Helen Yates, BACP
Helen Yates is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship strain.
- Stress & Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- +18 more
About Helen
Helen Yates is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship strain. She supports those dealing with trauma, addiction, grief, self-esteem and identity concerns, including LGBT issues and gender-related challenges. Helen works with practical problems like sleeping and eating difficulties, career worries, parenting strain and burnout.
She also helps people coping with ADHD, bipolar mood concerns and chronic illness. Helen uses a person-centred approach that treats the client as the expert in their own life.
Background and approach
She draws on other methods to match the needs of each person. Sessions are conversational and straightforward, focused on what matters to the client right now. She has five years of experience and holds BACP registration, which is recorded as BACP.
Helen practises in the United Kingdom and can work with people internationally. Sessions are offered in English and in a variety of online formats. In a typical session she listens, reflects and helps people spot patterns that cause difficulty.
Together they try different ways of responding and small practical steps to test between sessions. The aim is clearer thinking, steadier emotion and better ways to handle day-to-day life. People often come with a single problem or a mix of concerns.
Helen focuses on building trust and on helping people use their strengths to make gradual change. She encourages a pace that feels manageable.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 396795 | August 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Helen works with
Everything Helen lists, 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 counselling
- 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 lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Hypnotherapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, understanding and allowing the client to lead the pace. This approach helps when someone needs a non-judgemental space to work through identity, grief or relationship worries.
Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the process. Helen will work together with each person to decide what feels most useful, adjusting methods as goals and needs become clearer. That collaborative choice helps keep therapy relevant and practical.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is good for fuller conversation and visual connection, phone sessions suit shorter check-ins or lower bandwidth, and messaging can fit around work or busy days. These options make it easier to keep continuity, try different formats and fit therapy into everyday life.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does Helen help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction and relationship difficulties, plus issues like sleep, eating, self-esteem and career worries.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centred and conversational. She listens closely and helps people find their own solutions while using other approaches when they suit.
What is her professional background?
She has five years of experience working with a range of mental health and wellbeing concerns and draws on multiple approaches to tailor support.
Where is she based and how is she registered?
She practises in the United Kingdom and is recorded as BACP.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be held by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a session according to therapist availability.
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