Helen Yates, BACP
5 years in practice
Helen Yates is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who supports people with stress, anxiety, 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 based in the United Kingdom who supports people with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns. She helps with trauma and abuse, LGBT matters, addiction, grief and intimacy-related issues. Helen also works with sleep and eating problems, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem and career questions.
She uses a person-centred style that puts the client’s experience first. Helen draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, plus attachment-based ideas and cognitive behavioural techniques when they suit the person.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to be practical and straightforward, with a focus on what matters most to the individual. Her approach treats the person, not just the problem. She listens for patterns in how someone relates to themselves and others, then helps them try new ways of coping.
Therapy can include talking, practical exercises and short at-home steps to test different ways of responding. Helen holds BACP registration, which is listed as her credential. She has five years of experience working professionally in mental health and counselling settings across the UK.
Sessions are offered in English and can be arranged for people living outside the UK. Formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step are used to connect people to her work.
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
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- 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
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 working online
Helen uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people notice and shift the emotions that keep them stuck, which can be useful for intimacy, relationship patterns and grief. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is used to help people clarify values and take meaningful action even when feelings are hard, often for anxiety, depression and life changes. Attachment-based ideas guide how she looks at relationship patterns and early caregiving influences to make sense of current difficulties.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Helen will discuss different ways of working and choose techniques together with each person based on their goals and preferences. That collaborative planning helps shape sessions so they feel useful and manageable.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for people with busy lives or mobility limits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when travel is difficult, phone sessions work well if bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging can suit quick check-ins or people who prefer typing. These options aim to make it easier to fit therapy into everyday life while keeping the focus on progress and practical steps.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Helen help with?
Helen supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties, as well as trauma, addiction, grief and intimacy-related issues.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She works in a person-centred way that keeps the client's experience in focus and uses compassionate listening alongside practical steps to try between sessions.
What is her professional background?
Helen has five years of professional experience in mental health and counselling roles in the UK.
Which credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is listed with BACP and practices in the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be held in other languages or for clients abroad?
Sessions are offered in English and Helen accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with Helen?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a session according to the therapist's availability.
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