Sidonia Stiles, BACP
Sidonia Stiles is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain and depression.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
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About Sidonia
Sidonia Stiles is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain and depression. She uses a conversational, person-centred style that aims to make people feel heard and understood. Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese and Sidonia accepts international clients.
Sidonia draws on 27 years of experience in community and therapeutic settings. Before training as a counsellor she worked for ten years as a group worker with residential young people, helping with family tensions and difficult relationships.
Background and approach
That background still informs how she thinks about interactions and behaviour today. Her formal qualifications include registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, a Higher National Diploma in person-centred counselling and a Level 5 diploma in relationship therapy. These are used to guide practical, straightforward conversations rather than jargon-filled lectures.
In sessions she often explores how upbringing and family patterns shape behaviour and expectations. She may use genograms to map family relationships and highlight repeating themes. This helps people see patterns and make different choices.
Sidonia also works with bereavement and loss using ideas drawn from Gestalt thinking to respect each person’s experience of grief. She combines this with tools from cognitive and behavioural approaches when helpful, focusing on small, achievable steps. Appointments are available online by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging.
Sidonia aims for a practical, compassionate approach that suits each person’s needs and pace.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 389622 | October 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Sidonia works with
Everything Sidonia lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- 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
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- 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
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sidonia lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Sidonia will listen to your goals and try different techniques to see what fits. Together you decide which ideas to focus on and how quickly to move, so the work reflects your needs and preferences.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat and text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into life. Video is good for deeper conversations, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, and brief check-ins suit busy days via chat or messaging. These options let people book sessions around work, family or travel and keep continuity when circumstances change.
Frequently asked
What kinds of difficulties can I bring to sessions?
Sidonia works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, grief, depression and related concerns such as intimacy issues, addictions and career strain.
How would she approach therapy with me?
She uses a person-centred style that focuses on listening and understanding. Techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy, acceptance work and attachment-based ideas may be brought in when useful.
What experience does she have?
Sidonia has 27 years of experience, including ten years as a group worker with residential young people and many years running a personal counselling practice.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and holds a Higher National Diploma in person-centred counselling plus a Level 5 diploma in relationship therapy. She practises from the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be held in other languages or across borders?
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese, and she accepts international clients.
In what formats are sessions available?
Sessions can take place via video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by clicking the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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