Sophie Ibekwem, NCPS, BACP

Sophie Ibekwem offers support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression and life changes. She helps with relationship and intimacy concerns, low self-esteem, coping with grief and trauma, and challenges such as addictions, eating and sleeping problems. Sophie works with those struggling with career strain, compassion fatigue and ADHD-related difficulties. She also addresses issues connected to attachment, abandonment and codependency.

Sophie practises from a person-centred stance, where clients lead the pace and goals. Sessions focus on listening, building self-awareness and finding practical steps that fit each person. She aims to help people set boundaries, boost self-care and increase confidence over time.

Her background includes six years in practice and registration with NCPS and membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Sophie has experience supporting people recovering from narcissistic and domestic abuse and those trying to rebuild after difficult childhoods.

She is currently training further in Transactional Analysis and psychoanalytical theory, and uses that learning to help identify repeating relationship patterns. Sophie describes therapy as a collaborative process where the client is the expert on their life and the counsellor offers reflective listening and practical focus.

People who meet Sophie can expect a respectful, non-judgemental approach. She tailors conversations and any agreed plan to each person’s situation. To start, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

Approaches and online support for life transitions

Sophie works from a person-centred foundation that prioritises the client’s own goals and pace. This approach focuses on attentive listening, reflecting back what a person says and helping them discover their next steps. It is useful for issues like low self-esteem, boundary setting and general life changes.

She is also integrating Transactional Analysis and psychoanalytical ideas into her practice. Transactional Analysis helps people spot repeating interaction patterns and understand how past relationship styles shape present choices. Psychoanalytical perspectives can help uncover long-standing emotional themes that affect mood and relationships.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will help identify which methods feel most useful based on the client’s needs, goals and preferences, and adapt as work progresses.

The original profile does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week and reduce travel time. It can also allow quieter check-ins that are shorter or involve audio-only sessions when that better suits your day. Registered or accredited professionals can tailor session length and frequency to help therapy fit into everyday life without asking for large schedule changes.