Guided Self Help for ADHD & Everyday Wellbeing

Practical psychological support to help you turn understanding into action.

Knowing What To Do Isn’t Always Enough

You may already understand what could help, but getting started, staying consistent and putting strategies into practice can be much harder.

ADHD, anxiety, low mood, stress or feeling overwhelmed can make it difficult to turn good intentions into everyday action.

Guided Self-Help gives you practical psychological support to help you take that next step.

Rather than working through everything alone, you’ll have guidance, encouragement and accountability while using resources relevant to the difficulties you want to work on.

How Guided Self-Help Works

Practical support to help you turn good intentions into action.

Identify what you need

We start by understanding what you’re finding difficult and what you would like to change.

Choose your focus

Together, we identify the most useful resources and strategies to help you move forward.

Put it into practice

You use the strategies in everyday life, rather than simply reading about what might help.

Stay on track

Regular guidance, encouragement and accountability help you keep going when motivation dips.

What Does Guided Self-Help Include?

Guided Self-Help combines practical psychological resources with individual support to help you make changes in everyday life.

Your support is shaped around the difficulties you want to work on and the goals that matter to you.

  • ❤️ An initial consultation to identify your needs
  • 🎯 Clear, realistic goals to work towards
  • 💬 Regular contact with your YPS practitioner
  • 🌱 Practical psychological strategies
  • 🤝 Encouragement and accountability
  • 🧠 Access to relevant ADHD Plus resources
  • ⭐ Support to put strategies into everyday life

💡 Psychologist’s Tip

Knowing what to do and actually doing it are different things.

Small, supported steps can make change easier to put into practice.

Could Guided Self-Help Help You?

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💡 Psychologist’s Tip

Start with what is getting in the way now.

Trying to change everything at once can quickly become overwhelming.

One realistic goal gives you somewhere practical to begin.

Guided Self-Help may be useful if you know things need to change, but find it difficult to turn advice or good intentions into action.

You might be struggling with:

ADHD-related organisation, motivation or overwhelm

Anxiety, worry or overthinking

Low mood or reduced motivation

Stress and difficulty coping with everyday demands

Starting tasks or sticking with helpful routines

Knowing which strategies to try

Keeping going when your initial motivation disappears

You don’t need to work on everything at once.

Together, we identify what is getting in the way and focus on manageable changes that are relevant to your everyday life.

Practical Changes You Can Work On

Guided Self-Help helps you turn useful strategies into small, manageable changes in everyday life.

Getting Started

Break through avoidance and take the first manageable step when getting going feels difficult.

Managing Overwhelm

Find practical ways to organise competing demands and reduce the feeling that everything needs doing at once.

Changing Unhelpful Patterns

Notice thoughts, habits or behaviours that keep getting in the way and practise different responses.

Building Consistency

Turn helpful strategies into routines you can actually use and keep going with over time.

Ready for Some Support?

If you’d like to find out whether Guided Self-Help could be right for you, get in touch with YPS Psychology and tell us a little about what you would like help with.

Ask About Guided Self-Help

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Paul – Lead Account Manager

Working alongside Dr Yates, Paul ensures that services are well organised, accessible and delivered with care.

Paul oversees client relationships and supports the smooth running and development of YPS, helping individuals, families and organisations feel confident and supported from first contact onwards.

Paul’s focus includes:

  • Building strong, steady client relationships
  • Ensuring services are clear and easy to navigate
  • Supporting the growth and stability of YPS creating welcoming experiences that feel calm and reassuring
  • Web development, and videography
  • He ensures that YPS remains grounded, responsive and is focused on helping people move forward with confidence.

Paul leads on client relationship management, service coordination and organisational development. Paul works closely with schools, families and partner organisations to ensure clarity of communication, timely delivery and high service standards.

He supports referral pathways, contractual arrangements and long-term partnership development, helping ensure services remain consistent, reliable and professionally delivered.

Outside of work, Paul’s main passion is Walking Football. He plays for East Devon, Devonshire County, and South West County. His biggest achievement is having trials with the Over 50s England Walking Football group in 2025. He also enjoys restoring and driving classic cars. 

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Joseph - Assistant Psychologist

BSc Hons in Tourism Management, Tourism, and Business Management, MSc Psychology Conversion, MSc Occupational Psychology

Working under the clinical supervision of Dr Yvonne Yates, Joseph supports the assessment and development of psychological services across the organisation.

Joseph’s work focuses on:

  • Supporting psychological assessment processes
  • Assisting in the preparation of structured reports
  • Contributing to the development of wellbeing and learning resources, and delivering training
  • Supporting data organisation and research-informed practice
  • Assisting with service delivery coordination

He has a strong interest in evidence-based psychology and values clarity, structure and ethical practice.

Outside of work, Joseph enjoys spending time with his springer spaniel, Willow, and going for long walks with her and the family. When he can, he hits the ski slopes on his snowboard, and he also likes ice-skating. 

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Dr Yates - CEO, Lead Psychologist

HCPC-Registered Educational Psychologist | Founder, YPS Psychology Ltd

Dr Yates has specialist expertise in ADHD, depression, anxiety, learning differences (SpLD), and emotional wellbeing with children, young people, and adults.

She holds a Doctorate in Psychology (University of Manchester) and has extensive experience delivering:

• Educational psychology assessments, including ADHD and SpLD
• Mental health assessment and therapy
• Social skills and emotional regulation support

Dr Yates has worked in public organisations, including, schools, the NHS, and local authorities, and in private practice, for universities, colleges, and therapy healthcare bodies, such as, AXA PPP and Bupa. 

She is the author of Human Givens Therapy with Adolescents (Jessica Kingsley Publishers) and has published peer-reviewed research on adolescent wellbeing.

Her approach combines evidence-based psychology with practical, real-life strategies that help individuals feel calmer, more confident, and better equipped to succeed at school, university, and work.

Outside of work, Dr Yates is an avid crocheter and is also quite partial to silent discos. She looks forward to spending evenings by the fire, and watching movies with the family whilst creating her latest crochet piece.