Sophie Wilfin, BACP

Sophie Wilfin helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief and parenting strain. She supports those dealing with self-esteem, motivation, anger, eating concerns and broader life changes. Sophie works with people navigating trauma and intimacy-related issues, and she offers support around LGBT matters and family conflict.

Sophie practises in a warm, welcoming way. She treats each person as the expert in their own life and looks for strengths to build on. Conversations are practical and direct, and Sophie aims to make sessions feel like a calm place to think clearly. She listens carefully and helps people name feelings and take realistic next steps.

Sophie uses several approaches to suit different needs. These include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which helps people live by their values while managing difficult thoughts and feelings, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), which looks at how thoughts and actions interact. She also draws on Attachment-Based and Emotionally-Focused ideas to understand relationship patterns.

Before her current work Sophie provided bereavement counselling at Barnet Bereavement. That role gave direct experience supporting people with grief, loss and their impact on everyday life. It also shaped her interest in helping people through family and relationship challenges.

Sophie holds BACP accreditation, which is the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She has four years of professional practice experience in the United Kingdom. Sessions are available in English and offered online by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people live in line with their values while learning simple ways to accept difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help when someone feels stuck by worry, low mood or uncertainty. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns between thoughts, feelings and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful cycles. It is often used for anxiety, stress and mood concerns. Emotionally-Focused ideas help people notice and change unhelpful interaction patterns in relationships by naming emotions and creating new responses.

Choosing an approach is a shared process. Sophie will discuss what feels most useful and will adapt methods to fit a person’s needs, goals and preferences. The work is collaborative and paced to suit how someone wants to move forward.

Online formats give practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when looking for deeper connection. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging let people work through thoughts between sessions and fit support into busy days. These options aim to make therapy easier to schedule around work, caring duties and day-to-day life.