About me
I have been studying our psychology all my life! I have a Master of Arts degree in Archaeology and Anthropology from the University of Oxford and a Master of Arts degree in Social Work as well as a qualification in counselling skills. I have been interested in all forms of self help from an early age when I struggled with personal difficulties of my own. When I began to realise that there are techniques that helped me to make good things come from bad, I decided that I wanted to pass this knowledge on to others to help to alleviate their suffering too.
My career as a Social Worker helped me to fine tune many of my therapeutic skills and during my time in this role I utilised knowledge I had gained from other fields such as Counselling, Life Coaching, Neuro- Linguistic Programming (NLP), Solution Focused therapy, Transactional analysis and Psychodynamics. As my interests in therapy and coaching grew, so did my desire to break away from Social Work in a formal setting and start up a venture of my own. I have great confidence in my ability to make a difference to peoples' lives. I am excited and eager to meet more people who want me to walk with them a few steps in the journey of their life.
Being a Life Coach is the most rewarding thing I have ever done and what is fascinating about this work is how much can be achieved by people when they let themselves succeed.
"Having just given birth to my first child, I was very unsure about my future with my current employer. I spent a lot of time fretting about leaving my child with someone else. I worked with Sophia over a number of weeks and she just helped me realise what it was I actually wanted to do, not what I was expected to do.... I now run my own successful business and I now have the qualifications I need to progress further. I have never looked back. I would advise anyone who just feels stuck to call Sophia too. I know it sounds silly but I don't know what i'd be doing now if I hadn't." Chrissie B, W.Yorks.
I have been studying our psychology all my life! I have a Master of Arts degree in Archaeology and Anthropology from the University of Oxford and a Master of Arts degree in Social Work as well as a qualification in counselling skills. I have been interested in all forms of self help from an early age when I struggled with personal difficulties of my own. When I began to realise that there are techniques that helped me to make good things come from bad, I decided that I wanted to pass this knowledge on to others to help to alleviate their suffering too.
My career as a Social Worker helped me to fine tune many of my therapeutic skills and during my time in this role I utilised knowledge I had gained from other fields such as Counselling, Life Coaching, Neuro- Linguistic Programming (NLP), Solution Focused therapy, Transactional analysis and Psychodynamics. As my interests in therapy and coaching grew, so did my desire to break away from Social Work in a formal setting and start up a venture of my own. I have great confidence in my ability to make a difference to peoples' lives. I am excited and eager to meet more people who want me to walk with them a few steps in the journey of their life.
Being a Life Coach is the most rewarding thing I have ever done and what is fascinating about this work is how much can be achieved by people when they let themselves succeed.
"Having just given birth to my first child, I was very unsure about my future with my current employer. I spent a lot of time fretting about leaving my child with someone else. I worked with Sophia over a number of weeks and she just helped me realise what it was I actually wanted to do, not what I was expected to do.... I now run my own successful business and I now have the qualifications I need to progress further. I have never looked back. I would advise anyone who just feels stuck to call Sophia too. I know it sounds silly but I don't know what i'd be doing now if I hadn't." Chrissie B, W.Yorks.
Sophia Smith MA (Oxon.); MASW; Cert Counselling Skills
