Hayley Clayton, NCPS

Hayley Clayton uses straightforward, evidence-based therapy to help people make sense of difficult experiences and feel steadier day to day. She offers warm, respectful care and aims to create a steady space for people to talk about what matters to them. Hayley is based in the United Kingdom and holds the NCPS credential. Her work focuses on a range of concerns, including LGBT matters, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, parenting challenges, stress and anxiety, and problems with self-esteem. She also helps people dealing with anger, intimacy-related issues, career worries, depression, compassion fatigue and ADHD. Additional areas she supports include guilt and shame, loneliness and learning to practise more self-love. Hayley adapts sessions to each person’s needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all method. Conversations are shaped around practical goals and steps you can try between meetings. She believes the first step towards change often feels hard, and approaches that work will be those you can use in everyday life. With three years of professional experience, Hayley combines structured techniques with time to reflect on deeper patterns. That mix helps when the issue is an immediate problem or when it links back to longer-standing difficulties. Sessions are collaborative and paced to suit the individual. People can expect clear, compassionate listening and a partnership in planning how to move forward. Hayley aims to support practical changes as well as greater self-understanding over time.

Approaches that suit online therapy and your needs

Hayley commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy in online work. CBT looks at connections between thoughts, feelings and actions and helps people try small, practical changes that reduce anxiety or low mood. Trauma-Focused Therapy gives space to work through upsetting memories and their impact, using careful, gradual steps to ease symptoms that follow traumatic experiences.

Finding the right approach is part of the work itself. Hayley will talk with each person about their goals, life situation and how they prefer to work, then recommend approaches to try together. Treatment is collaborative and can be adjusted as needs change over time.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful for full conversations and non-verbal cues, phone can be a good shorter check-in with lower bandwidth, and messaging or live chat suits brief updates or moments when writing feels easier. These options give flexibility to fit therapy around work, caring responsibilities and day-to-day life while keeping the focus on practical progress.