Counsellor profile
Beatriz Zanichelli Sonego, BACP
Based in United Kingdom ยท 15 years of experience
Counsellor for relationship and emotional issues
Continue with BeatrizAt a glance
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom (393891)
- Qualifications
- BACP
- Experience
- 15 years
- Languages
- English, Portuguese
- Based in
- United Kingdom
Details come from information Beatriz supplied to BetterHelp.
- Psychodynamic approach
- BACP registered
- English and Portuguese
About Beatriz
BACP. 15 years' experience. Beatriz Zanichelli Sonego works with adults on stress, anxiety, relationships, self-esteem, grief, trauma and related concerns. She sees people in person in Oxford and online, and offers open-ended psychotherapy using psychodynamic ideas alongside other approaches she practices.
Beatriz trained and practised as a clinical psychologist and counsellor and has worked across higher education, community services, healthcare and private practice. She offers sessions in English and Portuguese and notes particular experience with issues that affect migrants adjusting to a different culture and language.
Her work draws on psychodynamic thinking to look at recurrent patterns in relationships and personal history. She also uses attachment-based thinking to understand how early relationships shape current reactions, and cognitive behavioural and dialectical skills where helpful to manage distress and day-to-day coping.
In sessions she focuses on talking through current problems, feelings and relationship patterns. She offers an initial meeting to assess whether ongoing psychotherapy would be useful and to agree goals and ways of working together.
Beatriz lists a broad range of concerns she supports, including intimacy-related issues, eating and body image, career and work stress, compassion fatigue, and themes such as abandonment, attachment issues and blended family dynamics. She is LGBT affirmative in her practice.
Practical details are set out on her profile: appointments can be arranged online or at her Oxford consulting room. International clients are not accepted. The first step is a short matching questionnaire followed by scheduling a first session.
How her approaches work in online counselling
Psychodynamic and attachment-based ways of working focus on recurring relationship patterns and emotional responses. Psychodynamic ideas look at how past experiences influence present feelings and behaviours, while attachment-based therapy examines how early bonds affect current trust, closeness and conflict. These approaches can help with relationship difficulties, long-standing patterns and complex emotional reactions.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, used alongside other methods, focuses on practical steps to change unhelpful thinking and behaviour. CBT can be useful for managing anxiety, low mood and day-to-day coping skills through structured exercises and behavioural experiments.
Finding the best fit is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss different approaches and agree what to try based on the person's goals, preferences and what emerges in early sessions. This is a collaborative decision rather than a fixed prescription.
Practical benefits of online counselling include easier fitting of sessions into a busy week and being able to meet from different locations. The profile indicates she offers online and in-person appointments in Oxford, but it is advisable to confirm the exact online session formats available before booking. Online sessions can make it simpler to keep regular contact and to combine therapy with work or family commitments.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Portuguese
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and self-esteem problems, grief, trauma and a range of other concerns listed on her profile.
What is her counselling style?
She practices psychodynamic psychotherapy alongside attachment-based, cognitive behavioural and dialectical approaches as appropriate to the persons needs.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of clinical experience across higher education, community, healthcare and private practice.
Is she a member of a professional body and where does she practise?
She is BACP and works with adults in the United Kingdom, seeing people in Oxford and online.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are available for sessions?
The biography states she sees people in person in Oxford and online; confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and getting started arranged?
Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, select the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
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