Sophie Wellings

I work online and face to face and offer both daytime and evening slots.  

Hi, welcome to the wonderful world of the BACP directory. If this is your first time in the counselling space, I'm very aware that it can all feel a little daunting. My role is to support you to navigate that. 

My approach to therapy is that my starting point is 'what has brought you to therapy and what are you hoping will change?' Seemingly simple questions but layered with complexity as we venture into vulnerable spaces. We will go at your pace with my role being to facilitate your process. I work with compassion and without judgement or an agenda. Together we will explore and unravel the things that are holding you back, making you anxious, keeping you stuck or simply making you unhappy. 

My practice is built around your needs and what you are hoping to gain. You may have come to therapy due to a specific incident or issue or you may have a deeper sense of something not being 'right'. It can sometimes take a while for things to bubble to the surface.

I offer a confidential and facilitative space. I'm interactive as a therapist and work with curiosity. I will and do ask questions that I hope will support you to find some of the answers that you may be seeking. Therapy is daunting but can also be revelatory and transformative. I speak from personal experience. As a therapist, I believe that it's important that I've done my own delving along the way.

I work from a belief that the wounds of childhood can hinder our development and will seek to explore this gently with you. I will work collaboratively with you to navigate the aspects of self that can feel challenging and exposing to share. 

I am also a qualified coach and we can incorporate goal setting related to things that are getting in your way, where that feels appropriate for the work.

I offer a free 45 minute introductory session that will give us both insight into whether we feel we can work together. This is usually offered online. 

The session gives you time to let me know what has brought you to seek support and what you are hoping we can achieve in our time together. If you've had therapy before we will explore what has worked for you previously as well as what might not have been so helpful.