About Sofia
Dr. Sofia Ferreira offers calm, direct support for people feeling overwhelmed by fear, anxiety or life changes. She writes plainly and listens closely so concerns feel heard.
Her first priority is helping clients feel able to talk about what worries them and to find manageable steps forward. She uses practical tools to reduce panic, address specific phobias and lower daily stress. Sessions focus on clear goals and simple experiments to try between meetings.
Background and approach
That might mean testing a small exposure, practising grounding skills, or changing a few thoughts that keep problems alive. With 17 years of experience, Dr Ferreira blends different methods to suit each person. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy when they match the issue at hand.
These approaches are adapted to the pace and needs of the individual. She is registered with the HCPC in the United Kingdom and works in English and Portuguese. Her background includes supporting people with mood disorders, trauma, obsessive thoughts and eating or sleeping difficulties.
International clients are accepted. Therapy sessions may take place by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. The service uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time, and clients select sessions after completing a short matching questionnaire.
Therapeutic approaches and online access
Dr Sofia Ferreira commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours that keep anxiety and panic active. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy supports people to notice difficult feelings, clarify their values and take small meaningful actions despite fear.She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy for skills such as distress tolerance and emotional regulation when those fit the client’s needs. Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to weigh goals, personal preferences and practicalities, and to adjust methods as progress unfolds.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations and exercises, phone sessions can suit shorter check-ins or times with lower bandwidth, and chat or messaging is useful for ongoing support or brief reflections between meetings. These options make it easier to arrange therapy around work, family life or travel.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English, Portuguese
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