My mission? To guide people to confront the shadows that hold them back.

My Approach:

UKCP, MBACP registered integrative 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.”

What is therapy?

It’s meeting with the same person, usually every week, for 50 minutes to talk through whatever is going on in your life and to help you better understand what you might be struggling with. Its fundamental goal is to make the unconscious conscious. Which means developing self-awareness, understanding the causal links of our behaviour, such as our attachment style, and expanding our ability to make more conscious choices.

We look at early life to better understand our current day relationships and circumstances. But ultimately the present - and future - is what matters most.

Is it right for me?

People enter therapy for all sorts of reasons – some individuals will be in the midst of a life crisis, having experienced the loss of a relationship, job or loved one, while others may be questioning the meaning of life. Regardless, therapy offers a unique opportunity for self-exploration and heightened awareness in a non-judgmental and welcoming setting.

All too often we are confined by the roles we have played in our families or social structure - we lose our way and end up losing ourselves. Therapy can help you identify such patterns of behaviour and move forward with hope and intentionality.

Reaching out to a therapist can feel like a minefield. It requires a lot of courage, so I aim to keep things as simple as possible. 

  1. I offer a complimentary 15-minute phone call should you wish to ask any questions ahead of booking in – to schedule an introductory call click here. 

  2. The first meeting is a 60-minute face-to-face or video call, where we can get to know one another better and make sure we’re a good fit. Ahead of this assessment session, I will send you a confidential questionnaire which covers important aspects of your life to date. 

  3. Following the assessment, should we agree to work together, we will contract and begin meeting on a weekly basis. A therapeutic contract offers a clear framework to refer to and outlines factors such as cost, frequency of meeting, cancellation policy, confidentiality and ways of working. 

What’s the process to us starting therapy?

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

Testimonials:

  • “I was a little tentative about having therapy at first because I assumed that you would have had to have something really horrible happened to you to 'deserve' it, but I've realised that therapy is the ultimate form of self-care. I really trust Sophie with everything , and have experienced and learned more about myself through our work than I have in my entire life.”

  • “Working with Sophie over the last 18 months has helped me to gain insight into my anxiety, which in turn has empowered me to address this and make positive changes in my life. Sophie always responds to me with empathy, kindness and compassion. I don’t think I could have made the changes in my life if I had not started my therapy with Sophie.”

  • “Sophie has helped me learn things about myself, my thoughts, my behaviours and relationships. She has an astounding recall for detail - you truly feel you are being heard. She balances warmth, sensitivity and empathy with honesty, and has an ability to challenge and question in a way that stimulates thought and self reflection without ever coming across as abrasive.”

  • “Sophie has really changed my life - I understand and sympathise with myself more readily, and feel much more able to communicate and relate to others after working together. She has nurtured a space where I feel able to be completely honest and vulnerable to discuss whatever I need whether it be a short term problem or ongoing acceptance of a past one.”