Beatriz Zanichelli Sonego, BACP

Beatriz Zanichelli Sonego is an experienced Clinical Psychologist and counsellor with 15 years working across higher education, community services, healthcare settings and private practice. She offers therapy to adults in person from a consulting room in Oxford, United Kingdom, and through online sessions for those who prefer remote support.

Her practice emphasises open-ended psychotherapeutic work rooted in psychodynamic ideas, where exploration of feelings, patterns and life history is used to understand present difficulties. She creates a compassionate, nonjudgmental space that encourages clients to express emotions and reflect on the relationships and experiences that shape their thoughts and behaviour.

Beatriz specialises in a wide range of concerns including loss and grief, relationship and family issues, self-esteem, life transitions, anxiety and depression, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related difficulties, eating and career concerns, and compassion fatigue. She provides LGBTQIA+ affirmative care and attends to matters related to attachment, abandonment, blended families, body image, caregiving stress and other complex presentations.

Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese. Beatriz holds membership of the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and she invites a first meeting so prospective clients can assess together whether ongoing psychotherapy is likely to be helpful.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Beatriz commonly draws on Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in her online work. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns influence current bonds and helps people address difficulties with closeness, abandonment and intimacy. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on empathic listening and supporting the person to access their own resources for growth, which can be especially helpful for self-esteem and life transitions. CBT concentrates on identifying and adjusting unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, offering practical strategies to manage anxiety, low mood and stress.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process and Beatriz works collaboratively with each person to determine what fits best. She considers a client’s needs, goals and preferences and adapts methods accordingly, in line with common practice among licensed professionals and therapists.

Online therapy by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging offers flexibility for people with busy schedules, mobility limits or those who prefer remote contact. These formats make it possible to maintain continuity of care, access supportive conversations from different locations, and use a communication style that suits the individual’s needs.