About Helen | Integrative Psychotherapist

I’m Helen. I work as an integrative therapist with adults and young people aged 16 and over.

My work focuses on understanding emotional and relational patterns and how the nervous system responds under pressure. I help clients make sense of what repeats, what feels stuck, and what no longer works, then support change that is grounded and sustainable.

I work relationally and psychologically. Sessions are responsive, focused, and shaped by what emerges in the room. This is not about insight alone. It is about integration and lived change.

I support clients with anxiety, emotional overwhelm, relationship difficulties, identity shifts, boundaries, self worth, and life transitions. I also work with couples who want structured support to understand patterns in their relationship and communicate more clearly.

My approach draws on psychology, neuroscience, and embodied awareness. Over time, my work has evolved into a more focused and integrative way of practising, centred on clarity, regulation, and responsibility.

Experience - A few credentials to put your mind at ease.

I'm a qualified Counsellor and Psychotherapist with a Postgraduate Diploma from Leeds Beckett University and I also hold a Practitioner Diploma in Hypnotherapy. I volunteer for a number of charity's including Cruse Bereavement Services and the Samaritans. I have provided emotional wellbeing support to high school children and university students alongside presenting workshop on a range of mental health issues. My work is split between face2face support and online via a number of global therapy platforms such as Betterhelp (https://www.betterhelp.com/helen-pool/) and Rebuilding Thoughts. I am a registered member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy), a registered member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS), an accredited Practitioner with the General Hypnotherapy Standards Council (GHSC) and a level 2 Reiki Practitioner. Through my passion for my work and sharing my knowledge and experience with others wishing to persue a similar career, I also tutored students studying Level 4 & Level 5 Diploma's in Counselling.

My previous career was as an Engineer and Project Manager within the private and public sector therefore I am familiar with the effects of mental health within the workplace and the demands and pressures people put on themselves to achieve.

General Hypnotherapy Standards Council & General Hypnotherapy Register