Counsellor profile
Helen Yates, BACP
Counsellor - Stress and relationships
See online counselling options- Person-centred approach
- CBT and ACT ideas
- Trauma and addiction
About Helen
Counsellor Helen Yates is a BACP-registered practitioner working in the United Kingdom with five years' experience. She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and LGBT concerns, and a wide range of life changes and behavioural issues. Helen also offers support around trauma, addiction, eating and sleeping problems, grief, intimacy issues and parenting pressures.
Helen uses a person-centred style at the core of her work. She listens without judgement and treats the person first, not a diagnosis. She draws on a range of approaches such as cognitive behavioural ideas and attachment-based thinking to respond to each person's needs.
Sessions are conversational and practical. Helen helps people talk through what is worrying them, identify small changes, and try out new responses between meetings. She pays attention to relationships and to patterns that repeat over time.
Her background includes working with issues linked to identity, body image, abuse and addiction. She also supports people dealing with career strain, caregiver stress and long-term health conditions. Helen has five years' experience in counselling practice in the UK and is listed with BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy).
People who choose her often want straightforward, talk-based counselling that draws on well-known methods when useful. To begin, she asks for a short questionnaire and an initial session to agree aims and practical arrangements. Confirm current session options before booking.
How Helen uses therapeutic approaches online
Helen commonly draws on person-centred work alongside cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Person-centred counselling means conversations focus on the client's perspective and personal strengths. CBT looks at unhelpful thoughts and tries practical alternatives. ACT encourages noticing difficult feelings and choosing actions that match personal values.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options with the client and together they will agree which methods to try based on the client's goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process and approaches can be adjusted as therapy continues.
The practical aim of online counselling is to fit sessions into everyday life. Check the service page to confirm which formats Helen currently offers before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to join from different locations, avoid travel, or fit brief check-ins around work or childcare. If a less visual option is needed, ask about alternatives when arranging the first appointment.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems and LGBT-related concerns, plus trauma, addiction, grief and many life-change issues.
What style of counselling does she use?
Her core style is person-centred counselling. She also draws on CBT, ACT, attachment-based ideas and DBT techniques when they fit a person's needs.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years' experience working as a counsellor in the United Kingdom.
Which professional body is she registered with?
Helen is registered with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She accepts international clients. Confirm session arrangements and any time‑zone considerations before booking.
How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Check the current fees before scheduling.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.