- Years in practice
- 16
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English, Russian
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Tatyana
Tatyana Sibthorpe uses a practical, person-centred approach to make therapy accessible and down to earth. She combines several evidence-informed methods to help people manage anxiety, depression, addictions, stress and relationship concerns. Tatyana works in English and Russian and brings 16 years of experience in the United Kingdom to her sessions.
She aims for straightforward conversations that focus on what you want to change. Sessions are shaped around daily life - routines, work pressures, parenting challenges and the moments that feel hardest.
Background and approach
Tatyana listens, reflects, and helps people try new ways of responding to old problems. Her background includes working with trauma, grief, eating and sleeping difficulties, bipolar mood issues and compassion fatigue. She also supports people facing career setbacks, intimacy-related concerns and the strain of caregiving or chronic illness.
These areas often overlap, so practical tools are paired with space to process emotions. Tatyana mixes approaches such as cognitive behavioural techniques, acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-based thinking and client-centred listening. She helps clients spot unhelpful patterns, practise different skills and reconnect with what matters to them.
The pace and focus are set by the client. For parents feeling overwhelmed, she addresses parenting strain alongside related issues like family communication and blended family tensions. Starting therapy is framed as a step-by-step process, and appointments are arranged to fit everyday life.
What Tatyana works with
Everything Tatyana lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Tatyana helps people 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.
Therapeutic approaches that work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then take actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress and getting unstuck when life changes make things hard.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting patterns of thinking and behaviour that keep problems going and practising small changes. It often helps with depression, panic, sleeping problems and managing unhelpful routines.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit those aims and adjust as progress is made. This is a collaborative process where the client’s preferences and daily life shape decisions about techniques and pacing.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls let the therapist and client work face to face even when travel is difficult. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a short check-in during a break. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief updates, emotional support between appointments and people who prefer writing to talking. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, parenting and other commitments.
Questions people ask about Tatyana
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports people with addictions, anxiety, depression, stress and relationship concerns, plus grief, eating and sleeping problems and bipolar mood issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centred and practical, using techniques from CBT, ACT and attachment-based approaches while keeping the client’s goals central.
How much professional experience does she have?
She has 16 years of professional experience working with people in the United Kingdom.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practices in the United Kingdom.
Which languages can sessions be conducted in?
Sessions are offered in English and Russian, and she accepts people from other countries.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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