Yolande Dewar

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Grief and loss
• ADHD and autism

About Yolande

Yolande Dewar works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, grief, depression and life changes using a straightforward counselling approach. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people understand patterns of thinking and behaviour, and she has 14 years' experience as a BACP member in the United Kingdom.

Yolande offers practical, structured sessions where people talk through current difficulties and try different ways of coping. She explains how thoughts, feelings and actions interact and uses simple exercises to test new approaches between sessions. Sessions are paced to the person's needs and focus on what is manageable now.

Her background includes many years supporting people with emotional distress and difficult life events. She has worked with a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, intimacy and sexual issues, and problems with sleeping and eating. She also supports people dealing with career pressures, parenting strain and caregiver stress.

Yolande has particular experience with ADHD, autism and Asperger syndrome and with issues such as obsessive-compulsive behaviours, panic attacks and dissociation. She also addresses relationship separation, blended family challenges and domestic violence consequences in one-to-one work.

Sessions are conducted in English and she works from the United Kingdom. For international clients she is not currently accepting work. To arrange a first meeting, users choose the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

How CBT is used in remote counselling

CBT helps people notice and change unhelpful thought and behaviour patterns. In practice this means identifying common thinking traps, testing those thoughts with simple experiments and practising alternative behaviours between sessions. It is often used for anxiety, depression, panic and obsessive thoughts.

She also applies structured, problem-focused techniques that break larger issues into manageable steps. These approaches suit people who want clear tasks and measurable progress, such as improving sleep, reducing panic, or managing compulsive urges.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor and client review goals and preferences together and adjust methods as they go. This collaborative process helps choose which techniques will be most useful for each person's situation.

The biography specifies that her preferred communication methods are video and phone chat. If you want to know the exact session options offered now, confirm them before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed.

Topics Yolande lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Grief
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• LGBT
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Blended family issues
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Commitment issues
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Guilt and shame
• Hoarding
• Life purpose
• Money and financial issues
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Social anxiety and phobia

Ways of working

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Questions about Yolande

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. She supports people experiencing anxiety and panic attacks using practical strategies and CBT techniques.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as her main approach, focusing on how thoughts and behaviours interact and on practical exercises.

How much experience does she have?

She has 14 years' experience as a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) working in the United Kingdom.

Where is she based?

She practises in the United Kingdom and is listed as a BACP member.

What languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can I have sessions from another country?

She does not take clients outside the United Kingdom.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I get started?

Use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.