Sidonia Stiles

Sidonia Stiles welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by relationship issues, grief, anxiety, stress or depression. She introduces herself as Sonia and aims to make first conversations straightforward and calm. Her approach is down-to-earth and practical so parents and carers can quickly see what to expect.

She uses a person-centred way of working that focuses on each person’s own understanding and values. Sidonia also draws on relationship-focused ideas to look at how family background and early attachments shape current difficulties. This helps when people want to understand repeated patterns in relationships and improve how they connect with others.

Over 27 years Sidonia has worked in community settings and ran group work with residential young people for a decade. That experience shaped her interest in family dynamics, blended family issues and adoption and foster care matters. She has supported people from the LGBT community in both relationship work and one-to-one counselling.

Her training includes a Higher National Diploma in Person Centred counselling and a Level 5 Diploma in Relationship Therapy from CPCAB. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, often abbreviated to BACP.

Sidonia also works with loss and bereavement and uses Gestalt-informed ideas to help people find personal meaning in grief. She sometimes uses genograms to map family patterns and make difficult conversations clearer.

Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese, and she practices from the United Kingdom. For international clients or to confirm current session options, readers should check the booking process before scheduling.

How therapy approaches translate online

Sidonia works in a person-centred way that places the client's experience at the centre; sessions focus on listening, empathy and helping people find their own solutions. She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns and to improve emotional connection in present relationships. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used to spot unhelpful thinking and try practical changes for mood, anxiety and sleep.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Sidonia will work collaboratively to see which methods suit a person's needs, goals and preferences, and will adapt the way she works as therapy progresses.

If you are considering online sessions, check the booking steps to confirm the formats offered for this practice. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-in meetings when time is limited, and remove the need to travel. It also lets people maintain continuity across locations and time zones when organising regular appointments. Ask about session length and scheduling when you complete the matching questionnaire so arrangements suit your routine.