Tatyana Sibthorpe, BACP

Tatyana Sibthorpe is a UK-licensed therapist with 16 years of professional experience who supports people through a wide range of emotional and life challenges. She works with clients facing addictions, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, career setbacks, depression, anxiety, and stress, and she also addresses issues such as grief, parenting, intimacy-related concerns, eating and sleeping difficulties, and bipolar disorder. Her additional focus areas include abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment issues, autism and Asperger Syndrome, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, codependency, communication problems, and other complex life transitions.

She tailors conversations and treatment plans to each person’s unique needs and approaches every client with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Tatyana draws on a range of therapeutic methods including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to match strategies to the concerns presented. She holds the BACP credential, which indicates membership in the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and she accepts international clients and offers sessions in both English and Russian.

Taking the first step toward a more fulfilling life can be challenging, and Tatyana offers steady professional support to help clients explore goals, build coping skills, and move toward meaningful change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Tatyana commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy, along with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, to guide online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and builds practical skills to act in line with those values despite painful thoughts or feelings, which can be helpful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns formed in early relationships and helps clients understand and reshape how they connect with others, useful for relationship issues, abandonment concerns, and attachment difficulties. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers structured ways to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, supporting work on depression, anxiety, stress, and coping skills.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Tatyana works collaboratively to find methods that fit each person’s needs, goals, and preferences. She will discuss options, adjust strategies over time, and involve the client in planning the work so therapy feels relevant and useful.

Online therapy with Tatyana is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility and accessibility. These formats make it possible to schedule sessions around work, family, or other commitments and to continue care across different locations while working with licensed professionals and therapists who tailor support to individual circumstances.