- Relationship patterns
- Bereavement support
- Genogram work
About Sidonia
Sidonia Stiles is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 27 years of experience. She supports people dealing with relationship difficulties, bereavement, anxiety, stress and depression. Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese and she has experience working with LGBT clients in relationship and individual work.
Sidonia trained with a Higher National Diploma in Person Centred counselling and later completed a Level 5 Diploma in Relationship Therapy with CPCAB. Before becoming a counsellor she spent ten years as a group worker with residential young people for a local council. That experience informs her approach to family and relationship dynamics.
Her practice draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside attachment-based ideas and client-centred principles. She uses genograms to look at family patterns and how upbringing shapes current relationships. Sidonia also uses elements of cognitive behavioural approaches and acceptance and commitment ideas where they help the work.
When someone brings grief or loss, she uses concepts from Gestalt theory to explore how that loss is experienced and noticed in everyday life. For relationship concerns she pays attention to emotional patterns that repeat between people and to how attachments formed early in life affect adult connections.
Sidonia runs a private practice in Eastbourne and has adapted to offering sessions online since the Covid period. She asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire before the first appointment and to choose a session slot through the site booking process.
Approaches used in online sessions
Sidonia draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people notice and name difficult emotions and the patterns they create in relationships. EFT focuses on people’s emotional responses and how those responses affect closeness and communication. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy which helps people clarify values and take steps aligned with what matters to them, supporting work on anxiety, stress and coping.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She discusses options with each person and together they decide which methods to try based on the client’s needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative decision shapes how sessions proceed and what techniques are used.
The therapist moved to offering online sessions after Covid, and the practical aim is to fit sessions into everyday life more easily. The profile does not list specific session formats here, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it simpler to schedule appointments around busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so sessions fit into work or family routines.
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Experience
27+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Portuguese
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with relationship issues, bereavement, anxiety, stress and depression as well as other concerns listed in her profile such as intimacy issues and addiction.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is built on person-centred foundations and draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy, attachment-based ideas and cognitive behavioural tools.
How long has she been practising?
She has 27 years of experience, including prior work as a group worker with residential young people.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from Eastbourne in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese.
Can international clients work with her?
She accepts international clients according to the profile information provided.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session through the booking process.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.