Counsellor profile
Hayley Cook, BACP
United Kingdom
Counsellor - relationships and anxiety
Continue with HayleyWhere Hayley stands
- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 396903
- Experience
- 4 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- psychodynamic focus
- CBT techniques
- solution-focused work
About Hayley
Hayley Cook is a counsellor registered with the BACP and has four years' experience. She works with people facing anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, codependency and related concerns. Hayley focuses on helping people who keep putting others first, struggle with boundaries, or feel stuck by past hurts.
Hayley uses psychodynamic ideas to look at how earlier experiences influence present feelings and relationships. She also draws on client-centred, cognitive behavioural and solution-focused methods to offer practical ways to try things differently. Sessions are conversational and aim to make difficult ideas easier to understand.
In a typical meeting Hayley listens for patterns that repeat across relationships and daily life. She helps people name the thoughts and feelings that drive people-pleasing, avoidance or self-criticism. Where useful she introduces simple CBT techniques for managing anxiety and low mood, and brief solution-focused tools for immediate coping.
Hayley explains therapy in straightforward terms and avoids quick fixes. She supports clients to build clearer boundaries, better communication and more reliable self-awareness. Work often includes reflecting on past relationships alongside practical steps to change current behaviour.
People who come to Hayley often want to feel steadier and more able to make choices that suit them. Her practice emphasises collaboration - deciding together what to try and when to adjust the approach. To begin, clients use the site questionnaire and schedule an initial session to talk through goals and practical arrangements.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online counselling
Hayley combines psychodynamic work with client-centred conversation and cognitive behavioural techniques. Psychodynamic work looks at how past relationships shape current feelings and patterns, useful when people repeatedly put others first or struggle with attachment. Client-centred work focuses on listening and reflecting so a person can make clearer choices about what they want now. CBT offers practical steps to reduce anxiety and change unhelpful thinking, which can be useful for immediate coping and boundary-setting.Choosing the right mix of these approaches is a collaborative process. Hayley works with each person to agree priorities, try approaches in session, and adjust plans as progress and preferences emerge. The focus is on what helps the client act differently in daily life and understand why old patterns recur.
Session formats are not detailed in the supplied biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments around other commitments, reduce travel, or use shorter check-ins when days are busy. Registered or accredited professionals often find remote sessions useful for keeping continuity of support while people manage family, work or health demands.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, grief, codependency and related problems such as low self-esteem and boundary struggles.
How would she describe her way of working?
Her style combines psychodynamic listening with client-centred conversation and practical CBT or solution-focused tools when useful.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Hayley has four years' experience working as a counsellor.
What professional registration does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what do costs look like?
Session cost varies with location; services use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session to discuss goals and practical arrangements.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.