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Sibell Ali

Sibell Ali, BACP

BACP counsellor - anxiety and relationships

United Kingdom

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Credentials
BACP
Registration
BACP, United Kingdom / 125065
Experience
10 years
Languages
English
Location
United Kingdom
  • Person Centred Therapy
  • Stress and anxiety
  • Relationship issues

About Sibell

Sibell Ali is a BACP-registered counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with ten years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems, trauma and bereavement, and other concerns listed on her profile. Sibell writes plainly and offers a humanistic, person-centred approach to conversation and reflection.

Sibell uses Person Centred Therapy as her core approach. In practice this means she places the client's experience at the centre of sessions and listens to what matters most to the individual. She combines that with other helpful methods when needed to respond to each person's concerns.

Sessions focus on clear, steady discussion about what is worrying someone now. Sibell helps people name feelings, notice patterns and try different ways of coping. She works with issues such as abandonment and attachment difficulties, communication and commitment problems, and feelings of emptiness or isolation.

She also supports people dealing with chronic pain, illness and disability, eating and food-related struggles, gender dysphoria, guilt and shame, and separation after divorce. Grief and loss, trauma reactions and dissociation are included among the topics she has experience with.

Sibell offers straightforward guidance on next steps and practical options. She welcomes people from diverse backgrounds and cultural perspectives and asks clients to begin by completing a short matching questionnaire to plan an initial session.

Client-centred approaches for online counselling

Sibell primarily uses Person Centred Therapy, which focuses on listening closely to a person's concerns and reflecting them back so the client can clarify their own thoughts and feelings. This approach can help with anxiety, relationship worries and grief by giving the client space to name what is happening for them.

She also works integratively, combining the person-centred stance with other practical techniques when helpful. That means Sibell will suggest different ways of working if they seem likely to address specific problems such as attachment difficulties, communication challenges or coping with chronic illness.

Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to identify goals, try methods in session, and adjust the plan based on what feels most useful. Clients can expect a steady, conversational process rather than a fixed protocol.

Session formats are not specified in the profile, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into daily life - for example by reducing travel, allowing shorter check-ins, or avoiding the need to be on camera. Registered or accredited professionals often offer these practical benefits to help people manage therapy alongside work, family and other commitments.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDissociationDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she work with?

Sibell supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems, trauma, bereavement and related issues listed on her profile.

What is her therapy style?

She uses a person-centred approach that keeps the client's experience central and combines other methods as needed to suit the individual.

How long has she practised?

Sibell has ten years of professional experience working with people in counselling and psychotherapy.

Where is she based and what credential does she hold?

She practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the BACP.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English only.

Can international clients work with her?

She is not currently accepting international clients according to the profile information.

How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?

Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time; specific rates depend on the chosen subscription and region.

How do I start a first session?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule an initial session.

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