Hayley Blacker

• Stress and anxiety
• Attachment and relationships
• Trauma and somatic work

About Hayley

Hayley Blacker helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression by offering a listening, client-led approach. She works in English and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, with three years of professional experience.

Hayley uses gentle conversation to help people talk through painful feelings and difficult decisions. Sessions focus on what matters to the individual, with attention to emotional patterns, attachment history, and bodily experience when relevant. She aims to notice how past relationships shape present reactions and to spot habits that keep problems going.

Her background includes work with people facing addiction, intimacy and sexual culture issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain and compassion fatigue. She also supports clients dealing with neurodiversity concerns such as autism and attention difficulties, and people coping with chronic illness or caregiver stress.

Hayley draws on a blend of approaches. Client-centred work provides a non-directive frame for each person to be heard. Emotionally-Focused Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships, while somatic methods bring attention to how the body holds emotion. Psychodynamic and attachment-based ideas inform exploration of earlier relationships and their ongoing effects.

Sessions are presented in a straightforward way, with practical conversation and space for feeling. Information about session formats should be confirmed before booking. To begin, use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

How her approaches work for online counselling

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships affect current feelings and responses, and can help with relationship difficulties, abandonment concerns and attachment issues. Client-centred counselling focuses on listening and the client’s own priorities, and suits people who want a non-directive space to talk things through.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) examines patterns in close relationships and helps people change unhelpful interaction cycles. Somatic elements attend to bodily signs of stress and may be used alongside conversation when physical tension or trauma is present.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will help the client decide what methods suit their needs, goals and preferences, and will adapt the way sessions are run as the therapy progresses.

Confirm the exact session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work and family commitments, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Discuss practical arrangements with the counsellor when you schedule the first appointment to agree what will work best for you.

Topics Hayley lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Depression
• Addictions
• LGBT
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Bipolar disorder
• Coping with life changes
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Adoption and foster care
• Antisocial personality
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Avoidant personality
• BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
• Blended family issues
• Body image
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Dependent personality
• Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Drug and alcohol addiction
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Fertility issues
• First responder issues
• Forgiveness
• Gender dysphoria
• Guilt and shame
• Hoarding
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Immigration issues
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Intellectual disability
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Veteran and armed forces issues
• Mood disorders
• Multicultural concerns
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Paranoia
• Personality disorders
• Phobias
• Polyamory and non-monogamous relationships
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Process addictions
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sex addiction
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexual dysfunction
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Somatization
• Trichotillomania
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Somatic Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about Hayley

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. She helps people manage stress and anxiety using conversation and practical strategies.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses client-centred counselling alongside emotionally-focused, attachment-based, psychodynamic and somatic approaches.

How much experience does she have?

Hayley has three years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

Yes. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Can I have sessions in English or from another country?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options when booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

Click the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.