Counsellor profile
Hayley Bell, NCPS
Counsellor - relationships and family issues
See online counselling options- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
About Hayley
Counsellor and NCPS member Hayley Bell has 16 years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom. She focuses on relationship and family concerns, intimacy issues, parenting, and coping with life changes.
Hayley listens to the immediate problem and looks at the wider background. Sessions typically cover communication patterns, attachment dynamics and practical steps to improve day-to-day interactions. She draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at past influences and on solution-focused work to identify small, achievable changes.
Hayley also uses Internal Family Systems concepts to help people notice different parts of themselves and how those parts affect relationships. This helps when issues include abandonment, commitment worries, feelings of emptiness or problems with trust and infidelity.
Practical matters such as money worries, midlife shifts and separation are addressed alongside emotional themes like guilt, shame and the after-effects of narcissistic relationships. The work can include short-term problem solving or longer conversations about recurring patterns.
Hayley asks people to be clear about their goals early on and to review progress as they go. Sessions follow a conversational style that keeps topics focused and actionable. To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and book a first session through the site.
How her approaches are used in online counselling
Hayley uses psychodynamic ideas to help people notice how past relationships affect present patterns. This approach often looks at repeated behaviours and where they come from, which can help with attachment issues and long-standing relationship difficulties.She also draws on Solution-Focused Therapy to set clear, short-term goals. This method breaks problems into small, achievable steps and is useful for practical issues like communication problems or coping with life changes.
The therapist sees finding the right approach as a joint task. She will talk with clients about their needs and try different ways of working until something fits. That conversation is part of the early sessions so goals and methods can be agreed together.
The biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also allow people to join from different locations at times that suit their routine. Registered or accredited professionals, including therapists using these approaches, often find these practical benefits helpful when organising care.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
16+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she help with?
Hayley works with relationship and family concerns, intimacy-related issues, parenting and coping with life changes. She also addresses areas such as abandonment, attachment issues, infidelity and money worries.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her approach mixes psychodynamic thinking, solution-focused techniques and Internal Family Systems ideas. This means she looks at past patterns, practical steps for change and internal parts that affect behaviour.
How long has she been practising?
She has 16 years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is listed with NCPS and works in the United Kingdom.
Can I have sessions in another language or from outside the UK?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
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 counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
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