About Sian
Sian Owen is a counsellor who emphasises practical, person-focused therapy. She uses straightforward conversations to help people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, anger and related struggles. Sian works in English and Welsh and brings five years of experience to her practice in the United Kingdom.
Sian mixes tried approaches to match what each person needs. She uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and change behaviours. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people accept difficult feelings and act in line with their values.
Background and approach
Sessions are shaped around the individual rather than a fixed formula. Sian aims to listen first, then agree simple goals and techniques to try between meetings. That might include short exercises, mindfulness practices or steps to test a new way of coping.
She describes her manner as respectful, sensitive and compassionate, and keeps explanations plain so they are easy to follow on a phone or a short break. Sian can also support people dealing with grief, trauma, relationship strain, sleep or eating concerns, addiction and coping with life changes.
For people unsure what to expect, she offers an initial space to talk through immediate worries and practical next steps. That conversation is used to build a plan that fits the person’s life, goals and pace.
How Sian uses therapy approaches online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then take steps that match what matters to them. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and teaches simple tests and experiments to change unhelpful patterns. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding so the person feels heard and can lead the pace of change.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Sian will discuss goals, try a few techniques and adjust what she uses according to how helpful those techniques feel. The aim is a practical plan that fits the client’s goals and day-to-day life rather than a fixed method imposed from the start.
Online sessions can be arranged by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for fuller conversations and working through exercises together. Phone sessions can be a simpler fit when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text allow ongoing, brief exchanges and can suit people who prefer typed reflection or tight schedules. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, travel and family commitments while keeping progress steady.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English, Welsh
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