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Sian Llewellyn

Counsellor profile

Sian Llewellyn , BACP

United Kingdom

Counsellor - Relationships and Codependency

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Where Sian stands

Credentials
BACP
Registration
BACP, United Kingdom / 377144
Experience
10 years
Languages
English
Location
United Kingdom

About

  • Person-centred
  • Emotionally-Focused
  • Mindfulness

About Sian

Sian Llewellyn is a counsellor registered with the BACP and has worked in the field for 10 years. She trained at Worcester University and holds a Foundation Degree in Person-Centred Counselling, alongside further diplomas and study in relationship work and cognitive approaches. Sian practises in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English to local and international clients.

Sian focuses on everyday things that wear people down. She helps with anxiety, depression, self-esteem and low self-worth. She also works with relationship and intimacy issues, codependency, addictive patterns, eating concerns, grief and trauma. Practical family stresses such as parenting strain and caring for someone with illness are included in her practice.

Her approach draws on person-centred ideas and Emotionally-Focused methods. In sessions she listens for what matters to the client and reflects it back. This helps people name feelings, sort out attachment patterns and decide what to try next.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness tools to help people live with difficult thoughts and feelings without being pushed around by them. These methods aim to increase psychological flexibility and build small, manageable actions people can try between sessions.

Sian pictures therapy as a straightforward working relationship. Sessions are conversational and paced to the client's needs. To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then book a first appointment through the site's online options.

How sessions work

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people accept difficult thoughts while focusing on values-based action. It is useful for anxiety, depression and patterns like people-pleasing where avoidance keeps problems stuck. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect how people connect now. It is helpful for intimacy issues, codependency and fears about abandonment.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about what feels most useful and try different ways of working together. Decisions about methods are made collaboratively and can change as needs shift.

The biography does not specify exact session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They can also make it possible for international clients to work with a UK-based counsellor. Registered or accredited professionals, including therapists who use these approaches, often blend discussion, mindfulness exercises and practical tasks into online appointments to help clients apply what they learn in day-to-day life.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsEating disordersSelf esteem

Also works with

AddictionsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyEmotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Can she help with people-pleasing and codependent patterns?

Yes. She works with codependency, people-pleasing and boundary issues using person-centred and emotionally-focused approaches.

What is her style in sessions?

Her style is conversational and reflective. She listens, names feelings and helps clients try practical steps between sessions.

How much experience does she have?

She has ten years' experience working as a counsellor and has completed further diplomas in relationship counselling and CBT-related study.

Where is she based and what is her credential?

She works in the United Kingdom and is registered with the BACP.

Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.

How is pricing handled?

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

How do I begin working with her?

Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.

Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.

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