Alison Fraser, BACP
Alison Fraser is a counsellor in the United Kingdom with two decades of clinical experience.
About Alison
Alison Fraser is a counsellor in the United Kingdom with two decades of clinical experience. She offers a calm, non-judgemental space for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood or major life changes. She aims to help clients understand what is happening and take practical steps towards feeling better.
Alison has worked across services including the NHS and schools, and has run a mental health charity recognised locally. Her background includes work with trauma, addictions and eating difficulties, and she has supported adults and young people in both community and independent practice.
Background and approach
Her experience has been shared as examples of strong clinical practice. In sessions she focuses on building insight and practical skills. She listens first, then helps people identify patterns and try different ways to cope.
Methods may include looking at thoughts and behaviours, exploring attachment and values, and teaching strategies to manage distress. People who contact Alison often want help with relationships, grief, parenting strains, career uncertainty or issues tied to neurodiversity. She also supports those coping with chronic illness, caregiver stress, body image concerns and anger.
The aim is steady, manageable change rather than quick fixes. Alison works in a direct and compassionate way. She encourages honest conversation and frames therapy as a collaborative process.
Where useful, she combines talking work with practical exercises to build new habits and improve day-to-day functioning.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 395766 | May 2027 |
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Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Alison lists on their public professional profile, 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
Ways of working Alison names
- 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
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches for online work
Alison commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy alongside client-centred ways of working. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take small, meaningful steps even when uncomfortable feelings remain. It is useful for stress, anxiety and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early relationship patterns and how they shape current bonds and reactions; this can help with intimacy, communication problems and abandonment issues.She frames the choice of approach as a joint decision. The therapist discusses goals and preferences and adapts methods as work progresses. Clients are invited to try techniques and feed back on what feels helpful so the plan can change over time.
Online work is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to fit different lifestyles. Video calls let people use body language and tone, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low, and messaging suits short check-ins or people who prefer writing. This range makes it easier to schedule therapy around work, caring duties or other commitments while keeping continuity of care with a single therapist.
Frequently asked
What issues does Alison focus on?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief and a wide range of other difficulties listed in her profile.
What is her style of therapy like?
Her approach is warm and non-judgemental with a practical focus. Sessions combine listening, insight work and exercises to try different coping strategies.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Alison has around 20 years of professional experience working across NHS services, schools, community settings and independent practice.
What professional registration does she hold and where is she based?
She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions can be provided for international clients and she offers services to people who are not based in the UK.
Which session formats are offered?
Alison provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to start therapy?
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