Jonathan Sibbring
Experienced counsellor focusing on emotions and relationships
About Jonathan
Jonathan Sibbring offers a warm, person-centred approach rooted in client-centred therapy. He brings 15 years of experience working in the UK and focuses on helping people navigate grief, depression, relationship strain and LGBT-related concerns. Jonathan speaks English and works with clients internationally using online formats.
He draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people identify and understand strong emotions in relationships and personal struggles. Sessions aim to make feelings clearer and to find new ways of relating to others and to oneself.
Background and approach
This approach can be useful for people facing loss, communication problems or changes in identity. Jonathan also uses client-centred therapy, which puts the person’s own experience at the heart of the work. He offers a non-judgemental space and listens for each person’s strengths and values.
The focus is on helping people decide what change they want and supporting steps towards that change. Across his career he has worked in both independent practice and the NHS, and has taught as a guest lecturer at a UK university. That mix of clinical and teaching work informs his straightforward style in sessions.
He aims to support and empower people as they work through difficult life events or ongoing stress. Typical concerns he works with include anxiety, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, family matters, men’s issues, sexuality, sexual assault and abuse, and health-related challenges such as cancer or HIV/AIDS.
His practice also covers adoption and foster care related topics and feelings of guilt or shame.
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How Jonathan's approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person's own perspective and choices. The counsellor listens closely, reflects what is said and helps the person find their own solutions. This approach suits people who want a respectful space to think things through and build confidence in their own decisions.Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people to recognise and name strong emotions and to understand how those feelings shape interactions. It is commonly used for relationship concerns and for individuals who struggle with patterns of emotional distress. The work aims to shift emotional responses so people can relate differently to themselves and others.
Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be decided together. Jonathan will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful. He takes a collaborative stance and adapts methods to suit each person’s needs rather than applying one fixed technique.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone work can be better when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and messaging lets people write when that fits their schedule. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
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| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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- Experience
- 15 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
