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Dr. Sofia Ferreira, HCPC

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About Sofia

Dr. Sofia Ferreira helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood or painful memories. She speaks English and Portuguese and aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable and straightforward.

Her name and HCPC registration signal a long career working in mental health across the United Kingdom. She uses plain, practical methods to help people name what is troubling them. Sessions focus on understanding difficult feelings, building coping strategies, and finding small changes that make daily life easier.

Background and approach

Work can include managing sleep, eating concerns, mood swings, intrusive thoughts, or strong reactions to stressful events. Dr. Ferreira draws on Trauma-Focused Therapy alongside Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to guide the work.

She also uses techniques from Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Motivational Interviewing where they fit the client's goals. Treatment plans are shaped around what each person wants to achieve, not a one-size-fits-all formula. Her style is direct but compassionate.

She encourages clear goals, practical skills, and steady progress. Many sessions are used to practise new ways of coping and to plan how those skills are used between appointments. People living with mood disorders, panic, obsessive thoughts, or the effects of past trauma can discuss those issues in session.

She also supports people facing chronic illness, body image worries, guilt, loneliness or life-stage changes. The aim is to help people feel more able to manage day-to-day life and make choices that fit their values.

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Body	Registration number	Expires
HCPC	PYL25076	May 2027

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Sessions and payment

Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.

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Focus areas and approaches

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Ways of working Sofia names

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How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people process distressing memories and reactions by working at a pace they can manage. It aims to reduce the hold that past events have on daily life and to build more helpful ways of responding to triggers.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours influence each other. It uses practical exercises and experiments to change unhelpful thinking patterns and to improve mood, sleep and daily routines.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, ACT, focuses on identifying what matters to a person and taking steps towards those values while accepting difficult feelings. It can help reduce avoidance and increase meaningful activity even when symptoms remain challenging.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk through options with the client, try different techniques as needed, and agree goals together. This collaborative process helps tailor sessions to each person's needs and preferences.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and skill practice, phone sessions suit shorter check-ins or lower bandwidth, and live chat or text-based messaging can support ongoing reflection between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and other commitments while still working with therapists who use trauma-focused and evidence-based methods.

Frequently asked

What concerns does she help with?

Her practice covers stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem and depression, along with trauma and abuse. She also works with sleep and eating issues, mood disorders, panic, obsessive thoughts and related problems.

What is her therapeutic style?

She uses a practical, goal-led approach that combines Trauma-Focused Therapy with CBT and ACT methods. Sessions typically focus on understanding feelings, building coping skills and practising strategies between meetings.

How much experience does she have?

She has 17 years of professional experience in mental health work across the United Kingdom. That experience informs a straightforward and skills-based way of working.

What credentials and location apply?

She is registered with HCPC and works from the United Kingdom. The HCPC credential is shown as provided in the profile information.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese. International clients are accepted.

In what formats are sessions offered?

Therapy can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. Specific pricing depends on the chosen plan and region.

What are the first steps to begin?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability. The matching process helps pair you with the right therapist for your needs.