Sylvia Louise Humphrey, BACP - Therapist in United Kingdom

Stress and anxiety
Grief and loss
Acceptance and ACT

About Sylvia

Sylvia Louise Humphrey is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with 15 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, grief and loss, low motivation, low self-esteem, depression and major life changes. Sylvia also supports people with relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, ADHD and issues linked to parenting, work and health.

Her sessions are straightforward and person-centred. She listens to what matters to the individual and uses that to guide the work. Practical tools from cognitive behavioural approaches are combined with acceptance-based and emotion-focused ideas when these suit the client.

Sylvia pays attention to attachment patterns and how past relationships shape current responses. That can be useful for people dealing with abandonment, adoption or blended family challenges. She also works with body image, eating and sleeping problems alongside chronic illness and caregiver stress.

She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. The emphasis is on clear steps and steady progress rather than jargon. Clients are invited to set goals and review them as work continues.

Sylvia welcomes people from different backgrounds, including LGBT clients, and accepts international clients. Sessions are offered in English. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and a first session scheduled through the service button.

Therapeutic approaches used online and how they help

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting led by them. It supports people who are struggling with persistent worry, shame or low motivation by clarifying values and taking small, value-led steps. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape present patterns. It can be helpful for relationship strain, abandonment issues and for people who find it hard to trust or feel close.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Sylvia will discuss your goals, preferences and practical needs to decide whether ACT, attachment work or a more cognitive style makes most sense. This is a collaborative decision and can change as progress is made.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm the current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel time or allowing a shorter check-in when days are tight. It can also allow quieter, camera-free conversations if that suits you better. Many registered or accredited professionals use these ways of working to help clients keep therapy compatible with parenting, shift work or long commutes.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Grief Self esteem Depression Coping with life changes

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse Intimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoachingCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issues Autism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issues Body imageCancerCaregiver issues and stress Chronic pain, illness, and disability Codependency Commitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purpose Men's issues Midlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issues Mood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issues Young adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

15+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

Sylvia works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, self-esteem and life changes, plus relationship and intimacy concerns and trauma and abuse.

How does she approach feelings of guilt or shame?

She uses acceptance-based ideas alongside emotion-focused and cognitive tools to help people talk through guilt and shame and the behaviours that follow.

What experience does she bring to sessions?

She has 15 years of practice working with a wide range of adult concerns, including ADHD, caregiving stress and chronic illness.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

Sylvia is registered with the BACP and is based in the United Kingdom.

Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?

Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.

What session formats does she offer?

Please confirm the current session options before booking as the biography does not list specific formats.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.