Tatyana Sibthorpe, BACP
16 years in practice
Tatyana Sibthorpe is a counsellor who uses emotionally focused work to help people understand their feelings and improve important relationships.
License and registration
- BACP
- 383776 · expires February 2027
- Years in practice
- 16
- Languages
- English, Russian
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Tatyana
Tatyana Sibthorpe is a counsellor who uses emotionally focused work to help people understand their feelings and improve important relationships. She combines this with practical therapies to tackle anxiety, depression, trauma and life changes. Her clear, calm approach aims to make therapy feel manageable for someone taking the first step.
Tatyana brings 16 years of experience in the United Kingdom to her practice. She meets people where they are and adapts conversations and plans to each person’s situation.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on what matters most to the client and on small, practical steps that can make daily life easier. She supports people dealing with addictions, relationship difficulties, grief and trauma, and those facing career stress or burnout. Other areas she works with include sleep and eating concerns, self-esteem, intimacy questions and coping after major changes.
Tatyana also addresses attachment issues, codependency and communication problems. Her approach blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy with cognitive and acceptance-based techniques. This mix helps people name difficult emotions, try different ways of responding, and practise new skills between sessions.
The tone in sessions is respectful and sensitive, with attention to each person’s pace. Sessions are offered in English and Russian, and she accepts international clients. Therapy is delivered online by video, phone, live chat or messaging.
People start by completing a short matching questionnaire and arranging sessions that fit their schedule.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Tatyana lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Tatyana names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Hypnotherapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How emotion-focused and ACT work online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify core emotions and understand how those feelings shape relationships and personal reactions. It is useful for people who want to change patterns that leave them feeling disconnected or overwhelmed.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches simple skills for noticing thoughts and feelings without getting caught up in them, and for choosing actions that match personal values. It can help with anxiety, depression and coping with life changes.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tatyana will discuss goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try first. That collaborative process includes trying techniques during sessions and setting manageable tasks between meetings.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and observing non-verbal cues, phone works when bandwidth is limited, chat can suit short check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, travel or family commitments while keeping the focus on progress.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does she help with?
She works with a wide range of issues including addictions, relationship and intimacy difficulties, trauma and abuse, depression and anxiety, grief, career stress and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her work centres on Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside cognitive and acceptance-based techniques to help name feelings and try new ways of responding.
How much experience does she have?
Tatyana has 16 years of professional experience working with adults in the United Kingdom on a range of emotional and practical concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and Russian, and international clients are accepted.
Which session formats are offered?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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