Sonja Rodney

Sonja Rodney is a counsellor who helps people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief or relationship strain. She works with individuals who are coping with trauma, abuse, major life changes or difficult patterns that leave them feeling stuck. Her style aims to make conversations straightforward and compassionate so people feel heard and understood.

She trained and holds BACP, which she uses as the foundation for her practice. With three years of experience in the United Kingdom, Sonja draws on a mix of methods rather than a single technique. That means sessions can involve listening to how the past shapes the present, or focusing on steps to ease immediate distress and build coping skills.

Clients who have experienced domestic abuse, including narcissistic abuse, often come to her to untangle painful dynamics and rebuild a sense of self. She also supports those dealing with grief and loss, panic or post-traumatic stress, and people exploring issues around attachment, codependency and self-worth.

Sessions are shaped around each person’s needs and pace. Sonja aims to create a warm, non-judgemental space where people can speak openly and try different ways of managing emotions. Work can be reflective, practical or a blend of both depending on what the client wants.

She welcomes conversations about faith and multicultural concerns and is open to working with international clients who can use English. To begin, clients follow the site process to match with her and arrange sessions that suit their schedule.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on building an accepting, listening relationship so people can make sense of their own experience; it is useful for issues like low self-worth, grief and relational hurt. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on setting clear, short-term goals and finding small practical steps to move forward; it suits people who want fast, action-oriented change. Trauma-Focused Therapy pays attention to how past traumatic events affect present reactions and coping, and it offers ways to process distress at a measured pace.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss needs, goals and preferences together and decide which methods to use. That means the plan can change as understanding grows and different ways of working are tried.

The biography does not specify which online formats are used, so please confirm session options before booking. Online counselling can still make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by removing travel time, allowing shorter catch-up sessions, or offering sessions that suit quieter times of day. Many people find that combining practical strategies with reflective conversation transfers well to remote work, and the therapist will help tailor sessions to what works best for each person.