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Alison Hopkins, BACP

Alison Hopkins offers support for stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, and depression.

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About Alison

Alison Hopkins offers support for stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, and depression. She also helps with intimacy-related concerns, anger, coping with life changes and LGBT issues. Alison is based in the United Kingdom and works in English.

She has 17 years of professional experience and is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Alison aims to make sessions straightforward and calm. She focuses on listening first and helping people put words to difficult feelings.

Background and approach

Conversations are practical and down-to-earth. The initial steps are about understanding what matters most to each person. Her style draws on a mix of approaches to suit different needs.

Some sessions focus on identifying thought patterns and testing new ways of responding. Other times the work centres on exploring how past relationships shape present feelings. Trauma-focused methods are used when people need to process painful events at a careful pace.

Alison pays attention to everyday pressures as well as deeper emotional patterns. She helps with communication problems, commitment questions, intimacy and issues connected to loss or separation. There is space to talk about less common subjects too, including kink and alternative sex culture, hoarding, or first responder stress.

Practical arrangements can include video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Online formats are used to fit therapy around busy lives and varying needs. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability.

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Body	Registration number	Expires
BACP	84432	March 2026

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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
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Depression
LGBT
Family conflicts
Intimacy-related issues
Anger management
Coping with life changes
Abandonment
Attachment issues
BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Divorce and separation
Emptiness
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hoarding
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Narcissism
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Ways of working Alison names

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How Alison blends approaches for online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy puts the person and their experience at the heart of sessions. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears and follows the client’s pace, which helps people feel understood and make their own choices. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and uses practical tasks to change unhelpful patterns, which can help with anxiety, low mood and stress. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on working through painful events in a careful, paced way so that memories cause less distress over time.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. Alison discusses goals and preferences with each person and adapts the mix of methods as work progresses. That means the plan can change if someone needs more emotional exploration one week and practical coping strategies the next.

Online therapy offers a flexible way to keep talking when life is busy. Video calls are close to a face-to-face feel and work well for in-depth conversations. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a lunch break. Live chat and text-based messaging suit short check-ins or people who prefer writing their thoughts. These options let people access therapy from different places and on different schedules, while staying connected to a registered or accredited professional.

Frequently asked

What kinds of problems does Alison help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and intimacy-related concerns, plus many related issues such as abandonment, attachment and infidelity.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her work is straightforward and listening-led. Sessions focus on making sense of feelings, improving communication and trying practical steps between meetings.

What is her background and experience?

Alison has 17 years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and relational difficulties.

What credential 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?

Yes, she accepts international clients and runs sessions in English.

Which session formats are available?

Sessions can be held by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.

How much do sessions cost?

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?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.