Sonia Dugay , BACP

Sonia Dugay is a counsellor who seeks to help people feeling stuck by offering a calm, listening presence. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns, and with people dealing with trauma, intimacy issues and struggles around eating and self-esteem.

Sonia uses a person-centred way of working that lets the client lead the pace and focus of sessions. She listens for what matters most to each person and helps them find their own answers rather than prescribing solutions. This often helps people reclaim a bit of hope when things feel overwhelming.

She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to understand how early life experiences can shape current patterns. That perspective can make sense of repeating difficulties and help people name their feelings more clearly. Sonia balances that deeper work with practical, solution-focused items when clients want steps to try between sessions.

Her background includes time supporting survivors of rape and sexual abuse, and more recently working in private practice. Over nine years she has worked with a wide range of concerns including abandonment, attachment difficulties, blended family issues, caregiver stress, domestic violence, and guilt or shame.

Sonia is registered with the BACP, works in the United Kingdom and conducts sessions in English. She values warmth, openness and finding approaches that fit each person. If someone needs a non-judgemental space to talk, she aims to offer that steady, listening presence.

How Sonia’s approaches work in online sessions

Sonia often works in a person-centred way which means sessions focus on what the client brings. The counsellor listens without judgement and supports people to discover their own answers and priorities. This approach is useful for anyone needing a steady, accepting space to talk.

She also uses psychodynamic ideas to look at how early life experiences can shape current feelings and behaviour. That work helps name repeated patterns and can bring clarity about why some difficulties keep returning. For people dealing with trauma, Sonia can combine this with focused trauma-informed techniques to address specific distress and coping needs.

Choosing the right approach is a shared task. Sonia will talk with each person about their goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and then adapt methods over time. The plan can change as the person notices progress or new needs appear.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. Video is useful when visual connection matters, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging suits shorter check-ins or times when typing feels better. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel while keeping continuity of care.