Sibell Ali, BACP

Sibell Ali is a humanistic counsellor who has practised in the United Kingdom for ten years. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and works in a warm, empathetic way. Sibell encourages people to talk through what is happening for them and to notice their own strengths.

Sibell uses a person-centred approach as her main method. That means she listens without judgement and helps people find their own solutions. She also blends other helpful ideas when they suit the person she is working with.

Sessions tend to focus on what the client needs that week. Common themes she supports include stress, anxiety, grief and depression. She also helps people facing trauma and abuse, relationship worries, and challenges linked to gender identity and LGBT issues.

Other concerns Sibell has experience with include abandonment and attachment issues, chronic pain or long-term illness, communication problems, dissociation, eating and food-related issues, and coping with big life changes. She works with people from many backgrounds and respects the differences they bring.

Sibell aims to create a calm space where people can be heard and understood. Her approach is centred on compassion and steady support, helping clients build on their own resources as they work through difficult moments.

How Sibell uses person-centred work online

Sibell's main approach is Client-Centred Therapy, also called person-centred therapy. It centres on listening closely and accepting a person without judgement, which can help with stress, anxiety, grief and relationship worries. In practice this means the counsellor reflects what is said and helps the person notice their own strengths and choices.

She also works integratively, bringing in other helpful ideas as needed to suit the client. That flexible mix can be useful for issues like trauma, chronic illness, communication problems or feeling stuck after big life changes. The focus stays on the client's goals and pace rather than forcing a set technique.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about what feels useful and try different ways of working if needed. Together they will pick methods that match the person's needs, goals and preferences rather than assuming one way fits all.

If you are considering online therapy, check the available session options before booking. Confirm which formats are offered and how scheduling works. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into busy days, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when that is helpful, but please verify the specific session arrangements with the provider before you start.