Sofia Tanzanu , BACP

Sofia Tanzanu is a BACP accredited counsellor with eight years of experience supporting people through anxiety, stress, trauma and major life changes. She offers calm, straightforward support for depression, relationship difficulties, grief and compassion fatigue. Sofia aims to make therapy feel practical and human. She keeps sessions focused on what matters to the person in front of her.

Sofia draws on a mix of approaches so the work fits each person’s needs. She uses techniques from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help change unhelpful thinking and behaviour. Attachment-based ideas help when early relationships affect current closeness and trust.

Sofia follows a client-centred stance, giving space for people to lead the conversation and name what feels important. Sessions move at a person’s pace, with attention to emotions, patterns and everyday coping skills. She often combines talking with practical exercises to try between meetings.

People come to Sofia for many reasons including feeling isolated, struggling with self-esteem, facing commitment or communication problems, or adjusting to chronic illness. She also supports those dealing with abandonment, cultural adjustment and seasonal mood shifts.

Work with Sofia typically focuses on small, achievable steps. She helps people notice patterns, try new responses and build steadier routines. The aim is clearer choices and more reliable ways to manage life’s ups and downs.

Approaches online that focus on patterns and practical change

Sofia uses a mix of well-established approaches adapted for online work. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape trust and closeness now; it helps with fears of abandonment, difficulties with intimacy, and patterns that repeat across relationships. Client-centred therapy puts the person’s experience at the centre, giving people time to tell their story while the therapist follows their lead and reflects what matters most. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioural changes to reduce anxiety and low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Sofia will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and choose methods together. The work is collaborative, so approaches can be adjusted as therapy progresses to better fit what helps.

Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls let people work face to face without travel, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue work during transitions or when in different locations within the United Kingdom.