Counsellor profile
D. Sophia Arthur-Uchendu, BACP
Counsellor - relationships and trauma
See online counselling options- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Trauma-focused approach
About D.
Counsellor D. Sophia Arthur-Uchendu is a BACP member with five years' experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, relationships, family matters, trauma and abuse, parenting and grief. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Sophia uses a pluralistic, person-centred style. She starts by listening to what matters most and then selects ways of working that suit each person. She often uses cognitive behavioural ideas to look at patterns of thinking and behaviour alongside trauma-informed work and psychoeducation.
In practice this means she helps people identify what is causing distress and then tries different approaches to see what helps. That might include talking through early life patterns, looking at unhelpful thoughts, or learning practical coping skills. She aims to keep the client involved in choosing methods as therapy progresses.
Sophia has experience supporting people through grief, adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, blended family tensions and end-of-life matters. She also works with immigration-related difficulties, guilt and shame, infidelity and loneliness. Her work includes relationship conflict across friendships and family links as well as men's issues and midlife questions.
The practice orientation combines client-centred listening, psychodynamic ideas about past experience, trauma-focused care and CBT techniques. People are offered clear explanations of the approaches used and time to try different ways of working. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and book a first session.
How therapeutic approaches work in online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what the client finds important. The counsellor offers acceptance and helps the person choose topics to work on, which can be useful for relationship and family concerns.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses practical exercises and simple tools to try out in everyday life, and can help with anxiety, stress and unhelpful behaviour patterns.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The counsellor discusses options with the client and together they decide what to try based on needs and goals. This is a collaborative process and methods can change as the work progresses.
The therapist's biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm which formats are currently offered before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work or family life and can reduce travel time. Different formats may suit shorter check-ins, sessions that do not use video, or longer therapeutic work, depending on each person's circumstances.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with most?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, relationships, family problems, trauma and abuse, parenting and grief. Additional areas include adoption and foster care, attachment issues and midlife concerns.
What style of counselling does she use?
She practises a pluralistic, client-centred style and combines that with cognitive behavioural techniques, psychodynamic ideas and trauma-focused work. Clients are invited to help choose which methods to try.
How much professional experience does she have?
She has five years' experience working with adults on a range of issues including anxiety, grief and relationship conflict.
Which credential and where is she based?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
In what languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.