Counsellor profile
Hayley Mcgregor, BACP
Counsellor - anxiety and life changes
See online counselling options- Stress and anxiety
- Grief and loss
- Client-centred work
About Hayley
Hayley Mcgregor is a counsellor and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has three years' experience and offers help with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem and other emotional difficulties.
Hayley uses several counselling approaches rather than one fixed method. She adapts conversations to what each person brings and moves at a pace that feels manageable. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on practical ways to cope with hard moments.
Clients often bring worries about work, relationships, parenting or major life changes. Hayley also supports people facing addictions, chronic illness, bereavement and issues linked to neurodiversity such as autism and attention differences. She draws on approaches that look at how past relationships shape present feelings and behaviour.
In sessions she works in a client-centred way, listening and reflecting to help people make sense of their experience. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used where helpful to identify unhelpful thoughts and try different ways of responding. Emotionally-focused ideas and attachment-based thinking inform work with relationship patterns and strong emotions.
Hayley practises in the United Kingdom and works in English. She asks new clients to use the site process to match and book a first session. Fees vary by location and are managed through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How Hayley uses therapeutic approaches online
Hayley draws on attachment-based ideas and cognitive behavioural therapy in her work. Attachment-based thinking looks at how early relationships affect current emotions and patterns, and it can help when people want to change how they react in close relationships. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and trying practical experiments to test new ways of thinking and acting.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Hayley will discuss different methods with each client and choose what fits their goals and preferences. That choice is collaborative and may change as sessions progress.
The original biography does not list specific session formats here, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, childcare or travel. They also allow for shorter check-ins or phone conversations when that suits a client's day. Registered or accredited professionals may offer different formats, so check the booking information to see what Hayley currently provides.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem and depression, plus relationship and parenting issues and addiction-related concerns.
What style of therapy does she use?
She works integratively, using client-centred listening alongside CBT, DBT and emotionally-focused ideas when they fit the client's needs.
How much experience does she have?
Hayley has three years' experience working as a counsellor in the UK.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not take international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Fees vary with location and sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Choose the site's See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.