Counsellor profile
Sophie Ibekwem, NCPS, BACP
BACP and NCPS counsellor - family and parenting concerns
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- Person-centred approach
- Boundary skills
- Attachment work
About Sophie
Sophie Ibekwem is a NCPS and BACP registered counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with six years' experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and the pressures of parenting. Sophie also supports those coping with relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, addictions and life changes.
Sophie uses a person-centred approach that encourages clients to speak openly and set their own goals. She focuses on listening without judgement and on helping people build practical skills for setting boundaries and improving self-care. Her work often involves supporting people to rebuild self-worth after difficult childhoods or abusive relationships.
Clients can expect conversations that look at patterns in relationships and behaviour. Sophie is studying Transactional Analysis and psychoanalytic ideas to better understand attachment and recurring relationship patterns. She uses these ideas to help people recognise unhelpful cycles and try different ways of relating.
Sophie has worked with a wide range of concerns including grief, parenting strain, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping difficulties, anger, career stress and compassion fatigue. She also addresses specific difficulties such as abandonment, attachment issues, codependency and blended family challenges.
Her approach is practical and calm. Sessions focus on clear goals and steps people can use between meetings. To begin, readers should check the online therapy options and complete the short matching questionnaire to book a first session.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and online working
Sophie draws on person-centred practice which places the client's perspective at the heart of sessions. This approach means the therapist listens without judging and supports people to set goals that matter to them. It is useful for issues such as low self-esteem, stress and parenting strain.She is also integrating ideas from Transactional Analysis and psychoanalytic work to look at relationship patterns and attachment. These approaches help identify repeated behaviours, explore early relationship templates, and experiment with different ways of interacting with others.
Finding the right way of working is part of the process, and Sophie works collaboratively to decide which methods suit a person's needs and aims. She will discuss preferences and adjust the approach as therapy progresses so people can try practical steps between sessions.
The original biography does not specify which online formats are offered. Please confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so people can schedule meetings around work or family commitments.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Sophie support?
She works with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, parenting strain, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and related problems listed in her profile.
How would she work with someone dealing with family stress?
Sophie uses a person-centred style and discussion of relationship patterns to help people identify unhelpful cycles and practise clearer boundaries and communication.
What is her background and experience?
She has six years' experience in the field and has worked with a range of issues from addictions to grief and caregiver stress.
Which credentials and location are listed?
Her credentials are NCPS and BACP and she is based in the United Kingdom.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the 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 anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.