Yun-Ting Chou , BACP

Yun-Ting Chou practices from a relational, humanistic perspective, combining counselling and psychotherapy methods to help people make sense of their experiences and build greater self-understanding. She creates a warm, compassionate, non-judgemental space where exploration and practical support coexist, and she aims to work collaboratively with clients to uncover insights and develop tailored strategies for moving forward.

Her background includes an East Asian cultural perspective that informs a culturally sensitive approach to therapy, and she communicates in both English and Mandarin. Yun-Ting brings relevant experience from volunteering with Cruse Leeds, where she has supported people experiencing grief since 2022, and from a previous eight-year career teaching Mandarin in schools and private settings.

Her practice addresses a wide range of concerns including relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem and body image issues, anxiety and stress, addiction, and challenges related to parenting, career, identity, and life transitions. Areas of additional focus include attachment and abandonment issues, communication and control problems, isolation and loneliness, and questions of life purpose and midlife change.

Yun-Ting is affiliated with the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and continues professional growth through peer support with UK-based therapists. Outside of her practice she enjoys hiking, cooking, reading, and maintaining connections with others.

Approach-Focused Online Support and Therapeutic Methods

Yun-Ting draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to explore patterns formed in close relationships and how early attachment experiences can shape current intimacy, trust, and abandonment concerns. This approach can be helpful for people facing relationship, commitment, or attachment issues. Client-Centered Therapy is also central to her practice - it emphasizes empathy, unconditional acceptance, and collaboration so clients can lead the pace and focus of their own healing; it is useful for increasing self-esteem, clarity, and personal agency. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify and gently challenge unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns, offering practical tools for managing anxiety, stress, low mood, and coping with life changes.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work itself. Licensed professionals and therapists often adapt methods to each person, and Yun-Ting will collaborate with clients to determine which combination of approaches fits their needs, goals, and preferences. This collaborative process supports both exploration and practical progress.

Online sessions provide flexibility and accessibility - clients can meet by video call, speak by phone, or use live chat and text-based messaging as the situation requires. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care around work, family, or geographic constraints while still engaging in focused therapeutic work.