About Hayley
Hayley Wilcock is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with five years of professional experience and BACP registration. She aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable and normal. Hayley emphasises a warm, non-judgemental space where people can say what they need to say.
Hayley describes her work as integrative, grounded in a person-centred core. She adapts counselling skills and approaches to fit each person's situation rather than using one set method for everyone.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on practical ways to cope and to reflect on what has happened in the past. She is open about living with ADHD herself and uses that perspective when supporting neurodiverse clients. That lived experience informs how she offers psychoeducation and day-to-day coping strategies, as well as planning tasks and routine adjustments.
Hayley often supports people working through trauma, bereavement and complex past experiences. She also helps with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, mood difficulties, addiction-related struggles, and career or life-change decisions. Her manner is described as honest, loyal and empathetic, and she aims to work in a down-to-earth way.
Clients can expect conversations that balance listening with practical tools and gentle challenge as appropriate.
What Hayley works with
Everything Hayley lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Hayley is listed here; the rest shows what else Hayley works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Hayley lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate to online work
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape feelings and behaviours today. Online sessions can use this approach to help people notice patterns and try new ways of relating to others. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on how thoughts, feelings and actions link together; it gives clear strategies for anxiety, mood and stress that can be practised between sessions. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attentional skills and breathing or body-based checks that reduce reactivity and support sleep and focus.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapy process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and practical needs, then tailor sessions together. That collaborative planning helps decide whether to emphasise thinking tools, relationship patterns, or mindfulness and body awareness.
The original profile does not list specific online formats, so confirm the available session types before booking. Many people find online work easier to fit into busy days, for example by reducing travel time, making short check-ins possible, or allowing attendance without needing to be on camera. Others benefit from having structured tasks and resources to use between meetings. Discussing these practical details ahead of the first appointment helps shape a plan that fits everyday life.
Questions people ask about Hayley
What kinds of difficulties can Hayley help with?
Hayley supports a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma and bereavement, mood difficulties, ADHD and neurodiversity, addictions, eating or sleeping problems, career changes and grief.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She works in an integrative, person-centred way, tailoring approaches to each person. Sessions typically combine listening with practical strategies and psychoeducation.
How much experience does she have?
Hayley has five years of professional experience working in the UK with a range of complex issues, including trauma and bereavement.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current session options with the service before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Hayley?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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