Belong in any room.
Specialist therapy and coaching to help you feel more like yourself in the moments you feel most judged.
Supporting you with social anxiety, performance anxiety, self-consciousness and the fear of being seen — so you can trust yourself under pressure and show up more authentically.
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Areas of Specialism.
My work sits at the intersection of mental health and the social world. I specialise in difficulties around anxiety, judgement, belonging, self-worth and feeling safe being seen.
Social & Performance Anxiety
Feeling anxious, self-conscious or under pressure in social and professional situations.
↗Public Speaking Anxiety
Finding it difficult to speak freely in meetings or in front of an audience, particularly when feeling evaluated.
↗PTSD & Trauma
Experiences of bullying, humiliation, neglect, rejection and complex trauma that continue to shape how you experience yourself and others.
↗Impostor Syndrome
Feeling like a fraud or fearing that your achievements don't genuinely reflect your abilities.
↗Belonging & Feeling Different
Feeling like an outsider, struggling to find a sense of belonging or questioning whether you really fit in.
↗Social Media & Press Presence
Feeling uncomfortable being visible publicly, struggling to show up authentically or fearing criticism, negative comments and scrutiny.
↗Inferiority & Self-Worth
Feeling less capable, important or worthy than the people around you.
↗Visibility & Being Seen
Holding yourself back because of how others might perceive, judge or evaluate you.
↗Anxiety & Overthinking
Persistent worry, physical anxiety symptoms, hypervigilance or feeling caught in cycles of avoidance and self-monitoring.
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Why I Created The Social Mind Clinic.
“Being seen by others is inherently a psychosocial experience, shaped neither solely by what happens within us nor by the external world, but by the interaction between the two.
I created The Social Mind Clinic to bridge clinical and social psychology, recognising that to understand our fears of being seen, judged or rejected, we must understand both the mind and the social world in which it exists.”
Ways To Work Together.
Whether you're looking for individual therapy, support from our specialist team or a place to practise speaking more authentically, there are several ways to work with us.
Work With Sophia
Specialist 1:1 therapy and coaching with Sophia Spencer, focusing on social anxiety, performance anxiety, self-consciousness and the fear of being seen.
Work With My Team
Therapy and coaching with our specialist clinicians, working within a shared psychological approach and receiving regular clinical consultation with me.
Authentic Speaking Club
A therapist-led group where you can practise public speaking, being seen and showing up authentically, without the pressure to perform perfectly.
Just Be.
An educational psychology podcast on understanding your social brain and feeling seen.
Why do we care so much about what people think? Why does being seen sometimes feel so threatening? And how do our relationships, identities and social environments shape the way we experience ourselves?
Join me as I explore the psychology of anxiety, belonging, identity and self-worth, connecting our inner experiences with the social world around us.
Listen to Just Be →be.
through psychology & the social world.