About Sofia
Sofia Tanzanu is a counsellor and psychotherapist who draws on attachment work, client-centred practice, and cognitive behavioural methods. She has eight years' experience helping people manage anxiety, depression, grief, stress and the fallout from trauma or abuse. Sofia aims to make therapy feel straightforward and human, not clinical or rigid.
Sofia adapts her style to each person. She listens first, then offers ways to understand patterns and try small changes.
How Sofia works
That can mean looking at how earlier relationships affect current feelings, practising new ways to cope, or working on clearer communication. People come to Sofia feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to move on after big life changes. She also supports those dealing with compassion fatigue, low self-esteem, social anxiety, or difficulties with commitment and closeness.
Sofia pays attention to how culture, identity and life transitions shape emotional distress. Sessions are paced to suit the individual. Sofia uses gentle, practical strategies alongside exploration of personal history.
She encourages steps that feel manageable and relevant to daily life. Sofia works with people across a range of concerns including chronic illness or disability, seasonal mood changes, feelings of emptiness, and struggles with guilt or shame. Her approach is warm and down-to-earth, focused on helping people find clarity, build resilience and make steady progress towards their goals.
Sofia lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Sofia works with
The areas below are the ones Sofia selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Sofia's approaches work online
Attachment-based work looks at the way early relationships shape current feelings and trust. Online sessions can explore patterns of closeness, fear of abandonment and how those patterns show up now, helping people make different choices in relationships.Client-centred therapy focuses on being heard and understood. The therapist listens deeply and follows the person's pace, helping them make sense of their experience and find their own answers. This approach suits people who want a supportive, reflective space to talk things through.
Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical changes. It often includes short exercises or plans to test new ways of thinking and behaving, which can reduce anxiety and lift mood.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try. That collaborative process can change as progress is made and needs evolve.
Online formats such as video, phone, live chat or text messaging make therapy more flexible. Video calls let people see non-verbal cues, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier on the move, live chat suits quick check-ins and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options help fit therapy into busy lives and different routines.
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