Sonia Dugay, BACP
Sonia Dugay is a counsellor who helps people facing depression and related strains.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
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About Sonia
Sonia Dugay is a counsellor who helps people facing depression and related strains. She offers a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk about painful memories, relationship problems and low mood. Sonia listens first and follows the person’s lead so conversations stay focused on what matters most to them.
She draws on a person-centred approach to help people find their own answers. That means Sonia spends time listening, reflecting and asking gentle questions rather than giving directions.
Background and approach
She also uses psychodynamic ideas to look at how earlier life experiences might still be affecting feelings and behaviour today. Over nine years she has worked in a range of settings, including a support centre for survivors of sexual violence. That experience shaped her work with anxiety, anger, intimacy concerns, eating and self-esteem difficulties.
More recently she has consulted in independent practice and supported people coping with loneliness, career change and mid-life relationship struggles. Sonia is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She works with people in the United Kingdom and accepts international clients.
Sessions are available online by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging. She values practical steps alongside talking. Clients sometimes build new coping routines such as exercise, better daily structure or small communication changes with others.
Sonia aims to help people feel a bit steadier and more hopeful about the future.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 386067 | February 2027 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Sonia works with
Everything Sonia lists, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Sonia lists
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Online support
Psychodynamic work looks at how earlier experiences influence current feelings and behaviour. Sonia may gently explore past patterns to help explain recurring problems such as attachment issues, abandonment feelings or cycles in relationships. This can help people recognise long-standing habits and consider different choices.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Sonia will talk with clients about goals and preferences and try different ways of working to see what fits best. That collaborative planning means sessions are shaped around each person’s needs rather than a fixed method.
Online formats give practical flexibility. Video calls provide a face-to-face style conversation, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed, and live chat or text messaging can support shorter updates or ongoing reflections between calls. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family or other commitments while keeping continuity of care with a registered professional.
Frequently asked
What kinds of concerns does Sonia work with?
She supports people with depression, anxiety, stress, trauma and relationship or intimacy issues. Other areas include eating concerns, self-esteem, parenting strain and career or life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sonia uses a person-centred style that focuses on listening and reflection. She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to explore how past experiences affect current feelings.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years of clinical experience, including work in a support centre for survivors of sexual abuse and recent independent practice work.
What professional registration does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English for both UK and international clients.
What session formats are available online?
Therapy can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and payment work?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability and are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Sonia?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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