Yvon Yagbazia, BACP

Yvon Yagbazia is a BACP counsellor who helps people living with health challenges and other stressful life events. He works in English and French and welcomes conversations about trauma, anxiety, depression and low self‑esteem. His approach also covers anger and compassion fatigue when life feels overwhelming.

He describes therapy as a personal process. Sessions focus on looking at life and history to understand repeated patterns and feelings. Yvon aims to offer a space where people can speak without feeling judged and can take steps to feel less stuck.

In practice he draws on client‑centred listening alongside psychodynamic ideas about how past experiences shape present behaviour. That means sessions include careful listening, gentle reflection and questions that help bring unconscious patterns into view. Conversations are paced to suit the person and their needs.

Yvon also brings experience from working in a mental health and counselling service in North London. He has four years of professional experience and holds BACP accreditation, which he uses to inform his clinical work.

People often come to him for help with issues linked to chronic illness or caregiving strain, chronic pain, cancer, or long‑term stress. He also supports those managing attachment and identity concerns, adoption and foster care histories, neurodiversity, relationship communication problems, and a range of sexual wellbeing questions.

To begin, he suggests a simple first step of reaching out and describing the current difficulty. From there he will work collaboratively to set a pace that fits the person's life and goals.

How his approaches work online and in conversation

Client‑centred therapy puts your experience at the heart of sessions. The therapist listens without judgement and follows what matters to you, which helps when anxiety, depression or self‑esteem issues are the focus. Psychodynamic therapy looks at how past relationships and events shape present feelings and behaviours, offering a way to understand repeating patterns and sources of distress.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. He will talk with you about your goals, preferences and how you respond in the first sessions, then agree together which methods to use. The aim is to find a workable mix that suits your needs rather than imposing a single style.

Please confirm the specific session options before booking as the biography does not list formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check‑ins when that suits a work break. They also make it simpler to work with a therapist when living with chronic illness or caregiving responsibilities. If you prefer to discuss language needs, note that he works in English and French and accepts international clients.