Hayley Hopper, AASW

Hayley Hopper is an AASW social worker with 10 years' experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, trauma, parenting challenges, low self-esteem and depression. She lists attachment, caregiver stress, communication problems, post-traumatic stress and feelings of guilt and shame among her focus areas. Hayley works with adults who want practical ways to manage difficult feelings and relationships.

Hayley uses straightforward, evidence-based methods such as cognitive behavioural techniques alongside a person-centred and trauma-informed stance. Sessions look at the thoughts, feelings and behaviours that keep someone stuck. She helps people notice patterns, try different responses and practise small changes that fit real life.

Much of her work has involved parents and mothers navigating overwhelming responsibility, difficult relationships and the day-to-day stress of caregiving. She pays attention to attachment and how early experiences shape current relationships, without pathologising people for the ways they adapt.

People who come with a history of abuse, domestic and family violence, or significant family stress are supported through pacing and safety-focused planning. Hayley also works with people managing psychosocial disability and complex mental health needs, aiming to build on existing strengths and coping strategies.

Her sessions are collaborative and centred on clear, practical goals. Hayley describes the work as helping people make sense of what they are experiencing and practice manageable steps toward the changes they choose.

Approaches Hayley draws on and how they help online