Sonia Spina, BACP

Sonia Spina is a fully qualified integrative counsellor and a registered member of the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, which represents counselling professionals in the United Kingdom. Her practice blends person-centred and psychodynamic approaches to offer a flexible, thoughtful way of working tailored to each individual.

Sonia has supported people facing anxiety and depression, relationship difficulties, grief including bereavement from suicide, trauma such as childhood sexual abuse and domestic violence, and complex challenges like hoarding and intense emotions including low self-esteem and anger. She works with issues across life transitions, families, career stresses, and concerns connected to identity and the LGBT experience.

Clients can expect a warm, friendly and empathic manner. Sonia aims to create a non-judgmental space in which people can explore what is troubling them, and she draws on her own experience of having had personal counselling during training to better understand the client perspective. Aware that beginning therapy can feel daunting, she offers honest, accepting support to help people feel heard and understood as they work through difficult topics.

Sonia welcomes enquiries from adults in the United Kingdom and looks forward to hearing from those ready to take a first step towards change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support with Sonia Spina

Sonia works primarily with client-centred therapy and psychodynamic therapy, adapting these methods to online formats so clients can access support from home or wherever they feel most comfortable. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening with empathy and helping clients explore their own feelings and goals - it is often helpful for stress, anxiety, relationship issues and building self-esteem.

Psychodynamic therapy looks at patterns that emerge from past experiences and relationships to understand how they influence present feelings and behaviours - this approach can be useful for attachment issues, abandonment concerns and recurring relational patterns. Sonia draws on these approaches in a way that aims to make sense of current struggles while supporting practical change.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Sonia will work collaboratively with each person to determine what feels most helpful based on their needs, goals and preferences. Sonia and other licensed professionals adapt techniques as needed so therapy fits the individual.

Online therapy with Sonia is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging, giving flexibility in how and when people engage. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and mobility needs, and allow clients to choose the form of communication that best suits their comfort and situation.