Alison Bubbins, BACP

Alison Bubbins is a down-to-earth counsellor whose practice blends warmth, honesty, and a straightforward style. She brings an authentic presence to sessions and invites people to be themselves, offering a nonjudgmental space where humour and openness are used when appropriate to ease difficult conversations. Alison works integratively, combining person-centred methods with cognitive behavioural techniques and broader psychotherapeutic perspectives to tailor each session to the individual rather than applying a one-size-fits-all approach.

Her way of working is collaborative - she meets clients where they are and shapes therapy around their needs, goals, and identities. Alison is openly accepting of diverse lifestyles and sexual identities, and she creates an affirming environment for conversations about issues such as anxiety, trauma, ADHD, autism, kink and fetish topics, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, addiction, parenting stresses, and other life challenges. Alison holds the BACP credential - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - which indicates professional membership and training standards.

Currently Alison is only able to accept live chat clients due to family commitments and the practicalities of her home environment. Prospective clients can expect straightforward, respectful support delivered in a friendly, pragmatic manner.

Integrative approaches for online support

Alison commonly draws on person-centred practice, which focuses on creating a respectful, nonjudgemental space where the client’s own perspective is central. This approach helps people explore values, identity, and relationship patterns at their own pace and can be especially useful for issues around self-esteem, identity, and interpersonal concerns.

She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques - a practical, structured method that looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviours and works on developing coping strategies and new ways of responding to stress, anxiety, and mood difficulties. These techniques can help with managing anxious thinking, sleep problems, and patterns that maintain unhelpful behaviours.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey and Alison treats it as a collaborative process. She will work with each person to identify which methods feel most helpful given their goals, preferences, and life context, adjusting the focus as therapy progresses.

Online therapy with registered professionals and therapists offers practical flexibility - sessions can happen by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family, and travel, and to access support from different locations. Note that Alison is currently accepting live chat clients due to family commitments, while other formats remain available in general practice.