Ayan Yahye
Warm client-centred counsellor for practical change
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About Ayan
Ayan Yahye offers a warm, client-centred approach to counselling that focuses on each person's pace and priorities. She uses Client-Centred Therapy alongside cognitive behavioural techniques to help people make practical changes and feel more understood. Ayan is identified by her BACP credential, which denotes membership of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy.
She works from a respectful, non-judgemental stance and aims to create space for honest discussion. Her work often centres on everyday strains like stress, anxiety and depression, and on relationship and family concerns.
Background and approach
She also supports people dealing with parenting challenges, coping with life changes, grief, and trauma and abuse. Practical issues such as sleep, eating, anger and low self-esteem are included alongside career worries, addictions and burnout-related compassion fatigue. Ayan blends talking-based, person-focused listening with cognitive behavioural ideas that look at habits and thinking patterns.
That mix helps people notice small patterns, try different responses and build confidence over time. Sessions are shaped by what the individual wants to work on and how quickly they want to move. She also pays attention to identity and diversity, offering support around LGBT concerns, multicultural issues and body image.
Attachment difficulties, intimacy-related issues and separation or divorce are part of the additional focus areas Ayan addresses. Her aim is to help people find manageable steps forward. With three years' experience, Ayan brings practical, down-to-earth support rather than technical jargon.
People who want straightforward, compassionate counselling can expect to be heard and helped to set realistic goals.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 3
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 400455
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Ayan's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Ayan works with
Everything Ayan lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Ayan lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Ayan works online
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, then suggest whether a more exploratory, person-led route or a CBT-informed plan will suit the issue. This decision is made collaboratively and can change as therapy progresses.
Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, cutting travel time and allowing meetings from different locations. It can also make shorter check-ins simpler and reduce the need to be on camera if that helps someone engage. Confirm the current session options before booking so you know which formats are available, and then plan appointments to suit your daily routine.
Questions and answers
What types of problems does Ayan help with?
Ayan supports people with stress, anxiety and depression as well as relationship and family concerns. Other areas include parenting, grief, trauma and practical issues like sleep, eating and anger.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a client-centred way of working that emphasises empathy and collaboration, combined with cognitive behavioural ideas to address unhelpful thoughts and habits.
How much experience does she have?
Ayan has three years of counselling experience helping people with a range of everyday and complex concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients, so people outside the United Kingdom can enquire about working together.
How are sessions arranged and paid for?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start therapy with her?
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