Therapist
Helen Yates
BACP
Compassionate, practical counselling for everyday struggles
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- Person-centred approach
- Practical strategies
- Works with trauma
About Helen
Helen Yates is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties. She supports clients with LGBT concerns, trauma and abuse, addictions, and issues such as self-esteem, eating and sleeping problems. Helen also works with people coping with major life changes, grief, parenting strain and career worries. She holds BACP credentialing and has five years of experience in practice.
Helen uses a person-centred style that emphasises listening and building on each person’s strengths. She adapts methods from cognitive behavioural therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, attachment-based work and dialectical behaviour therapy when these suit a person’s aims. Sessions focus on practical steps, clearer thinking and better emotional regulation over time.
Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. Helen aims to help people understand patterns that cause pain and try new ways of responding. She encourages small, manageable changes that can make daily life easier.
Clients often bring concerns about identity, intimacy, trauma, or long-term stress. Helen also supports people dealing with neurodiversity issues such as autism and ADHD, and with complex topics like attachment or adoption history. She combines empathy with structured strategies to address immediate problems and longer-term goals.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
Helen uses a person-centred style that emphasises listening and building on each person’s strengths. She adapts methods from cognitive behavioural therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, attachment-based work and dialectical behaviour therapy when these suit a person’s aims. Sessions focus on practical steps, clearer thinking and better emotional regulation over time.
Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. Helen aims to help people understand patterns that cause pain and try new ways of responding. She encourages small, manageable changes that can make daily life easier.
Clients often bring concerns about identity, intimacy, trauma, or long-term stress. Helen also supports people dealing with neurodiversity issues such as autism and ADHD, and with complex topics like attachment or adoption history. She combines empathy with structured strategies to address immediate problems and longer-term goals.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHearing impairedHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodHypnotherapyImago Relationship TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
5+ years
Credentials
United Kingdom
Languages
English
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How Helen’s approaches work online
Helen draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy in her online work. ACT focuses on noticing thoughts without getting stuck in them and choosing actions that match values, which can help with anxiety, depression and life changes. Client-centred work centres on listening, empathy and supporting a person to find their own answers, which suits people needing a steady, affirming space.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Helen will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and together they will decide which methods to try. That collaboration helps shape each session and any practical exercises between meetings.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around daily life, for example by reducing travel time, offering shorter check-ins at busy moments, or allowing conversations when someone cannot get away to an office. Many people find it helps them try new strategies in the places they live and work, while keeping a consistent schedule with their therapist.
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Helen help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties, as well as trauma, addictions and LGBT-related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Helen follows a person-centred style and adapts other methods like CBT, ACT and DBT to suit each person’s needs.
What experience does she bring?
She has five years of professional experience working with issues such as trauma, eating concerns, addiction and identity difficulties.
What credentials and region are relevant?
Helen holds BACP credentialing and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be held in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are accepted.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start therapy with Helen?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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