Sidonia Stiles, BACP

Sidonia Stiles (Sonia) is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people facing relationship problems, bereavement, anxiety, stress and low mood. She speaks English and Portuguese and brings 27 years of experience to her work. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Sidonia draws on person-centred and relationship-focused ways of working. Sessions aim to give people space to talk through what matters to them. She uses genograms to map family patterns and to help people understand how upbringing and cultural beliefs shape current difficulties. Her background includes ten years as a group worker for local council residential services, where she supported young people and worked with challenging family dynamics. That experience informs her approach to relationships and to the practical issues that arise in family life. She also works with bereavement and loss and uses ideas from Gestalt theory to explore how grief is experienced and expressed. Sidonia emphasises respect for each person’s unique story and timing when talking about loss. Over the years she has worked with people from LGBT communities in both relationship work and one-to-one counselling. She also supports people dealing with chronic pain, illness and disability and other long-term life challenges, including compassion fatigue and caregiving stress. For those interested in starting, the usual process involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a session. Prospective clients are advised to confirm current session options before booking so arrangements match their needs.

How Sidonia uses therapy approaches online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and to focus on actions that reflect personal values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression and for coping with long-term health challenges.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand how they form bonds and how those patterns affect adult relationships and intimacy.

Finding the right approach is often a shared process. Sidonia will work collaboratively to identify which methods feel most helpful, and adjust the way she works based on a person's goals and preferences.

Sidonia's biography states that she now offers online sessions, but it does not list the exact formats. Please confirm the available session options before booking so you know what to expect. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people access a counsellor who speaks English or Portuguese from different locations, including international settings.