Alison Kennedy, BACP
Alison Kennedy is a counsellor with 12 years of experience.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and Abuse
- +11 more
About Alison
Alison Kennedy is a counsellor with 12 years of experience. She offers a calm, compassionate presence for people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship strains. Her approach is person-centred and practical, aiming to make therapy feel straightforward and usable day to day.
She uses a blend of therapies to fit each person's needs rather than one fixed method. Sessions focus on where someone is now and what helps them move forward.
Background and approach
Conversations are led by the client’s priorities and paced to feel manageable. Alison draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to identify unhelpful thinking and try small experiments that can change how life feels. She also uses acceptance and commitment work to help people notice what matters and take steps towards it, even when emotions are difficult.
Attachment-based perspectives are part of her toolbox too, useful when relationship patterns or abandonment worries keep repeating. This helps people understand their close relationships and build different ways of relating that feel safer and more satisfying. She works with a wide range of concerns including grief, trauma and abuse, parenting pressures, sleep and eating difficulties, chronic illness and care-related stress.
Alison also supports those facing life transitions, anger, low self-esteem and intimacy questions. Sessions are offered from the United Kingdom and are held in English. International clients are accepted through online formats, and practical arrangements are explained when someone chooses to start therapy.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 101145 | February 2026 |
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
- 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
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Online support
She also draws on attachment-based ideas when relationship patterns or fears of abandonment come up. That work focuses on recognising repeated reactions and building different ways of relating that feel more reliable and calm. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process and Alison will work together with each client to choose methods that match their goals and preferences.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for conversations like face-to-face meetings, phone sessions suit shorter check-ins or lower bandwidth, and messaging can fit into busy days or provide ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, caring duties or travel, while keeping the focus on practical steps people can try between sessions.
Frequently asked
What issues does Alison help with?
She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety and depression, plus relationship and intimacy difficulties. Other areas include grief, trauma and abuse, parenting pressures, sleep and eating concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centred and integrative, meaning sessions follow the client's priorities while drawing on practical methods. Conversations aim to be direct and useful for everyday life.
How much experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience working with people from diverse backgrounds. That experience informs a flexible approach to different life challenges.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She is based in the United Kingdom and is accredited with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, noted as BACP.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English for both UK-based and international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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