- 20 years experience
- Values-based therapy
- Works with trauma
About Alison
Alison Fraser is a counsellor with 20 years of professional experience in mental health. She works with adults and young people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood or big life changes. She offers a warm, empathic space without judgement and aims to help clients feel steadier and more able to cope.
Alison draws on a mix of practical approaches. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and make changes that match their values. Attachment-based ideas and client-centred ways of working shape how she builds trust and safety in sessions.
Her background includes work in the NHS as a mental health therapist, focused roles in trauma and addictions, and experience supporting eating disorders. She has also worked in schools and community settings with young people, and ran a mental health charity that received local recognition.
Clients come to her for a wide range of concerns, including relationship strain, grief, parenting challenges, adoption and foster care related issues, neurodiversity, and coping after abuse. She aims to combine practical skills with compassion so people can make steady, realistic changes.
Sessions focus on clear, achievable steps alongside space to reflect. Alison will listen first, help identify what matters most, and then work collaboratively on small changes people can practise between meetings.
How Alison's approaches translate to online work
Alison often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based ideas alongside client-centred practice. ACT helps people notice thoughts and feelings without being driven by them and supports taking steps that match personal values; it can help with anxiety, low mood and life changes. Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in relationships and can help when past care or abandonment affects current trust and closeness. Client-centred therapy emphasises a warm, non-judgemental relationship so people feel heard and can explore issues at their own pace.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Alison will listen to your concerns, discuss what might suit you, and adapt methods to match your goals and preferences. She works collaboratively so people understand why certain tools are chosen and how to use them between sessions.
The original biography does not list specific online or in-person formats, so please confirm available session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around daily routines, cut travel time and allow check-ins from a convenient location. It also lets sessions focus on practical skills like grounding, breathing and short behavioural experiments that can be practised during the week.
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Experience
20+ years
Credentials
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Alison help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, low mood, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, parenting strain, eating and sleeping issues, and many other life challenges.
What approach does she use in sessions?
Alison combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and attachment-informed, client-centred work to suit each person. The aim is practical change alongside emotional understanding.
What is her professional background?
She has 20 years of experience, including roles in the NHS as a mental health therapist, specialist work in trauma, addictions and eating disorders, and time supporting young people in schools and communities.
Which credentials and country are listed?
The profile lists BACP and practice in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.