Haylee Ford, BACP

Haylee Ford helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, addiction, or big life changes. She also supports those struggling with self-esteem, sleep and eating difficulties, parenting stress, career uncertainty, ADHD and compassion fatigue. Haylee works with people from a wide range of backgrounds, including LGBT clients and those affected by trauma, abuse, abandonment or adoption issues.

Haylee uses straightforward, practical conversations to help clients notice what matters to them and take small steps forward. Sessions focus on what a person wants from life, and on building habits that help reach those goals. She draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy alongside attachment-based and client-centred ways of working.

Haylee is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She brings 11 years of experience working with people in the United Kingdom and internationally. Her background includes therapeutic conversation and clinical hypnotherapy to broaden how people can access change.

In sessions she listens for the beliefs and patterns that get in the way, and then helps clients practise alternatives that feel achievable. The focus is on clear, manageable steps rather than long lectures or jargon. People who work with her often leave with tools they can use between sessions.

To begin, she asks questions about current difficulties and goals, then tailors an approach that fits each person's situation. The process is collaborative and paced to the individual's needs, so change feels steady rather than rushed.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Haylee often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in her work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice their thoughts and connect with values so they can act in ways that matter to them. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and practises alternative actions to reduce distress and improve day-to-day coping.

She also draws on attachment-based and client-centred approaches when these fit a person's needs. Attachment-based work pays attention to relational patterns that affect how people relate to others, while client-centred work focuses on listening closely and following the client's agenda. Together these approaches help tailor the therapy to the person's goals and preferences.

Finding the best approach is part of the process and is worked out collaboratively. The therapist will discuss which methods feel most useful, try different techniques, and adapt over time based on progress and preference. This helps ensure the work suits the client's life and aims.

Please confirm current session options before booking as formats are not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving or busy schedules, reduce travel time, and offer shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals can use different methods to make sessions practical and goal focused.