Counsellor profile
Hayley Mcgregor, BACP
BACP counsellor - Family and parenting focus
Continue with HayleyAbout
- Attachment approaches
- CBT techniques
- Emotion-focused work
About Hayley
Hayley Mcgregor is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with three years' experience. She works with adults who are carrying stress, anxiety, low mood, grief, and the everyday strain of parenting and family relationships. Her work also covers struggles with self-esteem, addiction, anger and life changes.
Hayley uses an integrative approach, drawing on different methods to suit how someone prefers to work. Sessions are conversational and focused on practical ways to cope with difficult feelings and situations. She listens to what matters most and helps clients find clearer ways to manage day-to-day pressures.
Her practice also addresses issues such as ADHD, relationship difficulties, compassion fatigue, and career stress. Hayley pays attention to attachment patterns and how early relationships can shape current responses. That can help adults understand repeating patterns in relationships and parenting.
She applies elements from client-centred work and cognitive behavioural techniques to address thoughts and behaviours that make life harder. Emotion-focused ideas are used when feelings need naming and working through. Dialectical approaches can be brought in to help with intense emotions and regulation.
Hayley encourages straightforward conversations about what has been tried already and what a client hopes to change. She supports gradual, practical steps rather than quick fixes. People are invited to reflect on what helps them in daily life and to practise small changes between sessions.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships influence current patterns. It can help adults make sense of repeated difficulties in close relationships and in parenting rhythms.Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and supporting a person's own understanding. It is useful when someone needs a calm space to talk through worries and find their own solutions.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions connect. It offers practical exercises to reduce anxiety, depression and unhelpful habits.
Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Hayley will discuss what feels useful and adapt methods to fit a client's goals and preferences. Decisions about technique are made collaboratively rather than imposed.
The biography does not list which session formats are offered, so confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, for example by avoiding travel or allowing a shorter check-in during a lunch break. Some formats use less bandwidth or do not require video, which can suit quieter or lower-tech setups. Registered or accredited professionals can explain the practical arrangements when you schedule the first appointment.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem and parenting and family related issues among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
She takes an integrative, client-centred approach and uses practical methods from CBT, EFT and DBT to suit each person's needs.
How much experience does she have?
Hayley has three years of experience working as a counsellor in the United Kingdom.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is listed with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can she work with people who do not live in the UK?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats does she offer?
Please confirm the current session formats before booking as the biography does not specify formats.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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 anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.