Beatriz Zanichelli Sonego

Beatriz Zanichelli Sonego offers a compassionate, person-focused approach to psychotherapy. She works with adults and provides sessions in English and Portuguese. Her practice includes both grief and end-of-life counselling and a range of emotional and life concerns.

Beatriz draws on 15 years of experience across university, community and healthcare settings as well as private practice. She uses Psychodynamic ideas to help people understand patterns in their feelings and relationships. That background informs how she talks with clients about loss, anxiety and changes in life.

Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person. Beatriz aims to create space for people to name difficult emotions and think about how past experiences shape present choices. She also uses practical strategies from cognitive and behavioural approaches when helpful.

Her work often supports people facing relationship strain, low self-esteem, shifts in identity, and coping with grief or major transitions. She also brings awareness to issues linked to ageing, caregiver stress, and sexual diversity including kink and alternative sexual cultures.

Beatriz offers an initial meeting so people can see whether ongoing therapy might help. That first session is used to talk about goals, practical arrangements and what a helpful next step would look like.

How her approaches translate to online work

Beatriz combines psychodynamic thinking with client-centred and cognitive behavioural techniques. Psychodynamic ideas focus on how past relationships shape current feelings and patterns. This helps when people want to understand recurring issues or grief reactions. Client-centred work prioritises the person's own goals and experience, offering a listening space where thoughts and emotions can be named. Cognitive behavioural elements provide concrete ways to change unhelpful thoughts and habits when practical steps are needed.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be discussed together. She will work collaboratively to decide which methods best match the person's goals, needs and preferences. That shared planning can change as therapy progresses and new priorities emerge.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce time spent travelling and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also allow therapy to continue across periods of relocation within the UK. Discussing practical arrangements at the initial meeting helps ensure sessions suit daily routines and communication preferences.