Counsellor profile
Beatriz Zanichelli Sonego, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - relationships and anxiety
Continue with BeatrizWhere Beatriz stands
- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 393891
- Experience
- 15 years
- Languages
- English, Portuguese
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Attachment-based work
- Client-centred approach
- CBT and DBT skills
About Beatriz
Beatriz Zanichelli Sonego is a BACP-registered counsellor with 15 years of experience based in the United Kingdom. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief, low self-esteem and responses to trauma and abuse. Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese and she sees people either online or in person in Oxford.
She focuses on honest, talk-based therapy that aims to make difficult feelings easier to understand. Beatriz uses a psychodynamic perspective alongside attachment-based ideas to help people see how past experiences shape present relationships. She also draws on client-centred methods to keep the work grounded in what the client wants to address.
Beatriz has worked across higher education, community services, healthcare and private practice. That range means she often supports people who are coping with life changes, career challenges, caregiving stress, or complications from separation and divorce. She also includes attention to issues such as body image, intimacy-related concerns and codependency without promising quick fixes.
Initial sessions are offered so the person and Beatriz can decide together whether ongoing psychotherapy will help. She offers open-ended work when that fits the client’s needs, and shorter-term approaches when that is preferable.
As a migrant herself, she is comfortable supporting people adjusting to a new country or culture. Practical matters such as fees vary by location and use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
To begin, people are invited to use the site button to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Attachment-based work looks at current relationship patterns and links them to earlier bonds. Online conversations can help someone notice repeated patterns in close relationships and practise new ways of relating in everyday life.Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and following what matters to the person. In online sessions the counsellor uses reflective listening and open questions to help people clarify their priorities and decide on next steps.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) brings practical tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. Online sessions can include short exercises, thought records and agreed behavioural tasks to try between meetings.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Beatriz will talk with each person about goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and will adjust methods as the relationship develops. This is a collaborative process rather than a fixed prescription.
If you prefer remote meetings, check the session options when you book so you know how she currently runs online appointments. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into the week, reduce travel time and allow practical use of home-based notes or worksheets during the meeting. Confirm the available formats before scheduling so the arrangements fit your day-to-day life.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Portuguese
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, eating and self-esteem concerns, trauma and codependency.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She blends psychodynamic and attachment-based approaches with client-centred listening and practical CBT or DBT tools when useful.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional experience in higher education, community settings, healthcare and private practice.
What are her credentials and where does she practise?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and sees adults in the United Kingdom, offering in-person work in Oxford and online sessions.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The biography states she sees people online and in person in Oxford; confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.