Counsellor profile

Sian Dyer, BACP

United Kingdom

BACP counsellor - Relationships and emotional regulation

About

Anxiety and stress
Attachment work
Couples communication

About Sian

Sian Dyer is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with five years' experience. She works with adults and couples on issues such as anxiety, stress, low mood, relationship difficulties, emotional overwhelm, low self‑esteem and feeling disconnected or stuck.

Sian uses a mix of cognitive behavioural techniques, client‑centred work and attachment‑based ideas. She pays attention to how the nervous system reacts to stress and helps people recognise fight, flight, freeze or shutdown responses. That understanding is used to build clearer, steadier ways to respond to life.

Sessions focus on emotional regulation skills and practical strategies to manage anxiety and overwhelm. Conversations also look at how past experiences and attachment patterns shape current relationships and behaviour. The aim is to help people increase self‑trust and steady their reactions to difficult situations.

Sian also sees couples who want to improve communication, rebuild connection or understand repeating patterns. With couples she explores emotional responses and attachment needs so partners can move from blame to better understanding and teamwork.

Her style combines short‑term skills work with deeper exploration of patterns. She offers tools for day‑to‑day coping alongside space to reflect on longer‑standing issues. Sessions are paced to what each person or couple can manage.

To begin, prospective clients select the online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How sessions work

How Sian uses evidence‑based approaches online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take action even when difficult thoughts or feelings appear. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes.

Attachment‑Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It can help people understand recurring conflict, feelings of disconnection, and difficulties with intimacy or trust.

Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist will work with the client to decide which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences. That might mean focusing on skills for immediate relief, or exploring longer‑standing patterns, or both.

Confirm the practical session formats before booking, as the profile does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around family life, a work break or caregiving duties. It can also allow shorter check‑ins when time or bandwidth is limited. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and emotional regulation strategies for video or audio sessions, helping bring therapeutic tools into everyday routines.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsTrauma and abuse Grief Self esteem

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepression Coping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependency Commitment issues Communication problems Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separation Domestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issues Young adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy

Experience

5+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

Sian works with anxiety, stress, low mood, relationship difficulties, addictions, grief, self‑esteem and parenting concerns among other issues.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She blends cognitive behavioural techniques with client‑centred and attachment‑based approaches, focusing on emotional regulation and nervous system responses.

How long has she been practising?

She has five years' experience working with adults and couples in the UK.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

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

Does she offer sessions in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats does she provide?

Please confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the profile.

How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?

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

How do I start working with her?

Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule 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 anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.

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