- Years in practice
- 3
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Alison
Alison Faraday is a counsellor who supports people dealing with parenting worries alongside relationship strain, anxiety, depression and self-esteem issues. She helps with practical problems like setting boundaries, coping with life changes, and managing stress. She also addresses trauma, grief, addictions and concerns linked to identity and intimacy.
Alison uses straightforward, conversational sessions to help clients work out what feels most helpful. She listens first, and then offers ways to try new responses.
Background and approach
Sessions tend to focus on small, practical steps that can make daily life easier. Her background includes three years of professional experience and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Alison has worked with people facing adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, autism and Asperger Syndrome, and caregiver stress.
She also supports those dealing with body image, chronic illness, codependency and bereavement. Therapy sessions often combine talking about past patterns with practical strategies for the present. Depending on what someone needs, she draws on attachment ideas, cognitive approaches and solution-focused work.
The aim is to help people notice patterns, try different ways of relating, and build more reliable coping routines. Alison offers sessions in English and can work with clients in the United Kingdom and internationally. She uses clear language and a calm manner to help clients take manageable steps towards change.
What Alison works with
Everything Alison lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Alison helps people with.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Women's issues
Approaches Alison lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Approaches that fit parenting and relationship work
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect current patterns. It helps people understand why they react a certain way with partners or children and supports building safer, more predictable ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours. It can help with anxiety, low mood and unhelpful thinking that affects parenting or relationships. Client-Centred Therapy puts the person at the heart of the conversation. The counsellor offers acceptance and reflection so clients can find their own answers and build confidence.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Alison will discuss these styles with each client and together decide what feels most useful. That collaborative conversation looks at current goals, practical limits and personal preferences so plans are realistic and relevant.
Online sessions offer flexible ways to make therapy fit life. Video calls provide face-to-face contact when seeing body language matters. Phone sessions can be easier if bandwidth is low or if someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, ongoing notes, or when a shorter, written exchange works better. Registered or accredited professionals can use these formats to support continuity of care and make therapy more accessible across different locations.
Questions people ask about Alison
What kinds of concerns does Alison help with?
She supports people with parenting worries, relationship strain, anxiety, depression and self-esteem issues, plus trauma, grief and addictions.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is conversational and practical. She listens closely, helps identify patterns, and suggests small steps clients can try between sessions.
What is her professional background?
Alison has three years of professional experience and has worked with matters such as adoption and foster care, attachment issues and caregiver stress.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practices in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she can work with international clients.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to begin therapy?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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