Hayley Mcgregor

• Anxiety and depression
• Attachment based work
• CBT and DBT techniques

About Hayley

Hayley Mcgregor helps people who are feeling anxious, stressed, low or overwhelmed. She works with issues such as anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem, addictions and coping with life changes, and supports people around relationship and parenting concerns. Hayley practises in the United Kingdom and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She has three years' experience in counselling.

Hayley describes herself as an integrative counsellor who draws on different methods to suit each person. In practice this means sessions focus on what a person brings, and on simple steps that can ease pressure in daily life. She uses approaches including attachment-focused work, client-centred listening, cognitive behavioural techniques and elements from emotion-focused and dialectical models.

Sessions typically look at immediate coping strategies as well as longer-term patterns such as attachment or communication difficulties. Hayley also works with issues linked to neurodiversity, chronic illness, caregiving stress, body image and career concerns. Her additional focus areas include abandonment, attachment issues, dissociation and difficulties linked to ageing and chronic health problems.

People can expect a calm, methodical style that balances practical skills with reflective conversation. Hayley aims to help people notice what is making life harder and try small, manageable changes. She frames the work around a person’s current goals and the pace they prefer.

To begin, clients follow the site's matching process and book a first session. Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How her approaches are used in online counselling

Hayley commonly uses attachment-based work and cognitive behavioural techniques in her sessions. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships affect current ways of relating and helps people understand patterns in their close relationships. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioural changes to reduce anxiety and low mood.

She also draws on client-centred methods that prioritise listening and the client’s own goals. Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process: the counsellor and client will discuss what feels most helpful and adjust the way they work as progress is made.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking as formats are not specified here. Online counselling can make it easier to fit appointments around work and family life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make it simpler to use practical CBT exercises between sessions. Registered or accredited professionals, including counsellors, commonly use these benefits to help people keep therapy part of their routine.

Topics Hayley lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Grief
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• Addictions
• LGBT
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Career difficulties
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Antisocial personality
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Avoidant personality
• Body image
• Cancer
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Dependent personality
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Impulsivity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Postpartum depression
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-love
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
• Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Gottman Method
• Imago Relationship Therapy
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Narrative Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Somatic Therapy
• Internal Family Systems

Questions about Hayley

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Hayley works with anxiety and offers practical coping strategies alongside exploring underlying patterns.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She is an integrative counsellor who draws on attachment-based work, client-centred therapy, CBT, DBT and emotion-focused approaches.

How long has she been practising?

Hayley has three years' experience in counselling in the United Kingdom.

Is she a registered counsellor in the UK?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.

Can I have sessions in a language other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How much do sessions cost?

Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I get started?

Select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.