Helen Wilson

I offer appointments on Mondays and Fridays.  I do have a limited amount of availability during the day, but not currently after 4.30. 

My down-to-earth approach enables me to build trusting relationships with my clients.  I hope that in turn this enables you to feel safe to share whatever the issues are that have brought you to counselling.  We'll work together at your speed and with the issues you bring. It's your time and space to explore whatever is important to you.

I am trained as a person-centred counsellor, which means that I can work with most things that might bring you to counselling - if it matters to you then it's a valid reason to come to counselling, and it matters to me.  

I am also trained as a Rewind Therapist and can work with people suffering from PTSD and trauma, to help to alleviate symptoms. 

I have a varied professional background working with a wide range of issues including bereavement (of both adults and children, sudden and expected), children's palliative care, addiction and substance use, mental illness, anxiety, criminal justice, sexual abuse, domestic abuse and child protection.  

I work with over 16's and am also trained in understanding autism and its impact on families. 

I currently work in private practice in Leeds and Wakefield, and I also work in third sector leadership.  

Our first session will involve us getting to know each other a little, and making an agreement about how we are going to work together.  We'll talk about the things you'd like to explore in your counselling, what your ideal goals and outcomes are and about how you will remain safe whilst we do this. 

We'll talk about the boundaries of the client-counsellor relationship and about what we can expect from each other in our work.  We'll also talk about the confidential nature of counselling and what that means for you.