Yvon Yagbazia, BACP

Yvon Yagbazia is a psychodynamic psychotherapist and counsellor who also trained as a life and performance coach and works within a mental health and counselling service in North London. He offers therapy in both English and French and combines psychodynamic insight with a person-focused stance to support people through difficult periods in life.

His approach emphasizes careful exploration of personal history and present experience to uncover patterns that contribute to pain, obstacles, or setbacks. Sessions are framed as a collaborative process in which he aims to create a non-judgemental space where a person can speak freely and examine both conscious and unconscious influences on behaviour. That work is intended to help bring clarity, reduce distress, and open paths toward change.

Yvon works with a range of issues including trauma and abuse, self esteem difficulties, depression, stress, anxiety, anger, and compassion fatigue, as well as related concerns such as attachment issues, adoption and foster care matters, and identity or relationship difficulties. He holds BACP accreditation - membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and brings four years of clinical experience to his practice. He welcomes enquiries from people seeking to better understand themselves and find practical ways to move forward.

Integrating Client-Centered and Psychodynamic Approaches Online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating an empathic, non-directive space where a person’s own insights and resources are valued. This approach is especially helpful for issues like low self-esteem, identity concerns, and situations where a person needs support to clarify goals and make personal changes.

Psychodynamic Therapy explores the links between past relationships, unconscious patterns, and current difficulties. It supports people working with trauma, attachment issues, recurring relationship problems, or behaviours that feel puzzling or self-defeating.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Yvon works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods best suit their needs, goals, and preferences. He and the client review progress and adjust the focus as understanding grows.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can happen by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit therapy around work, family, or geographical constraints. For many people the variety of formats increases accessibility and allows conversations to continue between sessions when helpful, while still maintaining a professional therapeutic relationship with a registered professional.