- Years in practice
- 12
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Alison
Alison Kennedy is a warm and empathic counsellor with 12 years of experience. She offers calm, straightforward support for people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, depression and parenting concerns. Alison works in a way that aims to help people feel heard and understood from the first session.
She uses a person-centred approach that places the client's experience at the heart of the work. That means sessions focus on what matters most to the client and move at a pace they are comfortable with.
Background and approach
Practical strategies are offered when useful, and emotional processing is available when people need it. Alison also draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based work. These methods are blended into conversations to address unhelpful thoughts, strengthen values-based action and explore patterns in relationships.
The goal is to help people manage symptoms and make changes that fit their life. Her background includes broad experience across many life challenges, such as relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, body image and chronic health concerns. She also supports those facing grief, trauma and problems with sleep or eating.
Alison’s BACP accreditation is listed as BACP. Sessions are offered in English and are available to people in the United Kingdom and internationally. Alison aims to create a respectful space where people can work through difficult feelings and build practical coping skills for day-to-day life.
What Alison works with
Everything Alison lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Alison helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace 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
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 blends evidence-based approaches for online work
Alison uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help people spot and gently shift unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns. CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression, sleep and problems with eating because it gives clear, practical steps to try between sessions.She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on clarifying personal values and taking action even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. ACT can help people manage long-term stress and make choices that match what matters most to them.
Finding the right way of working is a shared task. Alison will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs with each person and adapt her approach accordingly. That means the therapy plan can change as progress is made or new priorities emerge.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat and text messaging to give flexibility. Video works well for face-to-face conversation, phone can fit a short break at work, and messaging suits brief check-ins or people who prefer not to use video. These options help people access support around work, caring responsibilities and different time zones.
Questions people ask about Alison
What concerns does Alison commonly help with?
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief and parenting-related strain, along with relationship and intimacy issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is person-centred and empathetic, with practical tools added from cognitive and acceptance-based approaches when helpful.
How much experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience working with people from a range of backgrounds and life situations.
What credentials and location are listed?
Alison is registered with BACP and practises from the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be held in other languages or countries?
Sessions are offered in English and Alison accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How does the subscription and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to begin sessions?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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