About Alison
Alison Fraser is a counsellor with twenty years of professional experience in mental health services across the United Kingdom. She offers a warm, non-judgemental space and helps people who are feeling overwhelmed, anxious, low or unsure of their direction. Alison works with adults and young people and accepts international clients who prefer to connect in English.
Alison draws on her background in the NHS where she worked as a specialist mental health therapist, focusing on trauma, addictions and eating disorders.
Background and approach
She also has experience working in schools and community settings as a child and young people counsellor and as a family therapist. Her work has been published and recognised for clinical excellence and she previously ran a mental health charity that received local acclaim. In sessions Alison aims to help people build insight and practical skills.
She blends approaches to suit each person, using clear tools and steady conversation to tackle stress, grief, relationship difficulties, and trauma-related problems. She also supports people with neurodiversity, ADHD, sleeping or eating concerns, and issues around self-esteem and identity. Alison holds BACP registration, which is shown here as a professional credential.
She combines this with hands-on clinical experience to offer approachable support for everyday problems and complex life challenges. Her style is grounded, compassionate and focused on helping people make real changes. To begin, the service uses a short matching questionnaire and scheduling system so people can choose times that fit their life and meet a counsellor who suits their needs.
What Alison works with
Everything Alison lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Alison is listed here; the rest shows what else Alison works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Alison lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Alison's approaches translate to online work
Alison draws on several evidence-informed approaches to guide sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and focus on actions that reflect their values, which can be useful for anxiety, low mood and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in relationships and early bonds to understand current difficulties with trust, intimacy and communication. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on changing thinking and behaviour patterns with practical exercises that reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Alison treats this as a collaborative process and will discuss what feels most useful based on the person's goals, preferences and day-to-day needs. She may combine elements from different methods to suit the presenting issues.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Many people find remote counselling helps fit sessions around work, family and travel, reduces time spent commuting, and makes it easier to attend shorter or more frequent check-ins when needed. Online work also allows therapists and clients to try tools and homework between meetings, which can help build lasting skills over time.
Questions people ask about Alison
What kinds of problems does Alison help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and trauma and abuse. Other areas include addictions, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD, career questions and self-esteem.
What is Alison's therapeutic style like?
Her approach is warm and empathic with an emphasis on practical tools and building insight. She adapts methods to each person's needs rather than using a single fixed model.
How long has she been practising?
Alison has twenty years of professional experience working in mental health, including roles in the NHS and in community and school settings.
Which professional credential does she hold?
She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown here as BACP.
Can sessions be held in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current options with the service before booking.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started with Alison?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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