I am a warm and empathic therapist with 12 years of experience of working with people from a diverse range of backgrounds.
I am fully accredited with BACP and my practice is integrative and person centred.
I work holistically to encourage healing, empowerment and a better future for every client.
Additional areas of focus: Family conflicts, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Coping with life changes, Abandonment, Aging and geriatric issues, Attachment issues, Blended family issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Fertility issues, Forgiveness, Gender dysphoria, Guilt and shame, HIV / AIDS, Hoarding, Immigration issues, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Phobias, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and discrimination, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-love, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy
BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP (Accred) #101145
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Provided me great advice and gave me a new perspective and lens to see through things differently
Written on Dec 09, 2025 after therapy with Alison for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, grief, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and adhd
Excellent therapist
Written on Aug 02, 2025 after therapy with Alison for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and relationship issues
Very warm and empathetic. Highly encourages courage and belief in oneself.
Written on Aug 21, 2023 after therapy with Alison for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, and adhd
Alison’s amazing
Written on Jun 19, 2023 after therapy with Alison for 8 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Alison is kind and a wonderful listener. She really helps ask the correct questions to help you do the work for yourself. Grateful the time we spent talking together as it was really helpful for me to put things in perspective.
Written on May 01, 2023 after therapy with Alison for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, and intimacy-related issues
Alison is a very attentive therapist and makes you feel comfortable in expressing your feelings/emotions.
Written on Jan 10, 2023 after therapy with Alison for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, anger management, and compassion fatigue