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Sonia Dugay, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 9 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Relationship issuesFamily conflictsDepression Coping with life changes

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Sonia Dugay offers a calm, non-judgemental space for people who are worried and unsure where to begin. She listens first and helps people talk through what matters most to them. Sonia aims to make taking the first step feel smaller and more manageable.

She has nine years' experience working with a wide range of difficulties. These include anxiety, depression, stress, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, eating and food-related problems, and low self-esteem.

Background and approach

She has also supported people facing career changes, compassion fatigue and the strain of parenting or caregiving. Sonia uses client-centred therapy to follow each person’s lead and draw out their own solutions. She also works psychodynamically to look back at early experiences that may still affect current feelings and behaviours.

At times she uses solution-focused and trauma-focused ideas to shape practical steps and safety planning. Sessions are offered in English and she works with people across the United Kingdom, including international clients by arrangement. Sonia has previous experience in a support centre for survivors of sexual violence and has also worked in independent practice supporting people through lockdown-related difficulties.

She values simple, everyday tools alongside talking therapy, such as movement and routine. Sonia describes herself as warm and approachable and aims to help people leave sessions with clearer next steps and a bit more hope.

How Sonia’s approaches work online

Sonia uses client-centred therapy and psychodynamic ideas to guide online work. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and following what the person brings, helping them find their own solutions and priorities. Psychodynamic work looks at earlier life experiences and how they may influence current feelings and patterns, which can help when issues feel repetitive or linked to the past.

Choosing an approach is a shared process. Sonia will work with each person to decide which methods feel most useful based on their goals and what they want from therapy. She adapts the plan over time so sessions stay relevant and practical.

Online therapy is flexible and practical. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction when visual cues matter. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging suit brief check-ins, shorter reflections between sessions or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family and travel.

What kinds of difficulties can Sonia help with?

Sonia works with anxiety, depression, stress and relationship or intimacy concerns. She also supports people facing trauma and abuse, eating and body-image issues, parenting and caregiver stress, career changes and related problems.

What is her typical therapy style?

Her practice is mainly client-centred, which means she follows the person’s priorities and helps them find their own solutions. She blends this with psychodynamic thinking and draws on trauma-focused or solution-focused ideas when appropriate.

How much experience does she have?

Sonia has nine years of counselling experience, including time in a support centre for survivors of sexual violence and more recent work in independent practice.

What professional registration does she hold and where is she based?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP, and practices from the United Kingdom.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and she is able to work with international clients.

How are online sessions provided?

Therapy can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging, giving a choice of formats to suit different needs and schedules.

How much does therapy with Sonia cost?

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

What do I need to do to begin?

To start, use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

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Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Depression

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Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 9 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Sonia Dugay, BACP

Background and approach

How Sonia’s approaches work online

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

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