Hayley Wilcock , BACP

Hayley Wilcock is a UK-based integrative counsellor with five years of professional experience and accreditation from the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, the main UK body for counsellors and psychotherapists. She works from a person-centered core, blending a range of counselling skills and therapeutic approaches to tailor support to each individual’s needs.

Hayley aims to create an open, non-judgemental space where thoughts and feelings can be explored without fear. She values honesty, loyalty, and empathy, and finds professional fulfilment in helping others achieve meaningful progress and personal growth. Her background and strong family values inform a down-to-earth style that prioritises respect and practical support.

She specialises in addressing past difficulties, trauma, bereavement, and neurodiversity, offering psychoeducation, coping strategies, and practical tools. As someone with ADHD herself, Hayley considers it a privilege to work with neurodiverse clients, both diagnosed and undiagnosed, and she places emphasis on understanding individual experience and building strategies that fit daily life.

Hayley supports a wide range of complex issues and adapts her methods to each client, combining clinical knowledge with genuine compassion to help people navigate change, loss, relationships, and growing self-understanding.

Online approaches that guide therapeutic work

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current ways of relating and feeling safe with others. In online sessions this approach helps clients explore patterns in relationships, understand attachment needs, and develop more secure ways of connecting.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers practical, structured ways to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and to try new coping strategies. It is useful for anxiety, low mood, stress, and many everyday difficulties where changing thinking patterns and behaviour can bring relief.

Hayley draws on these approaches and integrates mindfulness and person-centered principles when appropriate, working collaboratively to find the best fit for each person. She partners with clients to consider their goals, preferences, and life context, adjusting methods as therapy progresses so the approach remains relevant and helpful.

Online work through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging adds flexibility and accessibility, making it easier to fit therapy around work, family, or mobility needs. Many people find that the variety of formats supports continuity of care and gives options for communicating in the way that feels most comfortable.