Sophie Robinson-Matthews, BACP

Sophie Robinson-Matthews is a BACP counsellor who supports people through stress, anxiety, grief and the challenges of midlife change. She works with issues such as low self-esteem, depression, trauma and abuse, sleeping problems, parenting strain, anger and career uncertainty. Sophie also helps with ADHD-related concerns and a wide range of family and identity issues.

Sophie describes her core style as person-centred, which means she focuses on warmth, acceptance and helping people access their own strengths. She takes an integrative approach and draws on different therapeutic methods to suit each person. Sessions are tailored to practical goals and to what feels most useful for the individual.

In practice Sophie uses approaches that include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based work, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy alongside client-centred ways of working. She aims to help people increase self-esteem, make behavioural changes and find more hope and autonomy in daily life. Sophie says she favours insight-oriented questions to deepen self-awareness.

She brings six years of professional experience and follows the standards of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Sophie keeps up with new research and techniques and blends psychological ideas from several traditions to meet different needs.

Her manner is encouraging and practical. Sophie aims to help people leave therapy with clearer choices and tools they can use to reduce overwhelm and build a more fulfilling life.

How Sophie uses different approaches online

Sophie draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based work alongside client-centred ways of working. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice stressful thoughts without getting stuck and commit to values-led actions that feel meaningful. Attachment-Based approaches look at how early relationships shape expectations and help people change patterns that cause pain in current relationships. Client-centred work focuses on offering empathy and acceptance so people can explore feelings and gain their own insights.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sophie will talk with each person about their needs and goals and decide together which ways of working to try. That collaborative process helps shape sessions so they feel useful and relevant to everyday life.

Confirm the session formats available before booking, as they are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it possible to meet people who live further away, while still focusing on practical steps, new skills and clearer perspectives that transfer into daily life.