Sofia Tanzanu, BACP

Sofia Tanzanu is a counsellor with eight years' experience helping people cope with anxiety, stress and major life changes. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Sofia uses a flexible style and adapts her approach to each person's needs.

Sofia often supports people carrying the weight of past hurt or ongoing pressure. She helps those dealing with trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression and grief. She also works with people facing relationship strain, compassion fatigue, or questions about life purpose.

Her practice draws on attachment-based ideas that look at early and adult relationship patterns. She also uses client-centred methods that prioritise a person’s experience, and cognitive behavioural techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. Sofia combines these approaches to fit what a person finds most useful.

In sessions she focuses on clear, practical steps alongside listening and validation. Conversations are paced to the individual, and she aims to make therapy straightforward and down to earth. This can include easing symptoms, improving communication, and exploring difficult memories.

Sofia has experience supporting people through cultural adjustments and multicultural concerns. She also works with issues such as chronic pain, commitment difficulties, isolation, seasonal mood changes, and feelings of emptiness. Her overall aim is to help people build resilience and practical ways forward.

Approach-driven online therapy for relationships and wellbeing

Sofia commonly draws on attachment-based therapy, client-centred therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy. Attachment-based work looks at how early and adult relationships shape patterns of relating and trust, and can help with abandonment, attachment issues and relationship difficulties. Client-centred therapy focuses on understanding a person's experience and offering empathic listening so they can find their own way forward. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) addresses unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and can be useful for anxiety, low mood and social phobia.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be decided together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and how different methods might help, then tailor sessions to the person’s needs in a collaborative way.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction when that is helpful. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or suit those who prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text sessions offer shorter check-ins or ongoing written support between calls. This range makes it easier to keep therapy consistent around daily life and changing schedules.