Heli Sarin-Yates

Heli is the lead for the DBT programme.

Heli’s background is in mental health nursing and she is registered as an RGN with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). She has worked within child and adolescent mental health for 20 years. 

She trained as a DBT therapist in 2007 and has worked as a therapist in conjunction with her career as a nurse manager. She completed her Master’s degree in Health Promotion in 2008.

Heli joined Bear Project in 2014 as a service manager helping to set up the service. She is our DBT lead and a member of the Society for DBT (SfDBT).  

Heli is highly respected in the field and has many successes with young people who previously described as very difficult to engage. She is referred to as very caring and empathic.