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I work Wednesdays (day and evening), Thursdays (day and evening) and Fridays (morning).

Hello, I’m Sophie and I offer face to face and online counselling sessions in North Shields.

I offer a warm space for adults experiencing anxiety, overthinking, people pleasing, low self-esteem, or feeling stuck in life. Together we can explore and untangle patterns, process emotions, challenge unhelpful thinking, and find ways forward that feel more manageable.

My style is gentle and thoughtful. I enjoy using a mix of exploratory reflection, and bringing in theory, education and creative interventions. I personally find structure and visuals helpful in therapy, particularly for anxiety and overthinking. My clients have described me as kind, warm, easy to talk to, and non-judgemental. 

I am ÌÇÐĹÙÍø registered and qualified from the Northern Guild of Psychotherapy & Counselling. I have worked in the charity and healthcare sectors with people of all ages, from all walks of life, working with challenges including depression, anxiety, attachment issues, grief and loss, trauma, childhood bullying, chronic illness and terminal diagnoses, social anxiety, and mother-daughter relationships.

 I now run a part-time private counselling practice using spaces in North Shields.  I am particularly interested in working with low self-esteem, identity changes, social anxiety and people pleasing.

Before retraining as a counsellor I worked in HR and supported people with issues like stress, disputes and conflict mediation, workplace adjustments, and confidence coaching. I have a very good awareness of how mental health can manifest in the workplace but ultimately wanted to help people more directly with counselling support.

I offer a free introductory phonecall to understand what is going on for you, and chat about how counselling could help. This call is as much for you as it is for me and there is no pressure to book in for a session afterwards if you decide not to.

If you decide to go ahead we would begin with a 50 minute assessment session, to get a more detailed understanding of your concerns and 'hear your story', and discuss how we might work together in counselling.

Sessions are 50 minutes and typically weekly or fortnightly, although we can discuss what works best for you and your circumstances.

In person sessions are £55, online sessions are £45.