Tatyana Sibthorpe, BACP

Tatyana Sibthorpe is a counsellor who draws on person-centred and evidence-informed methods to help people through difficult life moments. She works with people facing addictions, relationship strain, trauma, career challenges, depression, anxiety and the stress of major life changes. Tatyana speaks English and Russian and practises in the United Kingdom.

She brings 16 years of clinical experience to sessions and aims to treat people with respect, sensitivity and compassion. Conversations are tailored to each person's needs, with practical steps and emotional support offered as required. The first session is used to understand priorities and agree a way forward.

Tatyana uses a mix of approaches, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy. These methods are used to help with mood, coping strategies, communication and relationships. Techniques are explained plainly and adapted to the person in front of her.

People contact her about a wide range of concerns such as grief, caregiver stress, chronic illness, ageing and geriatric issues, eating and sleeping problems, and intimacy-related matters. She also supports those working through identity and LGBT matters, body image and issues around commitment or codependency.

Her working style is collaborative and straightforward. Tatyana aims to build clarity about what a person wants to change and to set realistic steps towards those goals. She encourages questions and adjusts the pace to suit each person's circumstances.

Approaches that translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and then take action that matches their values. It can be useful for depression, anxiety, and coping with major life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments and new behaviours to reduce symptoms like low mood and anxiety. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early patterns shape current relationships and helps people find new ways to connect and trust others.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and revisit the plan as things change, so therapy is a collaborative process rather than a fixed prescription.

Please confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow a shorter check-in when life is hectic. It can also allow sessions in a different time zone for international clients. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt techniques like CBT exercises, values work from ACT, and attachment-focused conversations to a remote setting so practical tools and reflection can continue even when meeting digitally.