- Years in practice
- 9
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Alison
Alison Simone is a counsellor who blends practical talking therapies to help people manage stress, anxiety and parenting pressures. She works in a straightforward, respectful way and focuses on what you want to change. Alison draws on nine years of experience and holds BACP registration.
Her approach is flexible and centred on the person. Sessions begin by listening to your immediate concerns and what matters most to you. From there she tailors conversations and simple strategies to match your situation and goals.
Background and approach
Alison uses techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy to help with unhelpful thoughts and patterns. She also uses client-centred methods to keep the pace and focus driven by the person in the room. Narrative ideas help people name and reframe difficult experiences.
She has supported people through a wide range of issues including trauma, grief, addiction, relationship problems and eating or sleeping difficulties. Alison also works with concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, body image and caregiver stress. Sessions aim to be clear and practical.
Conversations often include exercises you can try between meetings, new ways to make sense of old habits, and steps to reduce immediate distress. Alison encourages small changes that add up over time. If someone needs help moving through a life change or rebuilding after loss, Alison offers steady guidance and a problem-solving focus.
Her style is calm, direct and compassionate, with an emphasis on what will help day to day.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Alison lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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.
How Alison's approaches work online
Alison often draws on client-centred work and cognitive behavioural therapy during online sessions. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening without judgement and following the person's pace, which helps when parents need someone who will hear their concerns. Cognitive behavioural therapy looks at current thoughts and behaviours and teaches practical techniques for reducing anxiety and changing unhelpful patterns.Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy process. Alison discusses goals and preferences with each person and then tries methods that match those aims. She reviews progress together and adjusts the plan as needs change, so the work remains collaborative rather than fixed.
Online sessions can make therapy easier to fit into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when non-verbal cues matter, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be simpler to join, and live chat or text messaging suit shorter check-ins or times when writing feels easier. These options offer flexibility for appointments around work, childcare or other commitments, while still allowing the same therapeutic tools to be used effectively.
Questions people ask about Alison
What kinds of problems can be brought to sessions?
Alison supports people with stress, anxiety and parenting concerns as well as trauma, addiction, grief and relationship issues. She also works with related matters such as body image, sleep problems and caregiver stress.
How would this therapist describe her style?
The approach is collaborative and person-centred, with straightforward conversations and practical strategies. Alison adapts methods to match each person's needs and goals.
What experience does she have?
She has nine years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns, including trauma, family conflict and addictions.
Where does Alison practise and what are her credentials?
She is based in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Can I have sessions in other languages or from another country?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How much does therapy cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that you can cancel at any time.
What should I do to start working with Alison?
To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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