Helen Yates, BACP - Therapist in United Kingdom

Emotionally-Focused Therapy
Client-centred approach
Attachment-informed work

About Helen

Helen Yates is a BACP-registered counsellor working in the United Kingdom with five years of experience. She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties, and also works with issues such as LGBTQ concerns, trauma and addiction.

Helen uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside client-centred and attachment-informed ways of working. She listens for how emotions and attachment patterns shape day-to-day problems. Sessions focus on identifying feelings, understanding patterns, and trying new ways of relating to oneself and others.

Her style is straightforward and practical. She encourages people to name what is hard and to build on their existing strengths. Conversations cover coping skills, communication, and steps to manage symptoms like poor sleep, low mood or worry.

Helen also supports people with eating and body image issues, grief, intimacy-related concerns and career stress. She draws on cognitive behavioural ideas and acceptance and commitment tools when these suit a person’s goals.

She has worked with clients on addiction, ADHD, caregiver stress and adoption-related matters. Helen invites clients to shape the pace and focus of therapy, offering regular review of progress and next steps.

Approaches and online sessions

Helen frequently uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people recognise and name strong emotions and to change unhelpful interaction patterns. EFT is often used when emotions and attachment needs are central to the problem, such as recurring relationship or intimacy-related issues.

She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and on Attachment-Based ideas that look at how early relationships shape current patterns. ACT can support work with anxiety and low mood, while attachment-focused work helps where trust and closeness are difficult.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Helen will discuss options and decide together what fits your needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative conversation guides which methods are used and how sessions are structured.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, cut out travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. When you complete the matching questionnaire you can arrange a session time that suits your routine and discuss the practical format with Helen before the first meeting.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety LGBTRelationship issuesDepression Coping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse Grief Intimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependency Commitment issues Communication problems Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separation Domestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHearing impairedHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purpose Men's issues Midlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depression Post-traumatic stress Pregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based Therapy Client-Centered Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior 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

Experience

5+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she support?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties, and also supports people with trauma, addiction, eating and body image issues among other concerns.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

She uses a client-centred style that emphasises listening and building on strengths, together with Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at emotions and attachment patterns.

How much experience does she have?

Helen has five years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and relational difficulties.

What are her credentials and location?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she work with international clients?

She accepts international clients.

How are sessions billed and what does it cost?

Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.