Alison Fraser, BACP

Alison Fraser is a UK-licensed therapist with 20 years of professional experience working across clinical and community settings. She has held specialist roles within the NHS as a mental health therapist and has particular experience as a trauma specialist, addictions therapist, and eating disorders therapist. In addition, Alison works with children and young people as a counsellor and supports families through school and community-based family therapy.

Alison established and ran a mental health charity that was recognised as charity of the year, and her work has been published and cited as examples of clinical excellence across local services. She also maintains a private practice serving both adults and young people. Alison holds BACP, which refers to the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, demonstrating her membership of a professional counselling body.

She supports people coping with stress and anxiety, low mood, lack of direction, relationship difficulties, bereavement, neurodiversity, trauma and childhood abuse, among other concerns. Alison offers a warm, empathic, nonjudgmental space and works collaboratively to develop insight and compassionate strategies that help clients feel more able to manage life’s challenges.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Support

Alison draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to guide her online practice. ACT focuses on helping people accept difficult thoughts and feelings while identifying personal values and taking meaningful action - it can be helpful for anxiety, low mood, and struggling with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape current patterns of relating and can support work on intimacy, relationship difficulties, and issues linked to abandonment or adoption. CBT is a practical, skills-focused approach that looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviours interact, making it useful for anxiety, depression, and managing unhelpful habits.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Alison works collaboratively with each person, and as a registered professional she will help identify the combination of methods that best fit a client’s needs, goals, and preferences. This collaborative stance means approaches can be adapted over time as progress and priorities change.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility and accessibility. These options allow people to fit therapy into busy lives, access support from different locations, and choose the communication style they find most comfortable while working with an experienced therapist.