Counsellor profile
Hayley Blacker, BACP
Counsellor - relationships and parenting
Continue with HayleyAbout
- Stress and anxiety
- Attachment work
- Grief and loss
About Hayley
Hayley Blacker is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has three years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She focuses on common problems people bring when home life feels difficult, including stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, trauma and depression. Hayley also works with parenting concerns and issues connected to intimacy and self-esteem.
Her approach is conversational and direct. She uses talking and listening to help people name what is happening for them. Sessions aim to make difficult feelings clearer so practical steps can be found. Hayley invites people to speak openly about loss, abuse, or relationship hurts they carry.
She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships affect current ones. Emotionally-Focused Therapy work is used to notice and respond to feelings in the moment. Psychodynamic thinking helps to uncover repeating patterns that cause distress in everyday life.
Her practice also includes client-centred methods that keep the person’s experience central. Somatic aspects are brought in when feelings are held in the body and need a more physical focus. Together these approaches are used to help people address parenting pressures, communication problems, or the fallout from past trauma.
Hayley works in English and accepts international clients. To begin, clients follow an online matching step and then schedule a first session. Costs vary by location and are managed through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Hayley uses attachment-based ideas, which focus on how early patterns of relating shape current relationships. This approach helps when people want to understand repeated conflicts or distance in close relationships. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on identifying and responding to feeling states in the moment, which can be useful for intense emotions like grief or anger. Client-Centred Therapy keeps the person’s experience central, offering space for people to lead the session and be heard.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Hayley discusses different methods with each person and decides together what fits best with their needs, goals and preferences. That means you will have a say in how sessions proceed and can try ways of working that feel most helpful.
Specific session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around childcare, work breaks or travel. It can also allow shorter check-ins or sessions without video when that suits someone better. Registered or accredited professionals, including counsellors and therapists, commonly use online sessions to help people manage parenting pressures, relationship difficulties and the effects of past trauma.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Hayley works with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, trauma, depression and parenting concerns among other issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses conversational, client-centred sessions that help people name feelings and look for practical steps forward.
How much experience does she have?
Hayley has three years of professional work experience in the United Kingdom.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can she see people living outside the UK?
Hayley accepts international clients; check local regulations in your country before booking.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary with location and are handled via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your 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.