Talk to Helen.

Helen is an accredited counsellor and former primary school teacher, and has worked with children and young people for over 20 years. Clients often describe her as calm, compassionate and easy-going. Helen has experience counselling in school, college and private settings and works with a wide range of issues, including anxiety, friendship difficulties, low self-esteem and trouble attending school. She also has extensive experience supporting neurodivergent clients. In her spare time she enjoys cooking, listening to music and watching movies.

Helen works relationally meaning the relationship comes first, built on trust, humour, and a shared language for what's going on. From there she takes her lead from what the young person needs. Some want structure and a plan; others need space to let everything out. When structure helps, she uses solution-focused strategies: working out which problems feel biggest and taking them in order, or reworking the negative thoughts that feed anxiety. When a gentler pace is right, she leads with compassion, listening without judgement and asking questions that might help them see things differently.