Alison Fraser, BACP
Alison Fraser is a counsellor with over 20 years' experience supporting adults and young people through difficult times.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- +19 more
About Alison
Alison Fraser is a counsellor with over 20 years' experience supporting adults and young people through difficult times. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, low mood and depression, and offers a warm, empathic space without judgement. Alison aims to help clients feel understood and to develop practical ways forward.
Alison began in NHS roles as a mental health therapist and later specialised in trauma, addictions and eating difficulties. She has worked in schools and community settings as a child and young people's counsellor and as a family therapist.
Background and approach
Her work has been published and recognised across services, and she has also run a mental health charity. In sessions she helps people talk through relationships, bereavement, parenting strains and challenges linked to neurodiversity. She also supports those coping with childhood abuse, career uncertainty, anger and chronic stress.
Conversations are grounded and focused on small, actionable steps as well as emotional understanding. Her approach draws on methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Attachment-Based ideas. Alison adapts these tools to each person's situation, working at a pace that feels right and practical for daily life.
She combines compassionate listening with straightforward strategies. Alison offers therapy in the United Kingdom and accepts international clients. Sessions are available through video calls, phone, live chat and text-based messaging.
She uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 395766 | May 2027 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Alison works with
Everything Alison lists, in their own terms.
- 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.
Online support
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and teaches straightforward techniques to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, low mood, sleeping problems and stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist discusses goals and preferences and suggests methods that fit the person's needs. This is a collaborative process and can be adjusted as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, which makes it easier to fit therapy around work and family commitments. Phone sessions can be quicker for a short check-in and use less bandwidth, while text-based messaging and live chat can help people who prefer writing. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that helps with connection and assessment.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Alison help with?
Alison supports people with stress, anxiety, depression and low mood. She also helps with trauma, addictions, bereavement, relationship and parenting issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She offers a warm, empathic space and combines listening with practical steps. Sessions focus on building insight and small changes that help day-to-day life.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has worked professionally for 20 years in a variety of settings including NHS roles, schools and community services.
What credentials and location are listed?
Alison holds BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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