Helen Pool, BACP

Helen Pool is a BACP-registered counsellor with eight years' practice in the United Kingdom. She works with adults on problems such as anxiety, relationship strain, family tension, self-esteem, addictions, grief, parenting pressures and anger. Her approach is straightforward and practical, aimed at helping people change repeating patterns that cause distress.

Helen draws on attachment-based ideas and client-centred ways of working to notice how early experiences shape current reactions. She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to tackle unhelpful thinking and Emotionally-Focused Therapy tools to attend to feelings in relationships. Sessions are conversational and aim to surface the underlying causes of repeated behaviours.

Her own experience of moving through fear of rejection and low self-worth informs how she frames work with others. She describes being honest and gently challenging rather than giving directives. That means clients are invited to reflect, test out different responses, and practice new ways of relating to themselves and others.

Helen trained at Leeds Beckett University and holds a Postgraduate Diploma and a Diploma in Hypnotherapy. She is registered with the BACP. Before counselling she worked as an engineer and project manager, which she says helps her understand workplace stress and career-related pressures.

Sessions are conducted in English and Helen works with people across the world. If someone wants help with recurring anger, communication problems, or stress at work and home, she aims to help them recognise patterns and try practical steps to change them.

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