Sian Dyer, BACP

Sian Dyer is a psychotherapist based in the United Kingdom. She works with adults and couples who are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, low mood, relationship strain or a sense of being stuck. Sian uses familiar, practical tools so people can feel steadier and more connected to themselves and others.

Sian blends cognitive behavioural ideas with humanistic and psychodynamic viewpoints. She also draws on polyvagal-informed practice to help people notice how their nervous system shapes feelings and behaviour. This mix is used to tailor sessions to each person’s needs rather than follow a single formula.

A core focus is emotional regulation. Sian helps people recognise when they are moving into fight, flight, freeze or shutdown and develop ways to respond with more calm and clarity. That can look like learning simple grounding skills, tracking patterns, or practising different ways of talking to yourself.

She pays attention to how early attachment and past experiences affect present relationships. In couples work she supports partners to see each other’s triggers and build habits of empathy and teamwork. Across work with individuals she aims to strengthen self-worth and healthier boundaries.

Sian trained and now works from the perspective that therapy is a gradual process. She encourages small, steady steps that feel manageable. If someone wants practical strategies, clearer thinking, or more emotional safety, she will work with them to find realistic ways forward.

How Sian’s approaches translate to online work

Sian uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-based ideas alongside cognitive behavioural techniques. ACT focuses on identifying what matters most to you and learning small, practical steps to act on those values despite difficult thoughts or feelings. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns shape how people connect now and helps build safer ways of relating. CBT gives clear tools to notice and adjust unhelpful thinking and behaviour that keep problems going.

Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the therapy process. The therapist will work collaboratively with each person to decide which methods feel most useful based on their goals, history and what feels comfortable in sessions. This means plans can change as trust and understanding grow.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around everyday life, for example by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a break, or giving flexibility when someone prefers not to be on camera. Registered or accredited professionals can help adapt exercises and regulation strategies so they work in an online setting.