Counsellor profile
Helen Yates, BACP
BACP counsellor - Family and parenting focus
Continue with HelenAbout
- Client-centred approach
- CBT and ACT tools
- Attachment-informed work
About Helen
Helen Yates is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with five years of experience. She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, parenting concerns and a wide range of life changes. Helen also supports people facing trauma, addiction, eating or sleeping problems, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem.
She uses a client-centred way of working as her main approach. That means conversations focus on the person and their story. She also draws on other methods such as cognitive behavioural tools, acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-informed thinking and some dialectical behaviour skills when they fit a person's needs.
Sessions are practical and conversational. Helen helps people talk through current problems, spot unhelpful patterns, and try small changes between meetings. She aims to make sessions straightforward and down to earth, with clear steps to work on between appointments.
Helen has experience with LGBTQ+ concerns, gender dysphoria, sexual abuse, body image issues, adoption and foster care matters, and blended family challenges. She also works with carers, people facing chronic illness, and those coping with grief or compassion fatigue.
People come for short-term support for a specific problem or for longer work on deeper patterns. Her use of different approaches means she can adjust the focus to practical skills, values-led decisions, or exploring attachment and relationship patterns depending on what helps.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches used online and what they involve
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to clarify what they value and then take small steps that align with those values. It can help with anxiety, low mood and life changes by focusing on actions rather than getting stuck in unhelpful thoughts.Client-Centred Therapy places the person's experience at the heart of the work. The counsellor listens closely, reflects what is said, and helps the person find their own way forward. This approach can suit people who want to make sense of personal history or current relationship patterns.
Attachment-Based ideas look at how early relationship patterns affect current connections. They can help when recurring problems show up in intimate relationships or when someone wants to understand how they relate to others.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Helen will discuss different methods and decide together which fit the person's needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative process usually begins in the first sessions and can shift as priorities change.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins when needed. Some formats are better for longer conversations and some suit shorter practical check-ins, so clarify the options to match everyday life.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family and parenting concerns does she help with?
She supports adults with parenting stress, blended family issues, and the everyday strain of caring responsibilities. Helen also helps people work through relationship tensions that affect family life.
How would she approach anxiety or depression in sessions?
She uses a client-centred style alongside CBT and ACT techniques to address symptoms. That means talking through current worries, testing practical strategies, and exploring values that matter to the person.
What is her professional background?
She holds BACP registration and has five years of professional experience in the UK. Her work has included supporting people with trauma, addiction and gender-related concerns.
Where is she practised and registered?
She is practised in the United Kingdom and listed with the BACP as provided in her profile. Sessions are offered in English.
Can she work with international clients in English?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients as stated in the profile.
What session formats are available?
The original biography did not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options when you select a time.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time, as described in the profile.
How do I begin if I want to book?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing the short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.