- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Attachment-based work
- Client-centred sessions
About Hayley
Hayley Blacker is a BACP-registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship concerns, grief and loss, and related pressures. Sessions are presented in straightforward language and aim to address immediate concerns as well as longer-term patterns.
Hayley uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside attachment-based and client-centred approaches. In practice this means she pays attention to emotional responses and how those responses shape relationships and everyday life. Conversations focus on naming feelings, understanding patterns, and trying new ways of responding.
Her background includes work with people facing addiction, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting strain, ADHD and compassion fatigue. She also supports people dealing with abandonment, adoption and foster care matters, attachment issues, and body image or codependency concerns. Hayley draws on psychodynamic and somatic ideas when it helps to bring awareness to past influences and bodily experience.
Sessions aim to be practical and clear. People can expect conversational work that explores feelings, relationship patterns and coping strategies. Hayley encourages step-by-step changes rather than big, sudden shifts.
To begin, the typical route is to complete a short questionnaire and schedule a first session. This helps Hayley and the person looking for support to agree the priorities for their work together.
How her approaches translate to online work
Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on identifying and naming emotions and how they shape behaviour and relationships. It is often used when people want to understand repeating emotional patterns and improve how they respond to strong feelings.Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationship experiences affect current connections and worries. It helps people see how expectations about others influence stress, trust and closeness.
Client-Centred Therapy emphasises an open, accepting conversation where the person sets the pace. This approach helps people explore thoughts and feelings with minimal direction and practical feedback from the counsellor.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Hayley will collaborate with each person to decide which methods to use based on their needs, goals and preferences. That choice can shift as the work progresses and is reviewed together.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, caregiving and travel. They also allow shorter check-ins when a full session is not needed and remove the time spent travelling to appointments.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
Hayley helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship issues, grief and loss, and related areas such as addiction, intimacy and parenting strain.
What therapeutic style does she use?
Her practice uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy together with attachment-based and client-centred approaches, plus psychodynamic and somatic ideas when appropriate.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years of professional experience working with people on emotional and relational concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live abroad or I am international?
Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.
What session formats does she offer?
Please confirm current session options before booking as the biography does not specify which formats are used.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.