Sian Readings , BACP

Sian Readings is a counsellor who focuses on women's issues and relationship concerns. She aims to make conversations about difficult topics straightforward and approachable. Her manner is friendly and down-to-earth, so people often find it easier to be open and honest in sessions.

Sian works with people experiencing anxiety, low mood, stress, and parenting pressures. She provides support through pregnancy, birth, the postnatal period and early parenthood. She also helps with intimacy and relationship difficulties and matters around self-esteem and body image.

Her practice draws on client-centred work, where the person's own goals shape each session. Sian also uses psychodynamic ideas to help uncover patterns that repeat in relationships and everyday life. She balances listening with practical suggestions so people can try things between sessions.

Sessions are conversational and paced to suit each person. Sian aims to build trust before moving into deeper themes, and she checks in about progress and goals as therapy continues. The focus is on what will help the person feel steadier and clearer in day-to-day life.

People who prefer a straightforward, compassionate approach find her style helpful. Sian welcomes people who want to talk through life changes, recover from difficult experiences, or improve how they relate to themselves and others.

How Sian's approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person's own experience and goals, with the counsellor offering empathetic listening and gentle reflection to help people find their own solutions. This approach is useful for anxiety, self-esteem and parenting concerns where personal priorities guide the work.

Psychodynamic Therapy looks at patterns in relationships and feelings that can repeat over time. It helps people understand how past experiences shape current worries, which can be helpful for intimacy issues, attachment concerns and emotional patterns that keep returning.

Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. Sian will talk through options with each person and agree on a plan based on their needs, goals and what feels comfortable. Therapy can change over time as priorities shift, and she checks in regularly to make sure the approach still fits.

Online sessions give flexibility and practical choices. Video calls allow fuller conversation and visual connection, phone sessions use less bandwidth, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and text messaging works well for ongoing, written support. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, childcare or other commitments while keeping therapy accessible across locations.