Sonia "Nina" Sweeney, BACP, NCPS

Sonia "Nina" Sweeney offers calm, direct support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood or life changes. She meets people where they are and helps them make small, realistic shifts. Nina's approachable manner aims to make it easier to talk about painful experiences and start practical steps forward.

She works from an understanding that difficult past events affect how people cope now. Her approach focuses on listening closely and helping clients make sense of their thoughts and feelings. This often means building clearer routines, learning ways to manage strong emotions, and finding gentler ways to relate to oneself.

Nina brings nine years of professional experience to her work and holds BACP and NCPS credentials. BACP stands for the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and NCPS is the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society. These are listed credentials from her background.

Her practice supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, grief, parenting strain, sleep problems, relationship difficulties, and compassion fatigue. She also focuses on attachment and abandonment wounds, body image, codependency, dissociation and the emptiness that can follow major life changes.

Sessions tend to be practical and person-led. Nina helps clients spot patterns, try new ways of coping and review what works. The aim is steadier day-to-day functioning and clearer choices about the future.

People can expect a warm, non-judgemental space and a steady pace. Nina encourages realistic goals and honest conversation so progress can feel manageable and meaningful.

How Sonia's approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the client's own goals and pace. The therapist listens closely, reflects what the client says, and helps them find their own solutions. This approach is useful for building self-esteem, improving communication and making steady changes in day-to-day life.

Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people process painful events and reduce their impact on current life. It uses careful, step-by-step work to address strong reactions and dissociation, and to develop safer ways of managing distressing memories and feelings.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Nina will work with the client to identify needs, set goals and try methods that feel appropriate. If a way of working does not fit, she will review options together and adjust the plan to better match the client's preferences and aims.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let the therapist and client work face to face and read non-verbal cues. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be a simpler check-in. Live chat or text messaging can suit shorter updates, people who prefer typing, or those who want a low-key way to connect between richer sessions. These options make it easier to fit counselling around work, family and travel commitments.