Beatriz Zanichelli Sonego
BACP
United Kingdom
Empathic, goal-focused psychotherapy
Continue with BeatrizAt a glance
- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 393891
- Experience
- 15 years
- Languages
- English, Portuguese
- Location
- United Kingdom
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp.
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- Motivational Interviewing
- English and Portuguese
- 15 years experience
About Beatriz
Beatriz Zanichelli Sonego offers a warm, person-centred approach to therapy that starts with careful listening. She uses Motivational Interviewing alongside client-centred and attachment-based work to help people clarify their goals and find workable steps forward. Beatriz works in English and Portuguese and practices in the United Kingdom.
With 15 years of experience across higher education, community and healthcare settings, she meets people where they are. Sessions focus on what matters now - stress, anxiety, depression, grief, self‑esteem, relationship and intimacy concerns, and transitions such as separation or caregiving changes. She also supports people navigating sexual culture, identity and body-image concerns.
Her approach blends gentle inquiry about personal history with practical strategies. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or uncertain about change. Cognitive and behavioural ideas are used when helpful to manage symptoms and build skills.
Beatriz offers open-ended psychotherapy and begins with an initial meeting to work out if ongoing therapy would help. She aims to create a compassionate space where emotions can be named and explored. Therapy conversations are shaped by each person’s goals and pace.
As a migrant to the UK, she brings an awareness of cultural and language shifts, and can carry out sessions in Portuguese when preferred. If further questions remain, prospective clients are invited to use the site process to start a conversation.
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How therapeutic approaches shape online work
Beatriz commonly uses Motivational Interviewing and attachment‑based and client‑centred approaches. Motivational Interviewing focuses on exploring a person's ambivalence about change and helping them find their own reasons to move forward; it can be useful for stuck or mixed feelings about relationships, habits or life transitions. Attachment‑based work looks at patterns in close relationships and how early bonds affect current trust and intimacy issues; it can help with attachment concerns, abandonment worries and relationship patterns. Client‑centred therapy prioritises the person’s experience, offering empathic listening and support to help people clarify their own goals and values.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Beatriz will discuss what feels most useful in early sessions and work collaboratively to adjust methods as goals evolve. The focus is on practical steps that suit someone’s life and on building a therapeutic relationship that supports change.
If you are considering online therapy, check the session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check‑ins when needed. It also makes it simpler to keep continuity of care during life changes. Confirm the available session formats when you schedule so the practicalities match your needs. -
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Trauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueAdditional focus areas
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFatherhood issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual dysfunctionSexualitySomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issuesTherapeutic approaches
Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyJungian TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyExperience
15+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Portuguese
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Beatriz commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety and depression, as well as grief, self‑esteem and relationship or intimacy issues. Her practice also covers eating, career struggles and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Beatriz blends Motivational Interviewing with client‑centred and attachment‑based ideas to create a collaborative, goal‑focused conversation. She also draws on cognitive and behavioural techniques when they suit a person's aims.
What background does she bring to therapy?
She has 15 years of experience working in higher education, community and healthcare settings and in independent practice. That background informs a practical and flexible way of working with different life issues.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practices in the United Kingdom and is listed with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
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; sessions are offered to people based in the United Kingdom.
How are sessions charged and paid for?
The cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to try therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule an initial meeting according to the therapist's availability.
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