- Client-centered work
- CBT strategies
- Mindfulness skills
About Hayley
Hayley Peterson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with eight years of clinical experience. She focuses on depression, anxiety, self-esteem struggles, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes, and she lists guilt and shame among her areas of focus.
Hayley uses straightforward, person-centered conversations to help people sort through difficult feelings. Sessions are practical and aimed at understanding what keeps stress and low mood active. She often combines client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques and skills from dialectical behavior therapy.
In sessions she helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and test small behavioral changes. Mindfulness skills are offered to ground difficult feelings and build moment-to-moment awareness. Hayley emphasizes clear, manageable steps rather than long lecture or abstract theory.
She has experience supporting veterans and first responders and addresses issues like caregiver stress, communication problems, and isolation. Hayley also works with concerns related to abandonment, forgiveness, fertility, aging, and life purpose when these connect to a person’s emotional health.
People who come to her usually want practical tools and direct conversation about feelings such as guilt or shame. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session that sets concrete goals for what to work on together.
How her approaches translate to online work
Hayley integrates client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in clear, practical ways. Client-centered therapy means conversations focus on the person's experience and priorities, helping them describe what matters and what feels stuck. Cognitive behavioral therapy involves identifying patterns of thought and behavior and testing small experiments to shift those patterns.She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills to teach emotion regulation and distress-tolerance techniques. Those skills can be useful when guilt or shame becomes overwhelming and a person needs concrete ways to regain control of their responses. Deciding which approaches to emphasize is collaborative; the therapist will work with the client to try methods that fit their goals and preferences.
The original profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Many people find online sessions help fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel, allowing shorter check-ins during a break, or removing the need to be on camera for every meeting. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT, DBT skills training, and client-centered conversations to remote work, and Hayley will discuss practical ways to make sessions fit daily routines.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes, and also lists guilt and shame among her focus areas.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses client-centered conversations alongside CBT and DBT tools to notice unhelpful thoughts and practice different responses to those feelings.
What is her background and experience?
Hayley has eight years of experience as a clinician, including work related to veterans and first responder issues and caregiver stress.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.