Dr Sian Williams

Dr. Sian Williams is an award-winning broadcast journalist whose warmth and presentation skills have made her one of the best known and most versatile broadcasters on British television and radio.

In addition to her broadcasting work, Sian is a Chartered Counselling Psychologist working for both the NHS and in private practise, helping people manage anxiety, stress and trauma.

Sian's career in broadcasting spans nearly forty years including a decade spent anchoring BBC Breakfast.

During that time, Sian presented the BBC's main news bulletins and coverage for events including the London 2012 Olympics, the Royal Weddings of Charles and Camilla and William and Kate, numerous General Elections and the commemorations marking the anniversaries of the two World Wars.

Throughout her career, Sian has also presented numerous prime-time TV shows including Crimewatch and National Treasures Live for BBC One and Save Money, Good Health, for ITV1.

In her radio work, as BBC Radio 4's co-presenter of Saturday Live, Sian helped attract more than a quarter of a million new listeners. She was also the co-host of a unique programme, in which she was joined in the BBC studios by The Queen.

Sian is currently the presenter of BBC Radio 4's Life Changing, a series focusing on moments in people's lives which transform everything. To date, Life Changing has had over seven million downloads, is one of BBC Sounds most listened-to podcasts and consistently ranks in Radio 4's Top 5 programmes.

Sian’s interview skills have seen her listed in the Radio Times Top 10 broadcast interviewers of all time and awarded the Television and Radio Industries Club Best Newsreader/Reporter twice in successive years.

During her time as Channel 5's main news anchor, she introduced the UK's first dedicated mental health slot on a TV news bulletin called Mind Matters with Dr Sian. The show covered issues ranging from ADHD, addiction, anxiety, eating disorders to OCD and PTSD.

In her work as a psychologist, Sian has a thriving private practice, where she offers consultancy, workshops, group and individual therapy.

She is a Senior Specialist Psychological Therapist at the Centre for Anxiety, Stress and Trauma at the NHS, where she primarily helps emergency service staff recover from work-related traumatic events.

In 2023, Sian hosted an event for HRH Prince William, meeting first responders and listening to their mental health concerns.

Sian has hosted major events for Google, the British Psychological Society, the BBC, King's College, and has written on mental health issues for newspapers and magazines such as The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, Good Housekeeping and The Psychologist.

Sian’s first book Rise: Surviving and Thriving after Trauma was published in June 2016.

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