About Alison
Alison Sowerby is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with eight years of professional experience. She offers calm, non-judgemental support for people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem and motivation difficulties. Alison also accepts international clients and can discuss faith-related concerns if that is important to the person seeking help.
Her approach centres on creating an open space where thoughts and feelings can be spoken about plainly. She listens first and tailors sessions to each person's needs.
Background and approach
That might mean working on practical thinking patterns, trying mindfulness exercises, or noticing body sensations that link to emotions. Alison uses client-centred methods to keep the conversation focused on what matters to the individual.
She also draws on cognitive behavioural therapy to identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns and on somatic and mindfulness techniques to help people notice and settle physical reactions to stress. She has supported people with a wide range of concerns including trauma, sleep problems, parenting stress, bipolar and depression, and relationship or intimacy-related issues.
Additional focus areas include chronic illness and pain, ageing, attachment difficulties and communication problems. Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging. Fees vary by location and the service uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
To begin, users complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session according to therapist availability.
How Alison’s approaches work online
Alison combines client-centred work with cognitive behavioural and mindfulness techniques in online sessions. Client-centred therapy means the conversation follows what matters most to the person, with the counsellor reflecting and clarifying so feelings and priorities are clearer. Cognitive behavioural therapy helps identify thinking patterns that keep problems going and teaches small experiments to try different ways of thinking and behaving. Mindfulness therapy uses simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve sleep and stress management.Choosing the right mix of methods is a collaborative process. Alison will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and together they will try approaches that suit those aims. If something does not fit, she adjusts the plan so the work stays relevant and practical.
Online sessions offer flexibility and different ways to connect. Video calls let people keep face-to-face contact while living far apart. Phone sessions use less data and can be easier on busy days. Live chat or text messaging can work for brief check-ins, homework prompts or when typing feels more comfortable than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caregiving or limited mobility.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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