Hayley Ward
Compassionate counsellor for complex life challenges
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About Hayley
Hayley Ward is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who supports people with a wide range of concerns. She helps with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, and stress. Hayley also addresses ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, parenting stresses, and career-related worries.
Her practice grew from seven years working across NHS and health. That mixed background means she is used to different routes into help and a variety of life challenges.
Background and approach
She approaches each person as the expert in their own story and works alongside them to find practical ways forward. Sessions focus on clear, manageable steps rather than jargon. Hayley aims to make therapy feel like a conversation that leads to change.
She listens for what matters most and helps people build on their existing strengths. People who come to her may work on improving sleep, reducing anxiety, coping with loss, or sorting out intimacy and relationship patterns. She also offers support around eating concerns, trauma and abuse, body image, and caregiving strain.
Hayley is registered with NCPS, which is noted as her credential. She offers therapy in English and is open to working with international clients, though readers should confirm session formats before booking. To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 7
- Registered with
- NCPS
- Registration number
- NCS17-05343
- Languages
- English
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Hayley's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Hayley works with
Everything Hayley lists, in their own terms.
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- 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
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- 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
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- 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
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
How Hayley works online
Questions and answers
What kinds of problems does Hayley help with?
Hayley supports people with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, grief, addictions, and stress, plus relationship and intimacy concerns and ADHD related issues.
How would you describe her counselling style?
She uses a plain, conversational style that focuses on practical steps and building on a persons strengths rather than medical jargon.
What is her professional background?
Hayley has seven years of experience working across the NHS and health, which informs how she supports different kinds of problems.
What credentials and location are noted for Hayley?
Her listed credential is NCPS and she is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients; check session options and scheduling when you match.
How are costs and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What should I do to begin therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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