Hayley Wilcock, BACP

Hayley Wilcock is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with five years of professional experience and a BACP credential. She aims to make early steps into therapy feel manageable. Her manner is down-to-earth and straightforward, and she focuses on listening without judgement.

Her practice is integrative with a person-centred core. That means she draws on several approaches and tailors sessions to what each person needs. She emphasises practical coping ideas alongside exploring past experiences that still cause distress.

Hayley has a particular interest in trauma, bereavement and neurodiversity. As someone with ADHD, she offers lived-experience insight when talking about attention differences and related challenges. She also helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, depression and issues with sleep or eating.

Her work includes support around addiction, grief, career pressures, compassion fatigue and managing life changes. Hayley pays attention to attachment patterns and how early relationships shape current feelings and behaviours. She also uses body-focused techniques when feelings are held physically.

Sessions combine conversational reflection with concrete strategies. Expect listening, gentle challenge and small practical steps to try between meetings. Many people find this mix helps them feel steadier and clearer about next steps.

If someone is ready to begin, they can use the site's Start Therapy button, fill a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the listed availability. Sessions are offered in English and are provided online by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging.

How Hayley uses attachment, CBT and mindfulness online

Hayley draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships affect current feelings and patterns. This helps when trust, closeness or repeated conflict are causing distress and when people want to understand why they react a certain way.

She also uses cognitive behavioural therapy, which focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small changes in behaviour. CBT is useful for anxiety, low mood and practical problems like sleep or avoidance. Mindfulness techniques are offered to help people pause and notice thoughts and bodily sensations without immediately reacting, which can reduce stress and improve focus.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Hayley will talk about what seems most useful, try methods together, and adjust the plan based on what feels helpful. Clients are invited to set goals and review progress so sessions stay relevant to their needs.

Online therapy offers flexibility and makes it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions need less bandwidth, and live chat or text messaging can suit quick check-ins or when people prefer not to be on camera. These options make it straightforward to continue work between meetings and to access support from different locations.