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- Trauma aware
- Strengths focused
- Practical tools
About Alison
Alison Gordon is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 11 years of professional experience. She began in hospital and community mental health settings and moved into therapeutic work after seeing how support can change lives. Alison draws on a broad base of approaches to offer conversations that are practical and down to earth.
She helps people manage stress and anxiety, low mood, relationship and family difficulties, and problems with self-esteem and motivation. Alison also works with challenges such as addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep and eating issues, ADHD and compassion fatigue. Her work includes a wide range of additional concerns including attachment matters, caregiver strain, chronic illness, and communication problems.
Alison uses therapies that focus on thoughts, feelings and behaviour to help people make changes that matter to them. She believes people already carry strengths and that therapy is about noticing and using those strengths in new ways. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.
Her years in hospital and community services continue to shape her practical style. Alison combines listening with structured tools so people can try things between sessions. She invites a curious, non-judgemental conversation about what is getting in the way and what might work better.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability. Fees vary with location and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
She helps people manage stress and anxiety, low mood, relationship and family difficulties, and problems with self-esteem and motivation. Alison also works with challenges such as addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep and eating issues, ADHD and compassion fatigue. Her work includes a wide range of additional concerns including attachment matters, caregiver strain, chronic illness, and communication problems.
Alison uses therapies that focus on thoughts, feelings and behaviour to help people make changes that matter to them. She believes people already carry strengths and that therapy is about noticing and using those strengths in new ways. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.
Her years in hospital and community services continue to shape her practical style. Alison combines listening with structured tools so people can try things between sessions. She invites a curious, non-judgemental conversation about what is getting in the way and what might work better.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability. Fees vary with location and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
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How Alison uses therapy approaches in online work
Alison draws on several well-known approaches to help people with real-life problems. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on noticing difficult thoughts and feelings and choosing actions that match a person’s values. It is often used for anxiety, rumination and coping with life changes.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and uses simple experiments and steps to change unhelpful patterns. It can help with low mood, anxiety, sleep and many day-to-day problems.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Alison will talk with each person about what they want to achieve and then suggest ways of working that fit their goals. The decision about which methods to try is made collaboratively and can be reviewed as therapy progresses.
If you are considering online sessions, check the current session options before booking as the biography does not list specific formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into busy lives, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people work with a therapist who fits their needs even when they are in a different location than the counsellor.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
11+ years
Credentials
See below
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this counsellor address?
Alison works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, ADHD and sleep or eating difficulties.
What is Alison's therapeutic style like?
Her style blends listening with practical tools. Conversations are collaborative and focused on small, doable changes between sessions.
How much relevant experience is there?
She has 11 years of professional therapeutic experience and earlier work in hospital and community mental health over around 15 years in total.
What credentials and location are listed?
Alison is a BACP counsellor and is based in the United Kingdom as a registered member MBACP.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and payment handled?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with this counsellor?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.