Sophie Robinson-Matthews

Sophie Robinson-Matthews is a counsellor who supports people with anger alongside stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem and other life challenges. She works to help people feel less overwhelmed and more able to cope. Her sessions are person-centred and warm, and she aims to help people build hope and greater autonomy.

Sophie practises psychotherapeutic counselling that draws on more than one approach. She places person-centred work at the heart of her sessions, offering acceptance and a non-judgemental space. From there she blends techniques from cognitive behavioural approaches, acceptance and commitment work, attachment-based ideas and skills drawn from dialectical behaviour therapy as needed.

Her background includes six years of post-qualification practice in counselling and longer experience working in support services since 2012. Sophie holds BACP and combines her formal counselling training with earlier psychology study to shape how she works. She keeps up to date with research and new tools to improve her practice.

Sophie’s style is encouraging and practical. She uses insight-orientated questions to help people understand themselves better. Sessions often focus on small, manageable steps - building self-esteem, changing unhelpful patterns, and finding ways to reduce stress and improve sleep.

She is comfortable discussing identity, communication, parenting pressures, trauma and abuse, neurodiversity such as autism and Asperger Syndrome, and other concerns like eating issues, fertility or family-of-origin problems. Sophie is happy to use preferred pronouns and supports international clients.

How approaches translate to online counselling

Sophie uses a person-centred base while drawing on cognitive behavioural therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy among other methods. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns, which can help with anxiety, depression and anger. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) works on noticing thoughts and values-driven action, helping people tolerate difficult feelings while moving towards what matters. Attachment-based ideas help explore relationship patterns and feelings of abandonment or mistrust.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Sophie will collaborate with each client to find what fits best, mixing approaches to match goals and personal preferences. This is a shared process and adjustments are made as needs become clearer.

The biography does not specify particular online formats, so please confirm the available session types before booking. Online working can make it easier to fit counselling around work, caregiving or travel. It may also allow for shorter check-ins, sessions without video when that helps, or simpler access for international clients. Many people find these practical benefits help them keep momentum in their therapeutic work.