Background

Sophia England set up Newtown Counselling as she’s always had a passion for helping people with their health and wellbeing.

Training and Qualifications

An accredited member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP), Sophia works within the BACP's Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions. She specialises in one-one sessions, in person, online and over the phone.
Sophia has dedicated experience of working with people who are affected by trauma. She’s completed Trauma Enhanced Practice Levels 2 and 3 (2019). Sophia holds awareness that an event, a series of events or a set of circumstances experienced by an individual as physically or emotionally hurtful, harmful or life threatening can be termed as trauma.
She holds a Post Graduate Diploma (PGDip) in Counselling from the University of Edinburgh (2017). This was focused on the Person Centred approach and Psychodynamic perspective.
Prior to training as a psychotherapist Sophia worked in corporate investment and banking organisations, having completed a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Business Administration (2007).
In 2018 Sophia worked for the Managing Agent of the Scottish Government’s national fuel poverty scheme, Warmer Homes Scotland. Alongside her administration role she set up an internal Mental Health Champion service for employees (2020), which she continues to offer.

Sophia is an affiliated member with Aviva, Axa Health and Bupa (2023/24) - Insurance/Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) providers.
A certified Mental Health Champion (2020), Sophia offers this service on a consultancy basis.
Sophia was a Psychotherapist at Wellspring, a charity in Leith, Edinburgh (2017-2022), which is a leading centre for the provision of affordable high-quality psychotherapy & counselling.
She was also a Telephone Counsellor for Trauma Counselling Line Scotland (2018-2022), which is a free service provided by Health in Mind, a charity which promotes positive mental health and wellbeing in Scotland.
Previously, Sophia was a Volunteer Counsellor at PF Counselling (2015), a charity located in Morningside, Edinburgh.
Sophia was also a Volunteer Call Taker for ParentLine, Scotland’s National Children’s Charity helpline (2013), providing advice for anyone caring for or concerned about a child.
Sophia is happy to work with almost any issue and has experience of working with a diverse range of clients. She welcomes enquiries from people over the age of 18 of all abilities, cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, nationalities and sexualities.