career, but I feel these rich experiences, along with the many hiccups and dead ends along the way, have contributed to making me a more compassionate, relatable and realistic therapist. What you won’t find is an inactive therapist who says nothing! The therapeutic relationship is at the heart of the work, and I hope you will find in me a compassionate, warm and straight-talking human being.
While I believe in pursuing wellness, I know the very real struggle of trying to navigate a demanding work and personal life with looking after myself and wanting to thrive. Ironically, I haven’t always succeeded in doing this and have experienced burnout along the way, as well as chronic anxiety and depression. As a transpersonal integrative therapist, though, I truly believe that it’s our murky stuff that we can turn into gold.
My approach combines deep inner psychological work with helping you to find a practical way forward.
No two clients are ever the same - I will meet you where you are at. Working holistically, I pull on a variety of different tools, such as working with attachment style, setting behavioural experiments, using visualisation, doing Inner Child work, practising mindfulness, breath work and accessing the creative imagination, plus many more. I am also a lecturer at Highgate Counselling Centre, teaching developmental theory on the Diploma course, and am a big believer in the importance of psycho-education.
Transpersonal integrative therapy covers all entry points into the psyche and accounts for the creative nature of our wounding, which enables a new Self to emerge. I hope you will come on this journey with me.
“Sophie creates a haven for me once a week where I can safely explore anything. She's opened my eyes to new ways of thinking, and is genuinely so good at what she does. Above all, she cares deeply and you can tell. I'm so grateful to Sophie for taking me this far and opening my eyes to the power of self-acceptance, and helping me realise that there is a lot of hope for the future.”
Some of the areas I work with:
Addictions
Anxiety and Depression
Relationship issues
Isolation / Loneliness
Loss and bereavement
Shame / Guilt
Low self-esteem
Discovering purpose
Family issues/ dynamics
Lack of meaning
Major life changes
Workplace Issues
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