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Alison Kennedy, BACP

Alison Kennedy is a counsellor with 12 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief and trauma.

About Alison

Alison Kennedy is a counsellor with 12 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief and trauma. She works with individuals facing relationship and intimacy concerns, issues with self-esteem, anger and coping with life changes. Alison describes her approach as warm and empathic, and she aims to make the first steps feel straightforward and manageable.

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Alison uses a person-centred foundation and blends other approaches to suit each person.

Background and approach

Sessions focus on what matters most to the individual rather than a fixed programme. In practice Alison helps people recognise patterns that keep them stuck and tries out new ways to handle difficult emotions. She draws on cognitive behavioural techniques to look at thoughts and actions, and on acceptance-based methods to work with painful feelings without getting overwhelmed.

Practical skills and simple experiments are used between sessions. Attachment-based ideas inform how she thinks about close relationships and the ways early experiences can shape responses today. Dialectical strategies are available for strong emotion regulation and crisis coping when needed.

Alison aims to create a calm space where people can be heard and start to make changes. Her style is down-to-earth and collaborative. She supports people to set clear goals and to measure progress in usable steps.

Sessions can be adapted to different formats to fit a person’s life and circumstances.

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Body	Registration number	Expires
BACP	101145	February 2026

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Sessions and payment

Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Alison lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Depression
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

Ways of working Alison names

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How Alison's approaches translate to online therapy

Alison commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and to take small steps towards what matters most. ACT can be useful for anxiety, depression and coping with change because it focuses on values and practical action.

She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy ideas to understand relationship patterns and how early connections shape current bond and intimacy concerns. This approach helps people recognise habitual responses and practise new, healthier ways of relating. Alison combines these with Client-Centred principles that prioritise the person's experience and pace in sessions, making sure conversations stay focused on what the client needs.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. Alison will discuss goals and preferences and together decide which approaches feel most helpful. That collaborative process continues as therapy progresses and adjustments are made when needed.

Online formats offered include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video sessions let you work face-to-face from wherever you are. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat or text can suit shorter check-ins, step-by-step coaching, or times when writing feels more comfortable. These options give flexibility to fit therapy into everyday life.

Frequently asked

What concerns does Alison commonly help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep and eating concerns, parenting strain and many other life changes.

What is Alison's therapeutic style like?

Her style is person-centred and collaborative with practical elements. She blends talking work with skills and exercises you can use between sessions.

How much experience does she have?

Alison has 12 years of clinical practice working with people from a wide range of backgrounds and presenting concerns.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and works from the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Alison is available to work with international clients.

What formats are available for sessions?

Therapy can be provided by video call, phone session, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How does pricing work?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with Alison?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.