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Beatriz Zanichelli Sonego, BACP

Based in the UK Online sessions

Gentle, practical therapy for everyday struggles

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About Beatriz

Beatriz Zanichelli Sonego offers a compassionate, conversational style of therapy focused on what matters to each person. She frames sessions around understanding emotions, relationships and the everyday problems that cause stress. Beatriz works with adults and speaks English and Portuguese, which can help people who have moved between cultures or languages.

She has 15 years of experience and practised across higher education, community settings, healthcare and independent practice in the United Kingdom.

Background and approach

That background means she is used to helping people with common concerns such as anxiety, depression and difficult life changes. She also supports people dealing with grief, relationship strain and low self-esteem. Her approach draws on attachment-based and client-centred ways of working, together with cognitive behavioural techniques and dialectical skills when useful.

In session she focuses on what you want to change and on practical steps that feel manageable. She places importance on a respectful working relationship as the basis for progress. Beatriz is affirmative towards LGBT identities and notes particular experience with issues that affect LGBT people.

She also has additional focus areas that include body image, attachment struggles, autism and aspects of alternative sexual culture such as kink when relevant to the person. Initial contact begins with a short introductory session to see if the working relationship feels right. Sessions follow an open-ended structure, and she can discuss how therapy might fit around your current life and commitments.

Focus areas and approaches

What Beatriz works with

Everything Beatriz lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Beatriz is listed here; the rest shows what else Beatriz works with.

Approaches Beatriz lists

Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.

Online support

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Attachment-based therapy looks at how early bonds shape current relationships and emotional reactions; it helps when patterns of closeness or separation cause distress. Client-centred therapy focuses on the person in front of the counsellor, offering a non-judgemental space where people can speak and be heard while they decide what changes to make. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and introduces straightforward strategies to manage anxiety, low mood and repetitive worries.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Beatriz will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and life situation. This means checking in about what feels helpful and adapting the plan as progress unfolds.

If you are considering online work, confirm the exact session formats before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work or family life, reduce travel time and allow quicker check-ins during busy weeks. They also allow people to use verbal and practical exercises that suit audio or video settings, for example shorter skills sessions or focused CBT tasks that fit a lunch break or a quieter evening.
Questions

Questions people ask about Beatriz

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression and grief, and with relationship and self-esteem concerns. Additional areas include eating, career worries, trauma and intimacy-related issues.

What is her general therapy style?

Her practice blends attachment-based and client-centred work with cognitive behavioural and dialectical tools as needed. Sessions tend to be conversational and focused on practical steps alongside understanding patterns.

How long has she been practising?

Beatriz has 15 years of experience working across higher education, community, healthcare and independent practice settings in the UK.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is registered with the BACP and sees people in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese.

Can people outside the UK work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are sessions priced?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

What do I do to begin therapy?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule an initial session according to the therapist's availability.

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