Love Uncommon -

Ann Campbell

Took Sophia's 13 month DBT course for therapists and coaches, and thoroughly enjoyed it. Great group, great facilitation and a warm atmosphere. Sophia clearly knows her content and beautifully integrates content delivery with discussion and interactive learning. Definitely recommend for therapists and coaches who are looking to improve skills and knowledge, and find like-minded community.

Alex White

I've recently completed a DBT skills for therapist/practitioners course with Sophia and wouldn't hesitate in recommending her courses for practitioners, and I have frequently encouraged my own counselling clients to seek out her courses. The course was informative, compassionate, clear and incredibly relevant for myself and the queer/quirky clients I work with

Vicky Richardson

I really enjoyed taking this course professionally and personally - Sophie creates a fantastic and thoughtful space with plenty of space for reflection and learning. I strongly recommend the courses to therapists wishing to integrate DBT into their work and anyone who is curious about learning DBT skills in an approachable, flexible, and neuroqueer affirming way.

Natalie Clarke

I can not recommend Love Uncommon enough for training and learning! Sophia creates such an inclusive, welcoming and respectful learning environment, and she is so knowledgeable.

Jena Leigh

I took Sophia’s DBT Emotional Regulation course. Sophia set up a safe and fun space where we could learn new ways of being and share our experiences with each other. Her skills showed me simple ways to express my emotions without being carried away by them. The most valuable part for me was when I put my new skills into real-life practice and then talked about it after with the group. The coping mechanisms that I took away have really helped me and now I am sharing them with other people too. I highly recommend this course.

Jenny Benedict

It was amazing to find a queer-friendly, open-minded, welcoming therapist like Sophie in the midst of a pandemic! I felt very alone at the beginning, but they gave me so much hope in my relationships and many great resources for dealing with my anxiety. Initially I wasn't sure how I would like working online, but Sophie was organised and had experience with it even before the pandemic, so it went smoothly and her instructions were clear 🙂 They were kind in every way.

Additionally, I am incredibly grateful for the work Sophie has done in creating safe spaces for queer and disabled folk, and keeping it open and accessible to everyone. My life has completely changed having experienced it for the first time in the peer DBT group! Sharing stories and working on DBT skills with other people was invaluable - I couldn't have done it on my own.

Thank you Sophie! 🙂

Valerie Legg

Sophia is an insightful, gentle, chatty therapist with a great sense of humour. During the 14 months in which we had regular sessions together, I underwent a number of huge changes in my life and relationships and found her to be a wonderful source of support through all of them, helping me deal with difficult emotions brought up by both past trauma and ongoing life events. She imparts a sense that no matter what's happening, you have the inner strength and resources to handle it. Excellent at teaching practical coping strategies for difficult emotions, non-judgmental, practical and fun. Would definitely recommend.

Danielle Lavigne

I found the peer support dbt group i was with as facilitated by Love Uncommon really useful in allowing me to slow down and find new coping strategies for the brain gremlins that have been a big feature all of my life. I learned a lot from the facilitator Sophia and my peers, and there was ample opportunity for revision and questions in order to ensure the material sunk in. The online nature of the sessions was helpful as a disabled person, and the fact that my peers were all of lgbtqia+ and disabled experience helped me feel safer with being open with them. Being online also made the service available to me in Ireland where such a service might be harder to find due to our smaller population compared with other countries. I maintain ongoing contact with my peers. I would recommend engaging with the service and reading the Love Uncommon blog. Sophia is an excellent practitioner of care and facilitation