Counsellor profile
Sophie Archer, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - Anger and relationship concerns
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- CredentialsBACP
- RegistrationBACP, United Kingdom / 383656
- Experience5 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationUnited Kingdom
About
- Attachment based work
- Cognitive behavioural tools
- Emotional regulation skills
About Sophie
Sophie Archer is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with five years' experience in mental health. She helps people who are stressed, anxious, grieving, depressed or struggling with anger. She also supports those facing relationship and intimacy concerns, addiction issues, sleep and eating problems, and life changes such as separation and career shifts.
Sophie works from a person-centred stance and places the relationship with the client at the centre of the work. She prefers straightforward conversation and practical steps alongside talking through emotions. Sessions often include attention to how attachment patterns and past losses shape present reactions and relationships.
Her toolkit draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy techniques to help people notice patterns, manage strong feelings, and change unhelpful habits. She also uses attachment-based ideas and Jungian perspectives to look at recurring themes and deeper material when it is useful for the client.
In sessions Sophie helps people build skills for emotional regulation, improve communication, and reduce the impact of anxiety and anger on daily life. She can also support practical problems such as sleep disruption, panic attacks, and coping with chronic illness or pain.
She practices in the UK and works in English. To start, clients use the site's matching process, complete a short questionnaire, and then schedule a first session. Costs vary with location and are billed through a cancellable subscription model.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Sophie commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy in her practice. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and practising new responses, which can help with anger, anxiety and sleep problems. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current reactions and relationship patterns, useful when anger links to abandonment or trust issues.Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss options with the client, try different techniques, and agree what feels most helpful based on the client's goals and preferences.
The original biography does not specify which online formats are used, so confirm session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a working day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They also permit working with practical exercises together during the session, such as breathing or grounding practices and guided CBT tasks, while adapting pace and focus to what the client needs.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger issues does she help with?
Sophie helps with everyday anger problems such as snapping at loved ones, workplace frustration, resentment that builds up, and strong emotional reactions linked to past trauma.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She uses a person-centred approach combined with practical techniques from CBT and DBT to identify patterns and build emotion regulation skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years' experience working in mental health settings in the United Kingdom.
What credentials and location are listed?
Sophie holds BACP registration and practices in the United Kingdom.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What is the first step to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.