Sophie Christie
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About me
Welcome
I am a BACP Accredited Psychotherapist with over 15 years of experience working in mental health with young people and adults. My aim is to provide a warm, safe, and supportive space for you to explore your feelings, understand your challenges, and create lasting change.
Why Therapy?
There are many reasons people seek therapy—uncertainty, worry, low mood, life transitions or simply the desire to understand themselves better. Whatever brings you here, know that therapy offers a unique opportunity for growth and transformation.
Did you know that the areas of our brain associated with emotions and memories (the prefrontal cortex, amygdala, and hippocampus) are incredibly adaptable? All forms of therapy, regardless of approach, can foster neural growth and integration, helping you rewire your brain and navigate new pathways. But don't forget the soul, which some might say is hiding in the wings when the ego gets into trouble. Your soul wants alignment and space to grow. And I can offer that too. Did you know "Psycho-" comes from the Greek word psyche, meaning "soul" or "mind." So feel free to call me a Soul Therapist!
Change happens just outside our comfort zones, but it doesn’t have to feel overwhelming. Think of it as gently stepping into the deep end of a pool—incrementally, with guidance and support. Therapy provides a space to embrace uncertainty and foster growth at your own pace. I truly believe you have the answers inside you, we all just sometimes get tangled in the web of life.
It's also about feeling okay to feel uncertain. I can help provide a safe place to start to feel this uncertainty, a feeling so many of us run from and medicate ourselves away from. I don't believe it's about putting ourselves in boxes, with labels and diagnoses but looking at the environment around us, and whether that's conducive to growth. We are relational beings and all the things around us matter, people, family, jobs, environment, communities. Our experiences are what happens in the spaces between the people around us.
It can be useful to look at the impact of first relationships as this is where patterns of relating are formed. Difficulties in relationships, whether they be parents, siblings, friends or partners can have a huge impact on wellbeing.
What can I expect?
After an initial telephone conversation, where you can ask me any questions, and give me a general idea of what is worrying you or the person you love, we will arrange the first session. Sessions last for 50 minutes and are usually weekly at a regular time slot. I offer both face to face and online.
My Work with Adolescents and Parents
I have over 12 years of experience as a school counsellor, supporting young people aged 11–18 and their families. I currently also work at a top UK boarding school. Adolescence is a time of immense change and challenge—for young people and their parents with increasing pressures and an uncertain world. It can be a real gift to start therapy at this time and gain awareness that will last a lifetime.
Why Choose an Accredited Therapist?
Choosing a BACP Accredited Therapist ensures you are working with someone who has undergone rigorous training, practice, and assessment. I adhere to the highest professional standards and work within the BACP Code of Ethics.
Additional Interests
In addition to traditional psychotherapy, I am a Psychedelic Integration Therapist. If you’ve experienced altered states of consciousness, I offer a safe space to reflect, process, and integrate those experiences into your everyday life, encouraging lasting transformation.
I also work as a Psychedelic Integration Therapist on Clinical Trials in the UK.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Depth Relational Process - Institute of Psychedelic Therapy.
- Trauma Pathway - Betsy De Thierry
- Understanding Female Neuroscience, Neuroscience Academy
- Attachment Narrative Therapy - Bowlby Centre, Working with Imagery and CBT, OCTC
- Working with Young People and Their Families using CBT, OCTC
- Advanced Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy CPCAB
- Diploma in Integrative Therapeutic Counselling CPCAB
- Certificate in Counselling Studies CPCAB
- Certificate in Counselling Skills CPCAB
- PG Certificate in Psychology
- Aspects of Bereavement Course
- Creative Ways to Help Young People and their Families
I have worked for over 7 years as a school counsellor supporting young people and staff and have worked in mental health for over 12 years.
I am registered with Bupa, AXA and other major healthcare providers.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I am currently training in Depth Relational Process - this is working at a deep level of the psyche, looking at how we exist in relationship to everything - work, school, each other, ourselves. Together we can look at the process by which we exist in the world.
I am also very interested in the use of psychedelics for mental health and am a part of the psychedelic renaissance that is happening at present. They can be powerful medicines for change, when used alongside integration therapy in a therapeutic setting. They can also cause harm when used irresponsibly - whatever your experience I welcome you to bring it, though in no way help find, or offer this plant medicine experience myself.
Therapies offered
Fees
£80.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
My fee is £80 for a 50 minute session.
At least 48 hours cancellation notice is required, if less, the full fee will be payable.
I offer an initial telephone consultation for you to ask me any questions, and get an idea of if you think we could work together.
It's best when sessions are weekly at a pre-arranged time. Options to pay upfront for a block per month.
When I work
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In person and online.
