I’m Soph - a Psychologically Informed, BACP‑registered counsellor and therapeutic practitioner, a parent, a daughter, a sister, auntie, friend, and ultimately a human who has spent years navigating my own path, while working with and walking alongside others through life’s challenges too.
I work with adults, young people, and children who are neurodivergent, living with trauma, emotional overwhelm, and/or the deep‑seated feeling of never quite fitting the mould.
My approach
I’m not a “blank screen” therapist. I’m warm, human, and collaborative. I bring honesty, humour when it helps, and gentleness when things feel heavy.
Relational - trust comes first
Trauma‑informed - safety and pacing matter
Neuro‑affirming - difference is not a deficit
Flexible - shaped around you, not a formula
Grounded - informed by real‑world experience, not theory alone
You won’t be met with jargon, judgement, or assumptions - just a steady space that adapts to you - Your Space at Your Pace.
Why I do this work
My childhood was rocky. My teenage years were… mountainous!
I engaged in therapy from the age of 13 - largely unwillingly - and I hated the way many professionals acted like they somehow knew my life better than I did! I felt stared at, judged, misunderstood, and reduced to a case file. They were positioned as the experts - and I was left feeling like I was most definitely NOT the expert on myself.
In my later teens, everything changed.
I was supported by three professionals who finally got me. They didn’t try to fix or define me - they listened, connected, and treated me as the expert on my own experience. Through them, I learned that I was worthy, that I was good enough, and that with the right kind of support, life could actually be lived, not just survived.
That changed everything.
How that shapes my work
That experience is the heartbeat of my practice today.
Alongside my lived experience, my work is shaped by many years of practice across charity, education, social care, and community settings, supporting adults, young people, and children through complex emotional and relational challenges.
Across all of this work, one thing has remained consistently clear:
Change happens through trust, time, and meaningful human connection - not pressure or performance.
That understanding sits at the core of how I practise.
If you’re thinking about reaching out
You don’t need to have the right words.
You don’t need a diagnosis.
You don’t need to be “ready”.
You just need a sense that something could feel lighter, clearer, or more manageable.
Come as you are. We’ll figure the rest out together.
Change can feel scary...
...but you are worth standing up for.
Believe in Your Worth & Reach Out Now!