Helen Yates, BACP

Helen Yates is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties. She also helps with LGBT concerns, trauma and abuse, addiction, eating and sleeping struggles, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. Helen works with people feeling overwhelmed by life changes, grief, parenting strain, career questions and compassion fatigue. She practises a person-centred approach as her main way of working. That means sessions focus on the person and their experiences, and Helen aims to follow each person's pace and priorities. She draws on other evidence-based methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy when these suit an individual's needs. Helen has five years of experience and is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She uses that background to offer straightforward, respectful support and practical ideas that clients can try between sessions. In therapy people can expect to talk through what matters most to them and to work on small, realistic steps. Helen emphasises strength and collaboration rather than labels. She encourages clear goals and checks in about what is or isn't helpful as therapy progresses. If someone wants to start, the usual route is to complete the service's short matching questionnaire and arrange sessions. Helen also accepts international clients who wish to work in English.

How her approaches can work online and in sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while focusing on what matters most to them. It supports action towards values when anxiety or uncertainty get in the way. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people try new ways of connecting and responding. Client-Centred Therapy puts the person's own perspective at the centre, with the counsellor following the client's lead and offering understanding to build confidence.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Helen will work collaboratively to choose methods that fit a person's goals and preferences. Together they will check what helps, adapt techniques, and set manageable steps so therapy feels useful rather than overwhelming.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into busy days, cut out travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also mean sessions are possible across time zones for international clients who prefer to work in English. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists often adapt exercises and materials so people can practise skills between sessions.