Sophie Skipp

Thursdays 9am-7pm

Fridays 9am - 7pm

Alternate Saturdays 9am-4pm

My practice is completely online via Teams, I offer a 20-30 minute free phone consultation prior to booking in any therapy sessions.

The free consultation gives an opportunity for you to discuss any concerns you have about starting therapy and ask any questions you have about how I work.

The consultation also gives you a chance to see if you would feel comfortable working with me, without having to pay for a first session.

Sessions provide a safe space for you to explore what it is you are struggling with in life at the moment. We explore together at your pace and learn to sit with emotions that may be draining your energy, creating anxiety or increasing inner conflict.

I am a person centred counsellor, so have a strong belief in the therapeutic relationship being a major aspect of what provides growth and healing.

However, my background is in in wellbeing therapy and personal training. So, I have a lot of experience dealing with the 'entire' person; Both physically and emotionally. Due to this, I sometimes work with clients in a more direct way, using mindfulness exercises and CBT techniques.

We work together in deciding what techniques may be useful to try to enhance your state of emotional health and wellbeing.

A first session includes us going through our contract together and ensuring you are happy and comfortable with it.

The first session also gives us chance to get to know one another, discuss any concerns you may have and maybe speak a little bit more about what has brought you to therapy. 

My working days are Thursdays and Fridays 9-6pm. I do appreciate however that you may need some flexibility around these hours and I am happy to discuss this with you.

Hi,

My name is Sophie and I am a qualified Person centred counsellor/ psychotherapist.

 Thank you for taking a look at my listing. I appreciate that this can be a strange start of a journey into the unknown. But doing your research on the right person for you is definitively worth while.

I have worked in the field for 4 years now with young people (16 yrs) to older adults. I  also have experience with neurodiverse clients, in particular Autism and ADD/ADHD.

My main area of work so far has been in bereavement (and ongoing). This has given me a good experience of working with loss, stress, identity, anxiety, depression, trauma and how neurodiversity can effect each of these.

I am also a wellbeing therapist, so can include techniques such as mindfulness in our sessions if you feel this would benefit you.

In person centred therapy the relationship we create together serves as a support in what life is presenting you with right now. I can offer a safe, non judgemental space for you to talk freely and comfortably.

The way I practise aims to foster you in your entirety. The physical, and emotional, body and mind. Professionally and personally I feel that the most affective healing and exploring is done when our bodies and minds are attuned. 

Our first session will include going through our contract together and a short assessment to outline areas you already know you would like to explore. The assessment will also enquire about physical & mental health/ neurodiversity.