About Tatyana
Tatyana Sibthorpe is a counsellor who uses compassionate, client-centred practice to help people find clearer direction. She draws on practical, evidence-informed methods alongside attentive listening. Tatyana speaks English and Russian and has 16 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom.
She works alongside people facing addictions, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, and career uncertainty. She also helps with depression, anxiety, stress, grief and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. She tailors conversations and plans to each person's situation rather than offering one-size-fits-all solutions.
Background and approach
Tatyana combines acceptance and commitment ideas with cognitive work to help people spot unhelpful patterns and try different actions. Attachment-informed thinking informs her way of understanding relationships and emotional responses. She also uses client-centred and dialectical approaches to keep the work focused and paced to the individual's tolerance.
Sessions are practical and conversational. People can expect to talk through current problems, develop skills for day-to-day coping, and set small, realistic goals between meetings. Tatyana aims to create a respectful space where concerns are heard and next steps are clear.
She accepts international clients and works with people across a wide range of life stages and challenges. To begin, she asks people to describe their main concerns so together they can agree a way forward that fits the person's life and goals.
What Tatyana works with
Everything Tatyana lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Tatyana is listed here; the rest shows what else Tatyana works with.
- 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 counselling
- 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 lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- 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
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them, and then choose actions that reflect their values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, addictions and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and practising practical alternatives to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. It often helps with depression, stress and anxiety. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions and connection with others, and it can be helpful for relationship issues and trauma-related concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss options and adapt methods to fit a person's needs, goals and preferences. They aim to plan sessions together so each meeting feels relevant and manageable.
The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into busy schedules and avoiding travel time, which can make regular meetings easier to maintain. Online work can also allow shorter check-ins when needed or quieter single-topic sessions that suit a lunch break or a brief pause in the day. Because the specific session formats were not listed in the supplied information, confirm the available online and in-person options when you book so you know what will work best for your routine.
Questions people ask about Tatyana
What kinds of problems does this counsellor help with?
Common concerns include addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, career problems, depression, anxiety, stress, grief, and intimacy-related issues. Additional areas listed include body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness and many other life challenges.
What is the therapeutic style like?
The approach is practical and collaborative, combining client-centred listening with techniques from ACT, CBT, DBT and attachment-informed work. Sessions focus on understandable steps people can try between meetings.
How much experience does the counsellor have?
The counsellor has 16 years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom.
What credentials and location are listed?
The profile records BACP and location in the United Kingdom as supplied.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Russian.
Can people outside the UK work with this counsellor?
International clients are accepted according to the supplied information; confirm any practical arrangements when booking.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions operate through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What should I do to start working with this counsellor?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the counsellor's availability.
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