Helen Pool
Compassionate guidance for recurring patterns
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About Helen
Helen Pool supports people who feel stuck, overwhelmed or worn down by their relationships and daily demands. She helps clients untangle repeated patterns, work through anxiety and loss, and connect with their own strengths. Helen writes plainly and listens closely, offering steady guidance without quick fixes.
Her approach grows from eight years of practice and from her own personal journey through fear of rejection and patterns rooted in childhood trauma.
Background and approach
That experience shapes how she meets people - with empathy and an emphasis on what underlies difficult behaviours. She describes her style as warm, open and gently challenging. Helen draws on a mix of methods rather than one set programme.
She uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early bonds affect current relationships. She also employs cognitive behavioural techniques to address anxious thinking and emotionally-focused work to clarify connection issues. She has a Postgraduate Diploma from Leeds Beckett University, a Diploma in Hypnotherapy, and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Her earlier career as an engineer and project manager informs how she understands workplace pressure and practical life demands. Helen works with adults and young people aged 11 and up. Sessions are organised so people can fit therapy around busy lives and personal responsibilities.
If someone wants to begin, the next step is to look at the Start Therapy process on the site and complete the brief matching questionnaire.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 8
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 389680
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Helen's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Helen works with
Everything Helen lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Coaching
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Helen lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Helen works online
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Helen will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals, adjusting over time if something isn’t helping. The emphasis is on exploring what feels useful rather than applying a fixed model.
The original biography mentions video, phone, live chat and messaging as formats; please confirm the exact options available when booking. Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy routines, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. They also let people use different ways of communicating if that helps them engage more comfortably.
Questions and answers
What concerns does Helen commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, addiction, trauma and grief, as well as self-esteem and career-related worries.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm, open and gently challenging, aiming to help people understand underlying patterns rather than offer quick fixes.
How long has she practised therapy?
She has eight years of practice experience working with people on a range of issues including trauma, relationships and life transitions.
What professional registration does she hold and where is she based?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography lists video, phone, live chat and messaging as formats; please confirm current session options when you book.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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