Juliette Hayden, BACP

Juliette Hayden is a qualified and insured UK-based integrative therapist with 15 years of professional experience. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Therapeutic Counselling, a university-level qualification with honours that underpins her therapeutic training. Juliette trained as a nurse in 1993 and worked in a variety of NHS roles for many years before becoming a registered counsellor, bringing clinical insight and practical experience from healthcare into her therapy practice.

Alongside her paid work she volunteers with a UK charity that supports survivors of sexual trauma and domestic abuse, and she offers support at her local hospice in Salisbury to people with a terminal diagnosis and their families. She is also a parent to four children, two of whom are autistic, and has a particular interest in supporting carers of autistic children informed by lived experience.

Juliette has worked directly with people affected by chronic pain and long-term illness, developing an interest in the brain-body connection and bodily practices that can promote calm. Her specialist areas include stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem and depression, relationship and family concerns, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting, anger, ADHD and compassion fatigue. She offers support for life changes, bereavement, relationship breakdown and challenges associated with chronic illness, always tailoring her approach to individual needs.

As an integrative practitioner she draws on a range of counselling methods to match each person’s story and goals. Juliette aims to create an open and nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be explored, and she works collaboratively to empower people to move forward with greater awareness and practical coping strategies.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Juliette uses a blend of well established approaches to tailor therapy to each person. Attachment-based therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns of connection and trust; it can be helpful for people working through relationship difficulties, attachment issues and intimacy-related concerns. Client-centered therapy places the client’s experience at the heart of the work and emphasizes empathy, active listening and the therapist’s nonjudgmental presence to support self-understanding and emotional growth. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and is often used for anxiety, depression, stress and difficulties with motivation.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Juliette works collaboratively to find the best fit based on a person’s needs, goals and preferences. She combines methods where appropriate and reviews progress together so the plan can adapt as circumstances change.

Online therapy with Juliette is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for people with busy lives, caregiving responsibilities or mobility and health challenges. These options make it easier to maintain regular support, fit sessions around other commitments and access care from different locations while working with a registered professional.