Hayley Mcgregor, BACP
Calm, practical counselling to steady your next steps
Details
| Name | Hayley Mcgregor |
|---|---|
| Credentials | BACP |
| Based in | United Kingdom |
| Registered with | BACP |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 3 |
About Hayley
Hayley Mcgregor is a counsellor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief and changes in life. She meets each person where they are and works at a pace that feels comfortable. Hayley offers a calm and respectful space to talk through difficult feelings and practical challenges.
She practices an integrative approach, drawing on Narrative Therapy, Attachment-Based and Client-Centred ideas, among others. That means sessions can include telling and reworking personal stories, noticing how relationships affect feelings, and putting the client at the centre of decisions about therapy.
Background and approach
Hayley aims to fit techniques to each person rather than follow one fixed method. Her work often focuses on day-to-day concerns such as low mood, worry, self-esteem, and coping with life transitions. She also supports people dealing with addiction, compassion fatigue, anger and the impacts of long-term illness.
Hayley pays attention to how past attachments and current patterns shape behaviour and feeling. Hayley holds BACP accreditation, which she uses as part of her professional practice in the United Kingdom. She has three years of professional experience and offers sessions in English.
Her approach is patient, non-judgemental and practical, with attention to both immediate coping and longer term understanding. Sessions are planned around each person’s goals and needs. Hayley encourages collaboration so clients can try different ways of working and choose what helps most.
The focus is on small, achievable steps toward clearer decisions and steadier emotional balance.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Self esteem among the things Hayley works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Hayley among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Hayley among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Hayley among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Hayley among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Hayley among the ways she works.
- Gottman Method: Listed by Hayley among the ways she works.
- Imago Relationship Therapy: Listed by Hayley among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Hayley among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Hayley among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Hayley among the ways she works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Hayley among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Hayley among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Hayley directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Hayley directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Hayley uses narrative and attachment ideas online
Hayley often draws on Narrative Therapy to help people tell, examine and reframe the stories that shape their feelings. This approach helps when old narratives keep someone stuck and they want clearer choices about identity and direction.She also uses Attachment-Based ideas to notice how early relationships influence current reactions and patterns. That focus helps when issues involve trust, closeness or repeated relationship difficulties. Client-Centred work underpins both approaches by keeping the pace and topics guided by the person in the room.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a joint process. Hayley talks with each person about what feels most helpful and adjusts the work as understanding grows. She aims to be collaborative and practical, testing small changes and reviewing what works.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversational work, telephone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging suits shorter check-ins or people who prefer not to be on camera. These options give flexibility to fit therapy around work, family and day-to-day life while keeping the focus on steady progress and practical coping.
Common questions about this listing
What issues does Hayley help with?
Hayley supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief and self-esteem problems, plus issues such as addiction, anger and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses an integrative style that includes Narrative, Attachment-Based and Client-Centred ideas, and may add techniques from CBT or DBT when useful.
How much experience does she have?
Hayley has three years of professional experience working with adults in the United Kingdom.
What professional credential does she hold?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP in her profile.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted; Hayley works with people in the United Kingdom.
What session formats are available?
Hayley offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How does the sign-up process work?
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