Hayley Mcgregor, BACP

Hayley Mcgregor is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who supports people facing midlife challenges and other major life shifts. She offers a calm, patient space for someone who feels anxious, low, overwhelmed or unsure of what comes next. Hayley presents herself simply and kindly, aiming to help people feel heard and regain a sense of direction.

She trained as an integrative counsellor and draws on several approaches to fit each person’s needs. Sessions focus on practical steps and understanding what keeps unhelpful patterns repeating. Conversations are paced to suit the client, with attention to emotional safety and steady progress.

Hayley works with a broad set of concerns, including stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, addiction and difficulties around relationships and parenting. Additional interests include issues such as abandonment, attachment difficulties, chronic illness and ageing concerns. She also supports people with neurodiversity related topics and personality-related difficulties.

Her style blends compassionate listening with tools from cognitive and emotion-focused approaches. That means talking through feelings, identifying patterns, and trying small changes that can improve day-to-day life. The focus is on clear steps people can use between sessions.

With three years' experience and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), Hayley offers an approachable working method. To begin, people follow the site's matching steps and then arrange sessions based on the schedule provided.

How these approaches can work online

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on understanding patterns in relationships and how early bonds affect current reactions; it can help people address long-standing fears around closeness and abandonment. Client-Centred Therapy puts the person at the heart of the session, emphasising empathic listening and the client's own pace to uncover what matters most. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers practical steps to shift unhelpful cycles, which can be useful for anxiety, low mood and midlife stress.

Finding the right approach is often part of early sessions. Hayley will work collaboratively to identify which methods fit the client's needs, goals and preferences. That means trying ways of working together and adjusting based on what helps most in day-to-day life.

The original biography does not list specific online formats, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling around work or family life, allow shorter check-ins, and remove travel time. Many people find remote sessions convenient for keeping momentum between appointments while still working through deep emotional material with a consistent therapist.