Hayley is a qualified Associate Psychological Practitioner with over 10 years' professional experience. She holds a BSc in Psychology from the University of Manchester, and a PGDip as an Associate Psychological Practitioner from the University of Central Lancashire. She is a registered counselling psychologist and a CPD accredited trainer. She prides herself on her ever-expanding psychological knowledge and specialises in workplace wellbeing. As well as ample professional experience, Hayley has a wealth of personal experience: she was an inpatient herself on a psychiatric ward for 16 months as a teenager with anorexia and depression, where she was detained under the Mental Health Act. She also cared for a parent with addiction and mental health difficulties alongside work and studying. Hayley has severe combined ADHD and has a deep passion for helping others to not only understand neurodivergence, but admire the many positives and strengths that come with it. Her own ADHD means sessions with her are nothing short of an experience — she relies on humour, music and wild, wonderful activities to communicate complex psychological principles in a way that helps you to GET it, and remember it. She is extremely passionate and enthusiastic about equipping people with the tools to change their own lives, and finds it nothing short of a privilege to do so.
Every recovery starts somewhere. Often, it begins the moment someone finally feels safe enough to speak. That’s the idea behind this year’s World Mental Health Day theme: Lived Experiences Heard: Real Voices, Real Change. On 10th October, the World Federation for Mental Health asks us to do something simple, yet… Read More »World Mental Health Day 2026: Your Voice Is the Change
Something happens to many women in midlife. Joints ache for no clear reason. Muscles feel tight, tired, or sore in ways that don’t make sense. And often, the response is the same. “It’s just stress.” “It’s just getting older.” That dismissal can hurt more than the pain itself. On 18th… Read More »World Menopause Day 2026: The Pain You’ve Been Told to Push Through
Behind every silence is a story. You might never hear it unless you ask. On 10th September, we mark World Suicide Prevention Day. This year’s theme, Changing the Narrative on Suicide, asks us to look closer. Suicide is not a mystery to solve. It’s pain that has run out of… Read More »World Suicide Prevention Day 2026: Starting Conversations That Could Make a Difference
Money stress rarely stays in your bank account. It moves into your body. Your shoulders tighten. Your sleep gets thinner. Your mind races through worst-case scenarios at 3am. However, this isn’t weakness. It’s your nervous system trying to keep you safe, just as it would if you faced a real… Read More »Rethinking Financial Stress on National Financial Awareness Day 2026
Think about the last time you held back from speaking up. Perhaps you worried about being judged, dismissed, or misunderstood. Most of us know that feeling. Now imagine carrying it into work every day. Psychological safety is a human need. It’s important for people to feel safe asking questions, sharing ideas, admitting mistakes, and… Read More »How to Build a Psychologically Safe Workplace: The Employer’s Guide
Behind every workplace adjustment request, every missed deadline, every employee who feels misunderstood, there’s often a story that isn’t immediately visible. Neurodivergent employees can bring creativity, innovation, and fresh ways of thinking to your organisation. Yet many still spend valuable energy masking, explaining themselves, or trying to fit systems that weren’t designed with different minds in mind. Neurodiversity… Read More »Neurodiversity Champions in the Workplace: A Guide for Employers
A workplace can have policies, benefits, and wellbeing campaigns in place, yet employees may still suffer in silence. Sometimes, what people need most isn’t another poster or webinar, but a trusted human being who notices when they’re struggling and knows how to respond with care. That’s the value of wellbeing champions. They help create safer, more… Read More »Wellbeing Champions in the Workplace: A Guide for Employers
In the UK, the professional and financial services industries are amongst the country’s largest, employing 2.5 million workers and generating 13% of the UK’s entire economic output in 2023. Careers in finance, consulting, IT or other professional services can offer varied roles, flexibility, and strong earning and development potential. However,… Read More »Creating a Culture of Mental Health Safety in Professional Services
On Thursday 2nd April 2026, the world marks World Autism Awareness Day, a UN-recognised moment that invites you to move beyond labels and towards genuine understanding. This day asks something simple and radical: see the person before the diagnosis. Celebrate strengths. Listen without rushing to correct. Create spaces where difference does not need to… Read More »World Autism Awareness Day 2026: Choosing Understanding Over Assumption
Mental Health Awareness Week 2026 (11th–17th May) invites you to reflect, and then to move. This year’s theme, Action, asks something quietly radical: not just to notice distress, but to respond to it. Awareness opens the door. Action is what keeps people from falling through the cracks. At work, mental health often shows up… Read More »Mental Health Awareness Week 2026: When Awareness Becomes Action at Work
