- Attachment focus
- CBT techniques
- Sessions in Portuguese
About Beatriz
Beatriz Zanichelli Sonego is a counsellor registered with the BACP and has 15 years of experience working in the UK. She sees adults individually and offers sessions in English and Portuguese. She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strains, self-esteem, grief and issues linked to identity and intimacy.
She has worked in higher education, community services, healthcare and private practice. That background informs a flexible approach to therapy, and she describes offering open-ended psychotherapy that adapts to what a person brings. Beatriz emphasises forming a therapeutic conversation that fits each person rather than following a fixed script.
Her practice draws on psychodynamic thinking alongside attachment-based, client-centred, cognitive behavioural and dialectical ideas. In practice this means she pays attention to relationship patterns, personal history and present-day behaviours. Sessions often look at how past experiences shape current feelings such as shame, guilt or problems with intimacy.
She also describes work with people who have moved country and culture, and offers sessions in Portuguese for those who prefer it. She notes particular experience supporting people facing life transitions, caregiving strain, compassion fatigue and complex grief.
Before ongoing work begins Beatriz offers an initial meeting to talk about what someone wants from therapy and whether continuing together seems helpful. She asks people to use a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session when ready.
How her therapeutic approaches work online
Beatriz draws on attachment-based and client-centred ways of working alongside cognitive behavioural tools. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape the patterns people repeat now and can help with intimacy, abandonment concerns and relationship difficulties. Client-centred practice focuses on listening and following what matters most to the person, helping them name and clarify their priorities. CBT offers practical techniques to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, which can reduce persistent anxiety or low mood.Choosing an approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then together decide which methods to try. That might mean combining reflective conversation with concrete skills practice over several sessions.
Practical benefits of working online include fitting sessions into a busy week and keeping contact when travel is difficult. If you want to proceed, confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to attend shorter check-ins, have a longer weekly session or switch between meeting types when life changes, and the therapist will help match session rhythm to everyday routines.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Portuguese
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, self-esteem and identity concerns including LGBT matters.
How would she approach feelings of shame or guilt?
She combines psychodynamic and attachment-informed thinking with practical CBT and DBT tools to look at how past relationships and current behaviours keep those feelings active.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience working across higher education, community settings, healthcare and private practice.
What are her credentials and where does she practise?
She is registered with the BACP and works in the United Kingdom.
Can I have sessions in another language?
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are provided to people within the UK context.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a course of therapy?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session to meet and discuss next steps.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.