Sophie Bellamy, BACP

Sophie Bellamy is a counsellor who supports people coping with trauma and abuse, grief, parenting strain, low self-esteem, stress and anxiety. She also helps with addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping problems, anger, work issues, bipolar and depression, and ADHD. Sophie works with a wide range of life challenges linked to loss, change and caring roles. Sophie draws on an integrative, relational model shaped by developmental ideas and attachment thinking. She uses approaches from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, emotionally focused work, psychodynamic ideas and client-centred practice. In sessions she aims to help people notice patterns, make clearer choices and build helpful ways of relating to themselves and others. Her way of working is conversational and reflective. Sophie listens for the story behind difficulties and helps people find practical steps alongside deeper understanding. Sessions focus on real-life problems and everyday coping, as well as the feelings and memories that fuel them. Sophie has five years of experience and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She practises from the United Kingdom and offers work in English. International clients may be seen. To begin, people use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability. Session costs vary with location and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How Sophie’s approaches translate to online work

Sophie uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based ideas and client-centred practice to guide her work. ACT focuses on helping people notice unhelpful thoughts and values, and then take small, valued actions in daily life; it can be useful for anxiety, low mood and life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in relationships and early bonds to understand current difficulties, which can help with intimacy, grief and parenting stresses. Client-Centred Therapy puts the person’s experience at the centre, offering empathic listening and practical support to help people feel heard and make changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Sophie will work collaboratively to decide which methods fit your needs, goals and preferences. She balances practical coping strategies with exploration of relationship patterns so you can choose what feels most useful.

The profile does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel, allow shorter check-ins when needed and offer options for quieter, lower-bandwidth contact. Registered or accredited professionals often adapt exercises and relational work to suit remote sessions so therapy can be practical and approachable even when you are not meeting in person.