Sophie Ibekwem, NCPS, BACP

Sophie Ibekwem is a counsellor registered with NCPS and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has six years' experience working in the United Kingdom. Sophie supports people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strains, low self-esteem, depression, anger and other everyday pressures.

Her style is person-centred. Sophie listens without judgement and helps people set realistic goals for change. Sessions focus on what the client wants to work on. Sophie emphasises practical skills like setting boundaries and building motivation.

Sophie often works with people recovering from difficult childhoods and from narcissistic or domestic abuse. She also helps those coping with grief, addictions, career stresses, sleep and eating concerns, and compassion fatigue. Where attachment or abandonment issues are part of the problem, she uses relational ideas to map unhelpful patterns.

She is studying Transactional Analysis and psychoanalytic ideas as part of ongoing professional development. Sophie uses those frameworks to identify repeating relationship themes and to help clients understand why certain responses keep happening.

Practical steps in sessions include talking through recent incidents, noticing patterns, and trying small changes between meetings. Sophie supports people who want clearer communication, firmer boundaries, or steadier emotional control. She asks clients to set goals together and to review progress as therapy continues.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions