Sophie Wilfin , BACP

Sophie Wilfin is a counsellor who helps people handle stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief and parenting challenges. She supports people with self-esteem, motivation, intimacy concerns and issues related to LGBT identity. Sophie works in plain language and focuses on what matters most to each person she meets.

Sophie offers a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk about what is worrying them. She emphasises the client as the expert in their own life and looks for existing strengths to build on. Sophie aims to listen closely, reflect what she hears, and help people find small, practical steps forward.

Her background includes work at Barnet Bereavement, where she gained direct experience in grief counselling alongside helping with anxiety, depression and family difficulties. That practical experience informs how she responds to loss and life transitions.

Sophie draws on a mix of evidence-informed approaches, including acceptance and commitment techniques and cognitive behavioural strategies. She also uses attachment-based ideas and emotionally-focused ways of working to understand relationship patterns and emotional responses.

Sophie holds BACP registration, which is shown as BACP. She has four years of professional experience working with adults in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English.

Sessions are conversational and tailored to the individual. Sophie helps people set realistic goals, try out new coping skills, and reflect on progress over time. The work is collaborative, with a focus on practical change and clearer decision making.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts without getting stuck in them and focus on actions that match their values; it can help with anxiety, low mood and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and teaches practical skills to manage anxiety, eating concerns and stress. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship patterns affect current connections and can be useful for intimacy and family difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sophie will discuss different ways of working and make choices with each person based on needs, goals and preferences. The process is collaborative, adjusting methods if something does not fit.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring responsibilities and everyday life while still receiving structured support from a registered professional.