Tatyana Sibthorpe, BACP - Therapist in United Kingdom

Emotion-focused approach
Relationship patterns
Attachment issues

About Tatyana

Tatyana Sibthorpe is a BACP-registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with 16 years of professional experience. She helps people who are dealing with addictions, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, and career challenges. Her work also covers anxiety, depression, grief, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem.

She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, client-centred methods, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Sessions focus on emotions, patterns that repeat in relationships, and practical steps to manage difficult feelings. Conversations are plain and direct, with the goal of making problems easier to understand and name.

Tatyana pays attention to how early attachments and current relationships affect day-to-day life. She helps people recognise unhelpful patterns and try different ways of responding. This can include learning new coping skills, changing interaction habits, or building clearer personal boundaries.

She works with a broad range of concerns that also include eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, anger, bipolar management, chronic illness and caregiver stress. Additional areas she addresses are abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, attachment difficulties, and body image.

Sessions are offered in English and Russian, and she accepts international clients. Practical steps for starting include completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session through the online booking option.

How her approaches translate to online counselling

Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on identifying and naming emotions and the patterns they create in relationships. It helps people see how feelings drive responses and offers ways to try different emotional responses. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches practical skills for accepting difficult thoughts and committing to meaningful action. It is useful for anxiety, stress and when life changes feel overwhelming.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals and preferences, and together you will decide which methods to try. That collaborative process can include trying EFT techniques for relationship patterns, ACT exercises for living with difficult thoughts, or attachment-based conversations to understand early relationship influences.

Confirm current session formats before booking. When arranged online, sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week and reduce travel time. Some formats need less bandwidth and can be shorter check-ins, which helps when time is limited. Ask about the exact ways sessions are offered so they match your schedule and practical needs.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

AddictionsRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseCareer difficultiesDepression

Also works with

Stress, Anxiety LGBTFamily conflictsGrief Intimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependency Commitment issues Communication problems Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separation Domestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issues ForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelity Isolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purpose Midlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stress Pregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobia Women's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based Therapy Client-Centered Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior 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

Experience

16+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English, Russian

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She works with addictions, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, career concerns, anxiety and depression, and many related issues such as grief, intimacy and self-esteem.

Which therapeutic style does she use?

She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, client-centred methods and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

How much experience does she have?

She has 16 years of professional work experience in the United Kingdom.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practices in the United Kingdom.

Can I work with her in my language?

Sessions are offered in English and Russian.

Does she work with international clients?

Yes, she accepts international clients.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin a first session?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.

Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.