Sonia Dixon

Registered Counsellor

Work with Sonia

Hi there, I'm Sonia, and I like people, a lot.

As a person-centred counsellor, I work with an approach based on care, empathy, non-judgment, acceptance, and a deep sense of regard for others.

One of the things often reflected back to me by others, is the feeling of safety that they sense while working with me, and that's great because I value safety as a priority in my work, communicated through words, values and behaviours, as well as being something felt by both myself and my client, I believe it facilitates a space for us to enjoy a therapeutic relationship where qualities such as vulnerability, trust, genuineness, support and challenge can exist so that we can do the real work.

Personal Introduction

With over twenty years of experience working therapeutically with people from every walk of life, I have worked with various forms of abuse, mainly presenting in relationships, such as physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, and have worked with individuals to understand the links between experiences of childhood trauma, anger, and violence.

I have extensive experience working with individuals, families and communities experiencing multiple disadvantages because of complex mental health, and have also gained valuable experience in working with bereavement & loss.

Experience

Speaking about our issues and the things we struggle with is difficult to do and can lead to us holding our feelings and experiences inside instead, problems that remain unprocessed often become more complex and interwoven into other areas of our lives.

Working together, we can look at life and talk about those difficult things in a safe, confidential, and supportive space.

Whoever you are, and whatever you’re going through, I offer and invite a relationship of deep respect for the space we will share, which includes a commitment to working together in a way that honours our growing relationship, especially when therapy feels hard or painful.

I work with individuals and couples, face to face, and occasionally online.

Counselling Offer

  • Abuse

  • Anger

  • Anxiety

  • Bereavement & Loss

  • Couples Counselling

  • Emotional Intimacy

  • Parent Wounds

  • Relationships

  • Racial Trauma

  • Sexuality

  • Shame

  • Trauma

  • Trust Issues

  • Faith/Spirituality

  • Work Related Issues

Areas of Work