Counsellor profile
Hayley Cook, BACP
Counsellor - Stress and relationships
See online counselling options- Psychodynamic therapy
- CBT techniques
- Solution-focused work
About Hayley
Counsellor Hayley Cook is a BACP-registered practitioner with four years' experience based in the United Kingdom. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief, low self-esteem and a range of life changes and emotional struggles.
Hayley uses psychodynamic ideas to look at how past events shape current feelings and patterns. She also draws on client-centred ways of working, cognitive behavioural techniques and solution-focused methods. This means sessions can include talking about personal history, noticing unhelpful thinking, and setting small, practical steps for change.
Sessions are conversational. Hayley listens to what matters most and helps people reflect on feelings and behaviour. Practical tools from cognitive behavioural therapy may be used alongside longer-term exploration of relationships and patterns.
She pays attention to issues such as addiction, eating concerns, intimacy-related difficulties and parenting strains, as well as attachment or abandonment worries and feelings of isolation. Hayley also helps with anger, career stress and compassion fatigue for those juggling caring roles.
People are encouraged to move at their own pace. Hayley does not offer diagnoses or promise outcomes but works collaboratively on goals and next steps. To begin, the site process asks for a short matching questionnaire and then a first session can be scheduled.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Hayley uses psychodynamic ideas to make sense of how past experiences affect current feelings and relationships. This approach involves looking at patterns that repeat over time and thinking about where they might come from. It can help with long-standing worries about attachment, abandonment and recurring relationship difficulties.She also uses cognitive behavioural therapy, which focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour. That can mean spotting unhelpful thinking, trying different responses and practising practical strategies to reduce anxiety or low mood. CBT techniques are often useful for stress, panic and problems with mood or eating concerns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Hayley will discuss different ways of working and agree a plan based on a person’s needs, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process and may include mixing conversational depth with short-term practical tasks.
The biography notes that a method such as video, phone or live chat may be chosen when arranging the first appointment. Please confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, caring duties or travel, allow brief check-ins, or avoid the need to travel to appointments.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship issues, plus a wide range of concerns such as addictions, eating problems and parenting strain.
How does she work in sessions?
Her style combines talking about personal history with practical techniques. Sessions can include reflection, noticing thinking patterns and setting manageable steps.
How much experience does she have?
Hayley has four years' experience working as a counsellor.
Which professional body is she registered with?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, abbreviated as BACP.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
She does not accept international clients at this time. Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography mentions choosing a method such as video, phone or live chat when arranging a first appointment; confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your 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.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.