About me
Hi, I'm Sian, a qualified therapist offering online counselling to adults struggling with anxiety, low self-worth, and the effects of difficult or toxic family relationships.
Although I work online, I'm based in Stourbridge and support clients across the West Midlands and beyond.
Many of the people I work with have spent years people pleasing and putting others first. They worry constantly about what others think of them, feel responsible for other people's emotions, and find it incredibly hard to say no. Guilt can feel never ending, and anxiety feels overwhelming.
I often work with people who find it really hard to put themselves first. They constantly find themselves worrying what others think about them, and end up putting everyone else's needs before their own. They find it incredibly hard to say no, and end up feeling really guilty if they do, often feeling responsible for the emotions of others. Counselling can help you to break this cycle.
You might recognise patterns of people-pleasing, self-doubt or feeling like 'it must be me'. Sometimes this includes navigating toxic family dynamics.
By the time you reach out for counselling, you may feel exhausted, stuck, or unsure of who you are anymore. You may have tried coping alone or talking to friends, but still feel that something deeper needs attention. Therapy can offer a space where you are finally allowed to be the focus.
How counselling can help
Anxiety can be exhausting. It often shows up as overthinking, self-questioning, fear of getting things wrong, or dreading certain situations. It can also affect the body; disrupted sleep, headaches, digestive issues, and the constant sense of tension and unease.
In counselling we can explore where these patterns come from, how they may have helped you cope in the past, and how they might now be holding you back. Therapy can support you to:
- reduce anxiety and emotional overwhelm
- build healthier boundaries without overwhelming guilt
- develop self-worth that isn't dependent on the approval of others
- break people pleasing patterns
- make sense of difficult family relationships
- feel more confident, grounded and emotionally steady
I work in a warm, compassionate, and non-judgemental way aiming to create a space where you feel safe, understood, and and able to explore things at your own pace.
My passion for counselling is shaped by both professional training and lived experience of anxiety and depression. This allows me to understand not just the theory, but the emotional reality of how overwhelming and isolating these struggles can feel. I bring this understanding into my work with care, empathy, and respect for each individual's journey.
Practical information
I offer a free, no-obligation 15 minute introductory call so we can talk through what you're hoping to gain from counselling and see whether I'm the right fit for you.
Sessions are offered online (zoom, teams, whatsapp) during weekday day times with some limited evening availability.
If you'd prefer, you're very welcome to email me at: sian@sianthompsoncounselling.co.uk
Client feedback:
"You've changed my life over the past six months - I don't even just feel "back to myself", I feel more me than I've ever let myself."
"I would recommend Sian to anyone, especially if you have never tried therapy before or have never found the right counsellor."
"Sian is very approachable, non-judgemental, understanding, and I trusted her implicitly"
If you have any questions or would like to find out more about counselling, please get in touch.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Level 5 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- Accredited Registrant of NCPS
- Ongoing clinical supervision
- Regular CPD
Recent CPD includes:
- Narcissism
- Working creatively with the inner child
- A person centred perspective on trauma
- Generalised Anxiety disorder
- The Traumatised Inner Child
- Anxiety in the Therapy Room
- Imposter Syndrome
- Body image and disordered eating
Experience includes working with anxiety, depression, people pleasing, ADHD, low self worth, toxic family dynamics, family estrangement, narcissistic abuse, domestic abuse, sexual abuse, imposter syndrome and emotional neglect.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
£60.00 per session
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Further information
Each session lasts 50 minutes
Free initial phone call to find out if counselling is right for you - 15 minutes
Both short term and long term work is offered.
