Helen Yates, BACP
5 years in practice
Helen Yates is a counsellor who helps people manage anxiety, stress, depression and relationship concerns.
License and registration
- BACP
- 396795 · expires August 2026
- Years in practice
- 5
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Helen
Helen Yates is a counsellor who helps people manage anxiety, stress, depression and relationship concerns. She supports those facing grief, trauma and abuse, people coping with life changes, and those working through issues around addiction, self-esteem and intimacy. Helen also works with people on parenting stress, sleep and eating difficulties, and career challenges.
Helen uses a person-centred style that keeps the conversation grounded in what matters to the client. She encourages people to speak freely about their story and draws on other approaches to suit each person.
Background and approach
This includes elements of Jungian thinking and cognitive behavioural methods when they fit the work. She holds BACP registration, which means she follows professional standards set by that body. Her practice has built on five years of experience supporting a range of concerns, including LGBT issues, gender dysphoria and body image problems.
Sessions are practical and conversational. Helen helps people notice patterns, try different ways of coping, and choose small steps that feel manageable. She aims to create a calm space where someone can think things through at their own pace.
People who prefer online or phone work can use video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Helen accepts international clients and works in English, tailoring sessions to individual needs.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Helen lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Helen names
- Jungian Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Hypnotherapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Helen blends a person-centred approach with Jungian ideas and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. The person-centred approach means sessions focus on the client's perspective, with the counsellor listening, reflecting and helping someone find their own way forward. Jungian ideas can help people explore personal symbols, dreams and deeper themes that influence how they relate to themselves and others. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches practical ways to notice difficult thoughts and feelings and to act in line with chosen values, which suits worries, low mood and life transitions.Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. Helen will discuss goals, try different techniques and check in about what helps most. Together they decide which methods and exercises fit the person's needs and preferences.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people see facial cues and have a more natural conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging can suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, family and travel, and to continue therapy when in different locations.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Helen specialise in?
Helen supports people with anxiety, stress, depression and relationship difficulties, as well as trauma, grief and addiction-related issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She works in a person-centred way that keeps the client's priorities central and uses other approaches as needed to match a person's goals.
What experience does she bring?
She has five years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns, including LGBT issues, gender dysphoria and body image difficulties.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Helen offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
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