Counsellor profile
Sophie Ibekwem, NCPS, BACP
United Kingdom
Counsellor - anxiety and relationships
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- Credentials
- NCPS, BACP
- Registration
- NCPS, United Kingdom / NCS23-01705; BACP, United Kingdom / 390916
- Experience
- 6 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Person-centred approach
- Boundary skills
- Relationship patterns
About Sophie
Sophie Ibekwem is a counsellor registered with the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has six years' experience supporting people with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, relationship struggles, and codependency. Sophie also works with issues such as addiction, trauma, grief and intimacy-related concerns.
Sophie works in a person-centred way. That means conversations focus on what the client wants to change. She listens without judgement and helps people clarify goals. She encourages clients to recognise their own strengths and choices in daily life.
In sessions she helps people practise boundary setting and prioritising themselves. She talks through how to spot unhelpful patterns, including those rooted in early relationships. Sophie uses straightforward conversation and reflective listening to help people see options they might have missed.
Sophie is studying Transactional Analysis and psychoanalytic theory and uses these ideas to look at relationship patterns. She draws on practical tools to help with motivation, sleep and eating difficulties, and coping with life changes. Work may include looking at communication, managing anger, and responding to caregiver stress.
Sophie works in English and offers therapy in the United Kingdom. Her practice follows professional standards set by NCPS and BACP. To begin clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Transactional Analysis looks at how patterns from past relationships influence current behaviour. It helps people identify repeated roles and scripts and consider new ways of relating to others. Person-centred counselling focuses on listening and on the client's goals. It helps people build confidence to make choices and practise clearer boundaries.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sophie will discuss different methods with each person and decide together what to try based on needs, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process and approaches can shift as the work progresses.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking, as the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around daily life, for example by saving travel time or allowing shorter check-ins during a busy day. It can also make it simpler to attend from a quieter spot or to use audio-only when video is difficult. Registered or accredited professionals can help clients choose a session rhythm and format that fits practical schedules and commitments.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Sophie help with?
Sophie supports people with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, relationship difficulties and codependency alongside related issues such as trauma, addiction and grief.
How would she describe her approach in sessions?
She works in a person-centred way, focusing on what the client wants to change and using reflective listening to help people find their own answers.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years' experience working with people on issues like motivation, self-esteem, anxiety and coping with life transitions.
What credentials and location apply?
Sophie is registered with NCPS and is a member of the BACP. She practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted; she works with people in the United Kingdom.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Sophie?
Select 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.