Hayden François
Calm, practical counselling for everyday struggles
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About Hayden
Hayden François helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship challenges. He also supports those dealing with trauma and abuse, addiction, grief, parenting strain and self-esteem issues. Hayden works with concerns around intimacy, eating, ADHD and compassion fatigue, among many other areas of difficulty.
He uses an integrative counselling style, drawing on approaches that fit the person and the issue they bring. Sessions focus on practical tools and clearer ways to cope, alongside space to talk things through without judgement.
Background and approach
Hayden emphasises respect, sensitivity and compassion in every conversation. Clients can expect collaborative goal-setting and a plan that adapts as progress is made. He explains ideas plainly and offers techniques people can try between sessions.
The aim is to build healthier ways of managing emotions and relationships in everyday life. Hayden holds BACP accreditation, which is listed in his professional details. He has three years of practice in the United Kingdom and works in English.
He accepts international clients and uses a subscription model for sessions that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, a person selects the Start Therapy button, completes a short matching questionnaire, and then books according to the therapist's schedule. Before booking, check the current session options to confirm how meetings are arranged.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 3
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 398873
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Hayden's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Hayden works with
Everything Hayden lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- 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
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- 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
Approaches Hayden lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Hayden works online
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Hayden will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then choose or combine methods that feel most useful. That choice is collaborative and can change as progress is made.
For practical online therapy details please confirm the available formats before booking, as session types are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, avoid travel, and continue sessions across different locations. Some formats also allow shorter check-ins when time is tight or less reliance on video when bandwidth is limited. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and homework to suit online sessions, helping people practise skills between meetings.
Questions and answers
What kinds of problems does Hayden help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, parenting concerns and a wide range of other difficulties.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
Hayden uses an integrative counselling approach that combines practical techniques and open conversation to suit each person's needs.
What experience does he have?
He has three years of professional work experience supporting people in the United Kingdom.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
Hayden is listed with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the profile.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the first steps to start working together?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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