About Hayley
Hayley Clayton is a counsellor who uses practical talking therapy to help people make changes in their lives. She works in the United Kingdom and brings three years of professional experience to sessions. Hayley aims to listen without judgement and to adapt her approach to each person's needs.
Her work covers a wide range of concerns, including LGBT matters, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, and issues linked to parenting.
How Hayley works
She also supports people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, anger, and difficulties with intimacy. Additional areas of focus include guilt and shame, loneliness, self-love, and navigating career or life changes. Hayley draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, psychodynamic ideas, and trauma-focused methods to shape the work.
That means sessions can include looking at unhelpful thinking patterns, exploring past experiences that affect current feelings, and using trauma-informed techniques when needed. She adapts these approaches to what makes sense for each person. Sessions are personalised and collaborative.
Hayley will work with a client to set goals and choose practical steps to reach them. She keeps language simple and uses short, clear explanations so people know what to expect. Taking the first step can feel daunting and Hayley aims to make that step easier.
She offers a calm, respectful space to talk things through and to begin finding ways forward.
Hayley lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Hayley works with
The areas below are the ones Hayley selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
Training and background
| Register | NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Hayley uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns that feed anxiety or low mood. CBT often involves setting small goals and practising different ways of responding to thoughts and situations.She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at how past experiences can shape current emotional reactions and relationships. This can help when recurring patterns or old hurts affect day-to-day life. When trauma is central, Hayley uses trauma-focused techniques to address the impact of traumatic events and to support stabilisation and recovery.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Hayley will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and tailor the plan as work progresses. She aims to make sure the method fits the person rather than forcing a single model.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat and text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video calls let people use visual cues and deeper conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works well for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options help people fit therapy around work, family and daily life while keeping the focus on meaningful progress.
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