Beatriz Zanichelli Sonego , BACP

Beatriz Zanichelli Sonego offers a client-centred and attachment-informed way of working that helps people reflect on relationships and how they affect daily life. She draws on cognitive behavioural and dialectical strategies when helpful, and brings a thoughtful, human approach to conversations about stress, anxiety and major life changes.

Beatriz has 15 years of experience working in higher education, community and healthcare settings, as well as in independent practice. She works with adults on issues such as depression, grief, eating concerns, intimacy-related problems and self-esteem. She is also known for supporting people who identify as LGBT and for addressing compassion fatigue and career-related strain.

Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese. Beatriz practices in the United Kingdom and provides online support by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. She registers with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - BACP.

Her sessions are individual and can be open-ended. In therapy she aims to create a calm space where feelings and patterns can be talked through, and practical steps can be tried between meetings. She often combines exploring early relationship patterns with simple behavioural techniques to reduce distress.

Before committing to longer term work, Beatriz offers an initial meeting to discuss goals and how she might help. People who are wondering whether to try therapy often find that a first conversation helps them decide on next steps.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions

Attachment-based work focuses on how past and current relationships shape feelings and behaviour, helping people notice patterns that repeat in adult life and try different ways of relating. Client-centred therapy puts the person at the heart of sessions, offering empathic listening so someone can talk through worries and decide what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers straightforward techniques to test unhelpful thinking and reduce anxiety or low mood.

Choosing an approach is often a collaborative process. The therapist will talk through goals, preferences and what has helped or not helped before, and then suggest ways of working that fit the person’s needs. Plans can change as progress is made and new priorities emerge.

Online therapy with Beatriz uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to make sessions easier to fit into busy lives. Video is good when visual connection matters, phone calls can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and messaging allows brief check-ins or ongoing notes between meetings. These options help people keep therapy going around work, family and travel commitments.