- Person-centred
- Integrative methods
- Neurodiversity aware
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. Her style is warm and straightforward, and she encourages people to bring honest thoughts and feelings into sessions without fear of judgement.
Hayley describes her work as integrative with a person-centred core. She adapts her approach to each person’s needs and combines different counselling skills rather than following a single method. This means sessions can include practical strategies, reflective conversation, and guided exercises depending on what helps most.
People who connect with her often appreciate a straightforward, down-to-earth manner. Hayley values openness, loyalty, and honesty, and she says it gives her purpose to support others as they make changes. She also draws on personal insight from living with ADHD to inform how she explains coping tools and psychoeducation.
Her practice covers a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, trauma, bereavement, relationship and intimacy issues, and life changes. There is also an additional focus on adoption and foster care and attachment-related matters, which she lists among areas she pays particular attention to.
Hayley aims to help people find manageable steps forward. In sessions she mixes practical techniques and reflective work, tailoring the balance to what a person needs. She encourages honest conversation and helps clients try out new ways of coping between meetings.
Approaches used in online counselling and what they do
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand connection, trust, and how those patterns affect adult relationships and parenting concerns.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It teaches practical strategies to test unhelpful thoughts and build clearer routines for sleep, mood, or daily tasks.
Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and grounding practices. These techniques can reduce overwhelm, manage anxiety, and help with stress and emotion regulation.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Hayley will discuss options with each person and help decide what feels most useful. That choice is collaborative and can change as needs evolve.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the exact session formats before booking since options are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy day, reduce travel time, and let people join from a location that suits them. It can also allow shorter check-ins or flexible scheduling when life is hectic. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists commonly adapt activities so practical exercises and reflection still work well across distance.
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Experience
5+ years
Credentials
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she support?
Hayley works with many concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and bereavement, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, addictions, grief, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is person-centred and integrative, mixing reflective conversation with practical tools. Sessions are adapted to the individual's needs and may include psychoeducation and coping strategies.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of professional counselling experience working in the United Kingdom.
What qualification does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I do to begin therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.