Alison Fraser, BACP

Alison Fraser is a counsellor with twenty years of professional experience. She works with adults and young people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood, relationship problems, grief or life changes. Alison offers a warm, empathic space where people can talk without judgement and begin to make sense of difficult experiences.

Alison has worked across NHS services and in the community as a mental health therapist, a trauma specialist, an addictions therapist and an eating disorders therapist. She has also provided counselling in schools and set up a mental health charity that was recognised locally. Her work has been published and used as examples of good practice across services.

In sessions she helps people develop practical skills and clearer ways of thinking about their problems. Conversations focus on what matters most to the client and on small steps that can reduce distress day to day. She draws on approaches such as acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment work and cognitive behavioural techniques to support change.

Alison pays attention to issues that often come together, such as caregiver stress, chronic illness, neurodiversity and ageing concerns. She supports people dealing with trauma, childhood abuse, bereavement and addiction, and helps with parenting strain and career uncertainty.

Clients can expect straightforward explanations and a steady, compassionate presence in sessions. Work is shaped around each person’s goals and practical needs, helping them find more manageable ways to cope and live.

Approaches online and how they can help

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small, meaningful actions even when thoughts and feelings are difficult. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns of relating that developed across a person’s life and helps people build more secure ways of connecting with others, which can ease relationship and intimacy struggles.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Alison will explore your goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t helped before, and then suggest which methods to try. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as you progress.

Confirm the exact session formats before booking because the biography does not list specific options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving or travel. It can also allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and avoid commuting on busy days. Many people find it simpler to keep therapy going when it fits into everyday life.