Yvette Simmons, BACP

Yvette Simmons is a person-centred, integrative therapeutic counsellor who offers online and telephone counselling to adult clients. She works from a compassionate, strengths-based stance, using empathy, kindness, and a non-judgmental attitude to create space for people to explore issues from both past and present. Yvette helps clients gain clarity and self-awareness when feelings of overwhelm, loss of direction, low self-worth, or a lack of meaning are getting in the way of daily life.

Working in an integrative way means Yvette draws on different approaches to meet each person's needs rather than applying a single method. She places the client at the heart of the process and collaborates with them to tailor interventions that fit their values and goals. Yvette also combines solution-focused ideas to help people identify practical steps forward and build on what already works in their lives.

She supports a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem, depression, coping with life changes, addictions, and career challenges. Additional areas of focus include body image, feelings of emptiness, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, life purpose, mood disorders, multicultural concerns, self-love, women's issues, workplace difficulties, and young adult challenges. Yvette also works with students in further and higher education who may be dealing with exam stress, homesickness, procrastination, financial strain, problem gambling, substance misuse, or adapting to study while managing long-term illness or disability.

Yvette is a member of BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, which indicates alignment with recognised professional standards. She offers a listening space where clients can feel seen, heard, and supported to explore their values and build a greater sense of purpose.