- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Attachment-based approach
- Guilt and shame focus
About Hayley
Hayley Mayer is an ACA counsellor in Australia with 11 years of professional experience. She works with stress and anxiety, relationship concerns, motivation, self-esteem and coping with life changes. Hayley also focuses on issues such as guilt and shame, forgiveness, emptiness and questions around life purpose.
Hayley uses conversational, down-to-earth sessions. She listens to what matters most and helps people name feelings that feel heavy. Sessions often break big problems into small, practical steps. The aim is to make difficult feelings clearer and more manageable so people can make choices that suit their life.
Her work draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice painful thoughts without being driven by them. Attachment-based ideas are used to look at how close relationships shape anxiety and self-worth. Client-centred methods keep the conversation focused on each person’s priorities and pace.
Hayley also uses existential questions and motivational interviewing when people are weighing big life decisions or struggling with direction. These approaches can help with midlife questions, workplace strain, or young adult transitions. She supports people dealing with grief, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and the complicated feelings that follow infidelity or jealousy.
To begin, people select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. Session costs vary with location and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How Hayley’s approaches fit with online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them, then choosing actions that match personal values. It is often used for anxiety, guilt and low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns formed in close relationships and how they affect trust, anxiety and self-worth; it can help with relationship strain and jealousy. Client-Centred Therapy keeps the conversation focused on the person’s priorities, offering space to talk through what matters without a set agenda.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Hayley will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, and together they will decide which methods to focus on. This collaborative planning helps ensure sessions address the issues that feel most urgent, whether that is shame from the past or motivation for change.
The biography does not specify session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. It also allows people to continue therapy while managing workplace commitments, caregiving duties or relocation, as long as the chosen format suits their everyday routine.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self-esteem, coping with life changes and related concerns such as guilt and shame.
How would she approach shame or guilt?
She uses conversational methods and approaches like ACT and attachment work to help people notice thoughts and unpack how relationships and values affect shame and guilt.
How much experience does she have?
She has 11 years of professional experience working with adults on a range of concerns from anxiety to life purpose.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is credentialed with the ACA and practises in Australia.
Can I work with her in another language or from another country?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.