Katy Yeates, NCPS - Therapist in United Kingdom

Guilt and shame focus
ACT and CBT methods
Client-centred support

About Katy

Katy Yeates is a UK counsellor with seven years of practice supporting adults. She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, depression and addictions. She also helps with relationship and family concerns, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, anger and career change.

Katy offers a mix of talking and practical skills. Sessions can include space to speak, learning tools from cognitive approaches, or steps to manage day-to-day pressures. She uses methods that help people notice thoughts and feelings, then decide what matters to them.

Her work also covers ADHD, compassion fatigue and bipolar support, plus adoption and foster-care issues. She pays attention to communication, codependency and difficulties after separation or domestic violence. Body image, chronic illness and eating-related issues are within her scope too.

Katy draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-informed methods, client-centred ways of working, cognitive behavioural techniques and elements of dialectical behaviour approaches. That range lets her shift the focus from feeling stuck to practical adjustments and new habits.

In a first meeting she will listen to what feels most urgent. Then she and the client decide together whether to focus on emotion regulation, practical coping skills or changes in behaviour. The emphasis is on clear, manageable steps rather than jargon or long explanations.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages noticing thoughts and feelings without getting driven by them, then choosing actions that fit what matters to the person. It is often used for anxiety, depression and persistent shame. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and offers practical exercises and experiments to shift unhelpful patterns. It can help with low mood, anxiety and sleep problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at relational patterns that shape how people react and relate, and it can be useful when past relationships colour current shame or trust issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and then try methods that suit those aims. That decision happens together, and approaches can be adjusted as sessions progress.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by avoiding travel, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, or letting someone join from a quieter location. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists commonly use these flexible arrangements to help therapy fit around work, family and other commitments.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Grief Self esteem Depression

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAntisocial personalityAutism and Asperger Syndrome Blended family issues Body image Chronic pain, illness, and disability Codependency Commitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingInfidelity Isolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purpose Midlife crisis Money and financial issuesNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues Young adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)HypnotherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

7+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

Katy supports adults with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, depression and addictions, plus many related concerns such as relationship issues, parenting strain and career change.

How does she approach guilt or shame?

She uses a blend of talking and practical tools drawn from ACT, CBT and attachment-informed methods to help people notice painful feelings and decide on steps that match their values.

What experience does she bring?

She has seven years of experience working with adults in the UK on a wide range of emotional and behavioural difficulties.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She holds NCPS and works in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the UK work with her?

She is not accepting international clients at this time.

How are sessions charged?

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

What do I need to do to start?

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

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.