Hayley Mayer, ACA
11 years in practice
Hayley Mayer is an ACA counsellor with 11 years of professional experience.
License and registration
- ACA
- 4483 · expires November 2026
- Years in practice
- 11
- Languages
- English
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About Hayley
Hayley Mayer is an ACA counsellor with 11 years of professional experience. She uses an open, down-to-earth style to help people manage stress, anxiety and relationship concerns. Hayley focuses on practical ways to build confidence and cope with life changes.
She speaks plainly and treats people with respect and compassion. Hayley combines Existential therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centred approaches. Sessions look at what matters most to each person and how to move towards those values.
Background and approach
Conversations are tailored to the individual and paced to suit their needs. She also draws on attachment-based ideas and motivational interviewing to support difficult decisions and improve communication. That can help with issues such as jealousy, infidelity, workplace stress and social anxiety.
Hayley aims to make goals realistic and achievable. Hayley has supported people through feelings of emptiness, guilt and shame, and during end-of-life and hospice challenges. She offers straightforward tools for building self-love, managing self-harm urges, and finding purpose during midlife or young adulthood transitions.
Her approach feels collaborative: she listens, reflects, and helps people try small changes between sessions. Hayley encourages clients to experiment with new ways of coping and to notice what works for them.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Hayley lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Hayley names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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Online support
Approaches you can use online
Hayley blends Existential therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-based ideas. Existential therapy helps people look at meaning, life choices and what matters to them, which can be useful during midlife shifts or questions about purpose. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then taking small actions that align with personal values to reduce suffering. Attachment-based ideas examine how early relationship patterns affect current trust and communication, which can help with jealousy, intimacy and workplace connections.Finding the right approach is part of the work itself. Hayley will talk with each person about their goals, preferences and what feels most helpful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made, keeping the process collaborative and flexible.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for people with busy lives. Video calls provide face-to-face conversation when meeting in person is hard. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a lunch break. Live chat and text-based messaging suit quick check-ins, writing through feelings or regular prompts between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and accessible when schedules change.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Hayley help with?
Hayley works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, low self-esteem and coping with life changes. She also supports people facing guilt, shame, emptiness, workplace problems and young adult challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She blends existential thinking with ACT and client-centred listening to focus on values and practical steps.
How much experience does she have?
Hayley has 11 years of professional experience working with a range of personal and relationship concerns.
Where is Hayley based and what credential does she hold?
Hayley practises in Australia and is listed with the Australian Counselling Association, abbreviated as ACA.
Can sessions be provided in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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