I am licensed in the UK with 3 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with LGBTQ+ related issues, sexual abuse, gender dysphoria, body dysmorphia, addiction, trauma, eating disorders, relationship difficulties, career difficulties.
My core modality is the Person-centred Approach, though I draw on other modalities within my training to which may best suit individuals. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and I am proud of you for getting started!
Additional areas of focus: 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
Clinical 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
BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP #396795
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Helen Yates. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Helen is great at gentle listening. If you need someone to just hear what you say without judgement or translating it into something else she absorbs what you say to her and reflects it back in a really gentle, calm and understanding way.
Written on Feb 28, 2025 after therapy with Helen for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, grief, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
Helen is very easy to talk to and is always supportive and kind. She has a unique way of pointing out feelings that I may not have realised were there before and is helpful in my particular journey towards healing. I am so grateful to have her.
Written on Dec 21, 2024 after therapy with Helen for 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, eating disorders, self esteem, and career difficulties
I like the balance of listening and rephrasing and and giving suggestions and observations based on Helen’s experience with other clients. Helpful to see one’s patterns and also various perspectives on the same issue . I felt like Helen understood me well and we covered a lot of ground even in a short period of time.
Written on Nov 18, 2024 after therapy with Helen for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, and adhd
Helen was very patient and understanding regarding my experince. She provided me with help that finally made me to go further about my triggers and trauma. Helen also encouraged me about my passions, which was exactly what I needed!
Written on Aug 27, 2024 after therapy with Helen for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, and anger management
I really need to feel seen and heard and to be able to ramble on myself to try to connect the dots and feel supported by my therapist, but not told what to do. I can ask for advice, of course, but what works really well for me about Helen’s methods is the fact that she reflect everything back to me and that makes me feel so validated.
Apart from this, she is so sweet and kind and tolerant. I have talked with her about relationship anxiety, attachment style issues, sexual abuse, childhood trauma around physical and psychological abuse, overthinking and avoidance patterns/addiction, LGBTQ+ issues among other things. I am very content.
Written on Feb 28, 2024 after therapy with Helen for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, and sleeping disorders
Helen was brilliant to work with. She let me flow at my own pace and made me feel safe and listened to.
I would highly recommend her.
Written on Nov 20, 2023 after therapy with Helen for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, and self esteem