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Yvette Ibbotson, BACP

Credentials
BACP
Experience
3 years
Practising in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Sessions
Online only
Client ages
Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsSelf esteemCoping with life changes

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Yvette Ibbotson is a therapist based in the United Kingdom who supports people facing stress, anxiety, relationship worries, family problems, low self-esteem and major life changes. She has three years of professional experience and works with clients who want clearer coping strategies and steadier emotional footing.

Her style is person-centred counselling, which means she listens without judgement and helps people make sense of their own experience. Sessions are paced around the individual so conversations follow what matters most to the client.

Background and approach

Yvette aims to offer empathy and encouragement while people explore difficult feelings. In the room she focuses on practical ways to cope as well as understanding patterns that cause repeated distress. She helps people notice how they react to stress and then tries out different ways to respond that feel more manageable.

Work may include improving communication, tackling guilt or shame, and processing changes such as separation or loss. Yvette also supports people dealing with health-related stresses, chronic illness, caregiving strain, body image worries and ageing concerns. She attends to attachment and abandonment issues and helps people build steadier self-worth and clearer boundaries.

Sessions are offered in English and are available to international clients. Therapy is delivered online by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How evidence-based approaches work online

Person-centred counselling focuses on creating a warm, non-judgemental space where the client leads the conversation. The counsellor reflects what is said, helps clarify feelings and supports clients to make their own decisions. This approach helps with anxiety, low self-worth and difficult life transitions.

When practical coping is needed, work can include simple behavioural techniques to manage stress and anxiety. These techniques teach small steps to change reactions and build new habits that reduce overwhelm. They are useful for everyday pressures, chronic health worries and caregiving stress.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The counsellor will talk with the client about goals, try out methods that suit the person's needs, and adjust as progress is made. Decisions about approach are made together rather than imposed by the therapist.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone calls are helpful when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit counselling around work, care duties and differing schedules, while keeping continuity of support.
What concerns does Yvette help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems, low self-esteem and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include grief around separation, chronic illness and caregiver strain.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
Her work is person-centred counselling, which means she listens without judgement and follows the client's pace. The emphasis is on being heard and on finding practical ways to manage feelings.
What experience does the counsellor have?
She has three years of professional experience supporting people through a range of emotional and life challenges. That experience includes work with issues around attachment, body image and ageing.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with this counsellor?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
3 years
Registered with
BACP
Languages
English

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