Tatyana Sibthorpe, BACP
16 years in practice
Tatyana Sibthorpe is a counsellor who uses Existential therapy alongside practical approaches to help people find meaning and direction.
License and registration
- BACP
- 383776 · expires February 2027
- Years in practice
- 16
- Languages
- English, Russian
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About Tatyana
Tatyana Sibthorpe is a counsellor who uses Existential therapy alongside practical approaches to help people find meaning and direction. She draws on 16 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom and works with a wide range of life challenges. Sessions are offered in English and Russian to make conversations easier for bilingual clients.
She helps people managing addictions, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, and career concerns. Depression, anxiety, stress and grief are also common focuses.
Background and approach
Tatyana supports people dealing with intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, and parenting strain when individuals seek one-to-one help. Tatyana blends client-centred listening with cognitive behavioural tools to build clearer thinking and manageable steps. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy techniques to help people clarify values and take guided action.
Attachment-based ideas inform work on relationship patterns and communication. Her sessions aim to be direct and respectful, with a plan adapted to each person. Conversations focus on what matters now and on small, realistic changes.
The style is calm and practical, emphasising understanding over judgement. Tatyana accepts international clients and offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Fees vary with location and are handled through a subscription that may be cancelled at any time.
To begin, users select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- 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
Approaches that suit online conversations
Existential therapy asks big questions about meaning, choice and responsibility and can help when life feels confusing or empty. It supports people who want to consider values and direction rather than only symptom relief.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches practical ways to accept difficult feelings while choosing actions that match personal values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, stress and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current communication and intimacy; it can help people understand and change repeating relationship dynamics.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, then agree on strategies together. That collaborative process means methods can shift if something is not working.
Online sessions include video calls, phone appointments, live chat and text messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and non-verbal cues, phone sessions suit lower bandwidth or a quick check-in, live chat can be clearer for short exchanges, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, family or travel.
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Questions people ask
What issues does this counsellor address?
She works with addictions, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, career concerns, depression, anxiety, stress, grief and related issues.
What is the therapeutic style like?
The approach combines Existential reflection with client-centred listening and practical CBT or ACT techniques to help clarify values and create small, manageable steps.
How much clinical experience is there?
This counsellor has 16 years of professional work in the United Kingdom supporting people through a range of concerns.
What credentials and region are listed?
Credential shown is BACP and practice is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Russian, and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are used?
Offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with this counsellor?
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