Sophia Monerville, BACP

Sophia Monerville is a counsellor with nine years of experience who helps people manage stress, anxiety and life changes. She works with clients on relationships, trauma, grief, addiction and a wide range of concerns. Sophia holds BACP registration, which is listed as BACP.

Sophia uses a mix of practical conversation and reflective listening. Sessions focus on understanding how current patterns link to past experiences. She aims to make sessions straightforward and focused on what matters to the client now.

Her approach includes client-centred work that places the person's experience at the heart of each session. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used to spot unhelpful thinking and try out different ways of responding. Psychodynamic ideas help people see recurring themes that affect relationships and mood.

Sophia also draws on somatic ideas when people notice how emotions show up in the body. That can mean paying attention to breathing, posture or simple bodily sensations during conversations. The goal is practical: reduce distress and increase the sense of control.

People who come to Sophia often want clear, steady support and simple tools to cope. She helps clients talk through immediate problems, plan manageable steps, and reflect on deeper patterns when they are ready. Work is paced to fit each person’s needs and priorities.

To begin, a short matching questionnaire helps connect people to sessions and appointment options. From there clients arrange video, phone or messaging sessions according to what suits them.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online support

Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s experience at the centre of conversations. It involves open listening and reflecting so people feel heard and can explore what matters most to them. This approach is useful for building trust and for working through personal decisions and relationship concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviours. It uses practical exercises and short experiments between sessions to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. CBT is often helpful for anxiety, low mood and stress-related problems.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals and preferences and then adapt methods together with the client. That collaborative process means techniques are chosen to match the person's needs rather than following a fixed plan.

Online sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone conversations, live chat or text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face interaction for deeper conversation, phone is useful when bandwidth is limited, and messaging suits quick check-ins or ongoing written reflection. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, family and daily routines.