Sophie De Carvalho, BACP

Sophie De Carvalho is a counsellor who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, and low self-esteem. She works with adults from a range of backgrounds and identities. Sophie aims to make clients feel seen and heard in the moment while they talk through current emotions and experiences.

Sophie uses a person-centred way of working that focuses on the client’s experience and perspective. She also draws on approaches such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Transactional Analysis, Gestalt, Psychodynamic ideas and Attachment Theory to help people understand patterns and consider practical change.

Her style is calm and non-judgemental. Sessions are intended to be a holding space where people can unpick feelings that feel overwhelming. Sophie pays attention to how culture, neglect, racism and identity can shape someone’s experience.

She encourages exploring both present-day difficulties and past relationships to deepen self-understanding. That may help people notice things they want to change and take steps towards those changes.

Sophie is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She works in the United Kingdom and conducts work in English. To begin, clients follow the site process to match with a therapist and arrange sessions.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Sophie commonly draws on person-centred ways of working and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy ideas when helping people online. Person-centred work focuses on listening closely, reflecting what a person says and supporting them to find their own solutions. Cognitive Behavioural ideas look at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and can help with anxiety, low mood and unhelpful patterns.

She also references Attachment Theory to help people understand relationship patterns rooted in earlier care. That approach helps explore how past bonds influence present feelings and reactions. The therapist will discuss which approaches might suit a person and adapt the work as needed so the plan fits each person’s goals and preferences.

If you are considering online therapy, check the session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Confirming the format lets you plan around work, childcare or travel. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week and reduce travel time, and some formats can allow shorter check-ins or audio-only conversations if that helps with concentration or bandwidth.