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Helen Yates, BACP

5 years in practice

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Helen Yates is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns.

License and registration

BACP
396795 · expires August 2026
Years in practice
5
Languages
English

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About Helen

Helen Yates is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns. She also helps with issues such as grief, trauma and abuse, addiction, parenting strain, eating and sleeping problems, and challenges linked to identity and LGBT matters. Helen works in a straightforward, person-focused way and aims to make starting therapy feel manageable.

Helen draws on client-centred practice while also using approaches like Existential therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy when these suit a person's needs.

Background and approach

Sessions focus on what matters to the individual and on practical steps they can try between meetings. She encourages people to identify their own strengths and to test small changes in everyday life. Her background includes five years of professional experience and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.

That experience includes supporting people through loss, intimate violence, body image and addiction-related issues. Helen works with people facing complex and overlapping problems and pays attention to how life events shape current difficulties. Helen's sessions aim to be down-to-earth and collaborative.

She helps people name their concerns, weigh options, and try different ways of coping. Conversations are paced to suit each person and to build on what they already do well. People can expect a mixture of reflective listening and practical tools in sessions.

Helen tailors the mix to the situation – sometimes working on thoughts and behaviours, other times leaning into values and meaning. Her goal is to help people move from feeling stuck to having clearer next steps.

Focus areas and approaches

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Approaches Helen names

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches and online working

Helen commonly uses Existential therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-based ideas when these suit a person's needs. Existential therapy helps people look at meaning, choice and responsibility in life and can be useful during major life changes or when someone feels stuck. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, ACT, focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and on taking actions that fit a person's values. Attachment-based approaches look at how early relationships shape current patterns and can help with intimacy, trust and relational difficulties.

Finding the right mix of approaches is collaborative. The therapist will talk with a person about their goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and review progress as therapy continues, adjusting the plan as needed.

Online sessions can be delivered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging which gives practical flexibility. Video calls are close to face-to-face conversation, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat can fit short check-ins, and messaging suits ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving and other commitments, while keeping regular contact with a therapist and working steadily towards agreed goals.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of problems can Helen help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety and depression, and with relationship and intimacy issues. Other areas include grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting strain, identity concerns and career challenges.

What is Helen's therapeutic style like?

Her style is person-centred and collaborative, with an emphasis on listening and building on a person's strengths. Sessions often combine reflective conversation with practical steps to try between meetings.

How long has she been practising?

Helen has five years of professional experience supporting people through a range of life challenges and complex concerns.

What credentials does she hold and where is she based?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practises from the United Kingdom.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Helen meets people by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How are sessions charged?

Costs vary with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with Helen?

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