Alison Baxter, NCPS

Alison Baxter is an integrative psychotherapist who provides both long-term therapy and short-term counselling to individuals. She tailors her therapeutic approach to each person's needs, drawing on a range of modalities including psychodynamic work, transactional analysis, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and inner child work. She holds NCPS, a professional registration for counsellors and psychotherapists.

Alison works with people who feel stuck or unable to move forward, helping them clarify their goals and explore the patterns that keep them feeling limited. Her practice addresses a wide variety of concerns, with particular attention to attachment and relationship difficulties as well as bereavement, anxiety and depression. She also specialises in supporting survivors of trauma and abuse.

Clients seeking greater self-understanding, emotional balance or relief from overwhelming symptoms will find that Alison combines reflective, evidence-informed techniques with a respectful, person-focused stance. Whether the focus is short-term problem solving or deeper, longer-term exploration, she adapts her methods to match each client’s circumstances and preferences.

Approaches that inform online therapy and how they help

Alison draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early relationship patterns influence current emotional life and interpersonal difficulties - this approach can be helpful for people struggling with trust, abandonment or repeating relationship patterns. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes the client's own experience and strengths and creates space for self-directed growth and clearer decision making. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is another frequent component of her work, offering practical strategies to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviours that maintain anxiety, low mood or problematic coping.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey, and Alison works collaboratively to match methods to each person's needs, goals and preferences. Together with the client she identifies what feels most useful and adjusts the focus as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Alison is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, giving flexibility to fit therapy into busy or changing lives. These options make it easier to access regular support from registered professionals without the need to travel, and allow sessions and check-ins to be scheduled in ways that suit each client's routine and comfort level.