Sian Dyer, BACP
Therapist helping people rewrite unhelpful stories
Details
| Name | Sian Dyer |
|---|---|
| Credentials | BACP |
| Based in | United Kingdom |
| Registered with | BACP |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 5 |
About Sian
Sian Dyer is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who uses Narrative Therapy alongside other approaches. She helps people facing anxiety, stress, low mood, relationship difficulties, and feelings of being stuck or disconnected. Sian writes plainly and meets people where they are, aiming to make each session feel practical and understandable.
Sian draws on five years of experience and holds BACP registration, which is listed as BACP. She listens for the stories that shape how someone sees themselves and their problems, then helps them test alternative ways of understanding those stories.
Background and approach
Sessions often focus on small, manageable changes rather than big, quick fixes. Her work pays close attention to how the body and nervous system respond to difficulty. This means talking about fight, flight, freeze or shutdown responses, and building simple strategies to feel steadier in everyday life.
She uses ideas from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy where they fit the person’s goals. Sian also explores attachment patterns and how early relationships can shape current reactions. This helps people see repeating patterns and try different ways of relating.
She supports clients to build clearer boundaries, better self-esteem, and kinder internal dialogue. Practical tools are combined with a compassionate listening style. Sessions may include discussion, reflective exercises, and straightforward coping strategies.
People are encouraged to move at a pace that feels manageable for them.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse among the things Sian works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- 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
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- 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 counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- 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-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Sian among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Sian among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Sian among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Sian among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Sian among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Sian among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Sian among the ways she works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Sian among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Sian among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Sian among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Sian among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Sian among the ways she works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Sian among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Sian among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Sian among the ways she works.
- Systemic Therapy: Listed by Sian among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Sian directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Sian directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Narrative and ACT inform online therapy
Online sessions with Sian typically draw on Narrative Therapy, which looks at the stories people tell about their lives and helps them test new, freer ways of understanding themselves. Narrative work can be useful for relationship concerns, identity questions, and patterns that feel stuck.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is also used to help people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to actions that matter to them. ACT is practical for anxiety, low mood, and situations where someone wants clearer direction and values-led change.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist works collaboratively to choose methods that fit a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. That might mean using narrative techniques one week and ACT or CBT ideas the next, depending on what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual connection, phone works well for quieter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited, while messaging or live chat can suit short reflections or on-the-go support. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, family, and daily life.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does this counsellor address?
Sian works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, relationship and intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, anger, career challenges, bipolar and depression, and coping with life changes.
What is the therapeutic style like?
Their approach centres on Narrative Therapy combined with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and attachment-aware work. Sessions tend to focus on the stories people tell about themselves and on testing new ways of responding.
How much clinical experience does the counsellor have?
Sian has five years of clinical experience working with adults on emotional regulation, relationship patterns, and everyday coping strategies.
Where is the counsellor based and what credentials do they hold?
The counsellor is based in the United Kingdom and lists BACP as their credential.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with this counsellor?
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