Juliette Hayden, BACP

Juliette Hayden is a UK-based counsellor with 15 years of professional experience. She holds a BSc (Hons) in Therapeutic Counselling and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She began her career as a nurse in 1993 and later trained as a counsellor, bringing long-term healthcare experience to her work.

Juliette has volunteered supporting survivors of sexual trauma and domestic abuse, and she works with a local hospice helping people living with terminal diagnoses and their loved ones. She also has personal experience as a parent of children on the autism spectrum and takes a particular interest in supporting carers of autistic children.

She understands the impact of chronic pain and long-term illness, having lived with chronic pain herself. That experience shaped her interest in the brain-body connection and in practical ways to calm the nervous system. She often supports people who are managing chronic illness, pain, relationship changes, grief, anxiety and depression.

Her approach is integrative and client-centred. Juliette adapts methods to suit each person rather than using one fixed style. Sessions focus on building trust, sharing thoughts and feelings, and finding coping strategies that fit everyday life.

She aims to provide an empathic space where people can work on self-esteem, motivation, intimacy concerns, parenting strain and the lasting effects of trauma. Juliette describes therapy as a collaborative journey, offering support while people take steps towards the changes they want.

How her approaches translate to online work

Juliette draws on attachment-based and client-centred ideas to help people feel heard and understood. Attachment-based work looks at how past relationships shape present reactions and helps people build steadier ways of relating. Client-centred therapy focuses on the person in front of the counsellor, offering empathic listening and support while the client leads what they want to work on.

She also uses elements of cognitive behavioural therapy to help spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try small, manageable changes. CBT techniques can be useful for anxiety, low mood and sleep or eating concerns by breaking problems into clearer steps.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Juliette works collaboratively to agree what feels most useful, checking in and adapting methods as goals change. She aims to involve the person in planning sessions and choosing techniques that fit their life.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around daily life, reduce travel, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people join from a location that suits them. Registered or accredited professionals can tailor online sessions to address grief, trauma, chronic illness, relationship concerns and stress in everyday life.