Sidonia Stiles, BACP

Sidonia Stiles, who also goes by Sonia, practices counselling from The Natural Fitnesses Centre in Eastbourne, United Kingdom and brings a long history of work supporting individuals and families. She trained as a person-centred counsellor and as a relationship psychodynamic therapist, and she is a registered counsellor with the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, which is the professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK.

Her clinical work focuses on relationship difficulties, bereavement, anxiety, stress and depression, and she has particular experience working with the LGBT community in both relationship and one-to-one settings. Prior to qualifying as a counsellor she spent ten years as a group worker for the local council, supporting residential young people and working closely with families to address complex relationship dynamics.

Sidonia holds an HND Diploma in Person Centred Counselling (2006) and a Level 5 Diploma in Relationship Therapy (2019) awarded by CPCAB - the Counselling & Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body. She draws on practical tools such as genograms to explore family patterns and upbringing, and she applies theoretical approaches including Gestalt ideas when working with grief and loss in order to honour each person’s individual experience.

She runs a private practice in Eastbourne, typically offering appointments most evenings from 6pm to 8pm and at weekends, and has expanded to offer online sessions in response to changing needs. Her work integrates person-centred principles with relationship-focused methods to help people navigate loss, attachment concerns, relationship challenges and emotional distress.