Sibell Ali, BACP

Sibell Ali is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has worked in therapeutic roles for 10 years and focuses on creating a warm, non-judgemental space. Her approachable manner aims to help people feel heard and understood from the first session.

Sibell uses a Humanistic foundation, primarily Person-Centred (Client-Centred) Therapy, while drawing on other methods as needed. In practice this means she listens closely, follows what matters to the person, and reflects back what she hears. The work is paced to the client and rooted in compassion rather than directive advice.

She has experience supporting people with stress and anxiety, grief and bereavement, trauma and abuse, and relationship concerns. She also helps with self-esteem, feelings of emptiness, and coping with big life changes such as separation or family conflict. LGBT and gender dysphoria issues are included among her focus areas.

Sibell aims to make sessions collaborative. She encourages clients to identify their own strengths and to build on them. Practical steps may emerge from conversations, but the emphasis remains on understanding personal experience and choices.

If someone wants to begin, Sibell asks them to use the site's Start Therapy process so they can complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange sessions according to her schedule.

Client-centred approaches for online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy, also known as Person-Centred Therapy, focuses on listening without judgement and helping people find their own answers. This approach suits issues like anxiety, low self-esteem, grief and relationship concerns because it prioritises the person's experience and pace.

Sibell also draws on a broader Humanistic outlook, which emphasises respect for each person's background and strengths. That outlook is useful when people face big life changes, feelings of emptiness, or struggles with identity, because it encourages self-understanding rather than prescriptive solutions.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be decided together. The therapist works collaboratively to match methods to a person's needs, goals and preferences as sessions progress.

Confirm the exact session formats before booking since the biography does not list specific options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counselling around work and family life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also help people access consistent support while managing busy schedules and everyday responsibilities.