Helen Yates, BACP

Helen Yates is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people facing midlife transitions and related stresses. She supports those dealing with anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, grief and changes in career or parenting. Helen also works with people experiencing trauma, addiction, body image concerns and LGBT matters. She speaks English and accepts international clients.

Helen uses a person-centred way of working as her main approach, which means she treats each person as the expert on their own life and listens with respect. She draws on therapies such as acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive behavioural ideas and attachment-focused ways of looking at relationships. Sessions focus on what the person wants to change and practical steps they can try between meetings.

Her background includes five years of experience supporting people with complex issues like sexual abuse, gender dysphoria, eating difficulties and addiction. Helen aims to create a calm space to talk through painful memories and current pressures at a pace the person finds manageable.

She emphasises small, achievable goals alongside exploring values and relationships. Work may include noticing patterns, practising new coping skills and rebuilding confidence for everyday life.

Helen encourages people to take the first step and uses a short matching questionnaire to begin the process. Sessions sit within a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

Therapeutic approaches and how they fit with online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps towards those values while accepting difficult feelings. It can suit people coping with midlife change, anxiety or low mood who want practical direction alongside reflection.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationship patterns affect current connections and emotional responses. It is useful when someone wants to understand repeated patterns in relationships or rebuild trust and intimacy.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Helen collaborates with each person to decide which methods suit their goals and comfort level. She adapts techniques over time and checks in about progress so the plan matches changing needs.

If you are considering online therapy, check the available session options before booking since the biography does not list specific formats. Online work can help fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed and reduce travel time. It also makes it easier to access a therapist if you live abroad or need to work around different schedules. Registered or accredited professionals can carry out much of the practical therapeutic work online, from learning coping skills to exploring values and relationship patterns.