Alison Fraser, BACP
20 years in practice
Alison Fraser is a counsellor with 20 years of practice supporting people through stress, anxiety, low mood and life changes.
License and registration
- BACP
- 395766 · expires May 2027
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
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About Alison
Alison Fraser is a counsellor with 20 years of practice supporting people through stress, anxiety, low mood and life changes. She offers a warm, empathic space without judgement and helps people develop practical ways to feel steadier. Alison works with adults and young people on concerns such as bereavement, relationship strain, addiction and trauma-related issues.
Alison draws on several approaches to tailor sessions to each person. She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people notice and work with strong feelings.
Background and approach
She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to build coping skills and change unhelpful patterns. Her background includes work across NHS settings and community services as a mental health therapist, with experience in trauma, addictions and eating disorders. She has also provided counselling in schools and ran a mental health charity that received local recognition.
This variety of roles informs how she adapts her practice to different needs. In sessions Alison focuses on simple, concrete steps. She helps people spot patterns, practise new responses and make small changes that add up.
Conversations are collaborative and paced to each person’s comfort. People who choose Alison can expect a blend of listening and practical tools. Therapy may include talking through painful memories, learning breathing or grounding exercises, and planning actions between sessions.
The aim is to build more stable ways of coping and clearer direction for everyday life.
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 counseling
- 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
Approaches Alison names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- 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 therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Alison’s approaches translate to online therapy
Alison uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people tune into and make sense of strong emotions, which can lead to clearer choices in relationships and daily life. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, and on Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early connections shape current reactions.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Alison discusses goals and preferences with each person and adapts methods over time. This is a collaborative process where the therapist and client try different ways of working until something fits the client’s needs and pace.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people read facial expression and tone, while phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a break at work. Live chat and text messaging support shorter check-ins, journalling-style reflections and ongoing encouragement between longer sessions. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent despite a busy life.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does Alison help with?
Alison works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief and relationship concerns. She also supports people with sleep and eating issues, ADHD and career or life transitions.
What is Alison's approach in therapy?
She combines Emotionally-Focused Therapy with acceptance and cognitive techniques to help people notice emotions, accept difficult feelings and try new behaviours. Sessions balance listening with practical exercises and plans to try between meetings.
How long has Alison worked in this field?
Alison has 20 years of professional experience working across NHS services, community settings and independent practice, including roles in trauma, addictions and eating disorders.
What credentials and location are listed?
Alison holds BACP credentialing and is based in the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are online session formats available?
Yes. Sessions are offered by video calls, phone, 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 and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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