Sophie Eliades
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About me
A good therapeutic relationship has the power to start a process of real change, self compassion and empowerment. Therapy can be a safe place to look more closely at our difficult relationships, old habits and uncomfortable feelings.
It can help us to learn new ways to understand our behaviours and begin to change how we feel about ourselves and the world around us.
I am an experienced counsellor working with adults and younger people aged 17+.
I have centred my work around things I feel passionate about and areas like trauma, anxiety, addiction, suicide and depression where we often need support to explore safely.
I understand the importance of offering trans, non- binary, gender expansive and intersex clients access to safe therapy free from intrusive questioning of their experience . I support a total ban on conversion therapy.
Technically I describe my practice as Humanistic but I'm aware that this often doesn't mean much to a client, especially one new to counselling or therapy. Fundamentally I am interested in building a relationship with a client where together we can trust the therapy process to bring up what is important- a space that feels safe and containing but also where you can challenge patterns of relationship, thoughts or behaviour that have become unhelpful or restrictive.
Training, qualifications & experience
I trained in Brighton University in 2013 and since then I have worked in several local charity settings, universities, International colleges and in private practice.
I have specialist experience working with people who have experienced sexual violence or have a history of sexual abuse as children or adults.
I am a passionate trans ally and work a lot with gender expansive LGBTQIA+ clients, members of the queer community and their family and friends. I also welcome clients who are in multi-partner relationships, practice ethical non-monogamy or other diverse relationship structures.
I would describe myself as an intersectional feminist and am always interested in exploring the impact of patriarchal oppression on people of all genders. I believe that therapy can be an important space to begin to question and challenge systemic power structures and I strive for anti racist, anti colonial and anti oppressive practices in my approach.
I have ADHD and dyslexia and welcome clients with neurodiversity of all kinds.
Member organisations
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Free initial in-person or online session
Additional information
I offer a free initial 30 min meeting either in person or online.
- 50 mins sessions £50
When I work
I currently have very limited availability.
Further information
I am afraid I am currently fully booked.
If you like the sound of how I work but would like to work face to face I am happy to recommend other therapists with a similar approach and training specialisms.
Please contact me for more information or a referral.
