Siobhan Stephen
Practical support for anxiety and addiction recovery
About Siobhan
Siobhan Stephen helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship strain and grief. She offers straightforward support for panic, social anxiety, shame and issues around body image or self-worth. Siobhan writes plainly and listens without judgement so people can talk about what matters most.
She has 14 years of professional experience and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Siobhan aims to make each session practical.
Background and approach
Conversations focus on what is getting in the way day to day and on small steps that can make life feel easier. Her work often addresses attachment and abandonment wounds that affect how people relate to others. She also supports those dealing with codependency, control issues, divorce and separation, and addiction to drugs or alcohol.
Money worries, isolation and seasonal mood shifts are common topics in her practice. Siobhan encourages people to build self-compassion and clearer boundaries. She uses techniques that help reduce panic attacks and manage overwhelming feelings.
The goal is to increase calm, regain a sense of choice and improve relationships with self and others. Sessions are offered from the United Kingdom and delivered in English. Communication options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging.
To begin, a short questionnaire is completed and appointments are scheduled according to availability.
What Siobhan works with
Sessions & fees
Approaches and online support that fit your life
Siobhan uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on emotional regulation and relationship patterns. One common approach helps people recognise how past attachments affect current relationships and offers practical ways to change unhelpful patterns. This can be useful for issues such as abandonment, codependency and difficulty trusting others.Another frequently used method teaches simple skills to manage intense feelings and panic. These techniques train breathing and grounding strategies, and include short exercises to practice between sessions. They aim to reduce the frequency and intensity of panic attacks and overwhelming anxiety.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and will adapt methods as the relationship progresses. This is a collaborative process that looks for what helps most in everyday life.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins and messaging lets people write about feelings in their own time. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family life and other commitments.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 14 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
