Counsellor profile
Alison Fraser, BACP
BACP counsellor - family and parenting concerns
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- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting support
About Alison
Alison Fraser is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with 20 years of professional experience. She sees adults and young people in private practice and has a background working across health and community services. Her main concerns include stress, anxiety, low mood, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and addiction.
Alison has worked in the NHS as a mental health therapist and has experience as a trauma specialist, addictions therapist and eating disorders therapist. She has also worked as a child and young person counsellor and provided family-focused support in schools and community settings. She ran a mental health charity that was recognised locally and has published work referenced across services.
In session Alison uses a mix of practical approaches. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people focus on values and action. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is used to look at thinking patterns and coping strategies. Attachment-based ideas inform how she thinks about relationship and family concerns.
Sessions are aimed at helping people understand patterns, manage difficult feelings and make practical changes. Alison describes her work as conversational and focused on building insight as a basis for change. She offers support around grief, parenting strain, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping difficulties, ADHD and career concerns.
People often come for help with specific problems like bereavement, trauma or addictions, and for longer-term support with identity and relationships. To start, she asks people to explain their situation and what they want to change. The approach is collaborative and aimed at making small, sustainable steps forward.
How sessions work
How Alison’s approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for stress, anxiety and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on identifying thinking and behaviour patterns and practising new ways of responding, which can help with depression, anxiety and sleep problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early experiences affect trust and communication, often relevant for relationship and intimacy issues.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss your goals, preferences and what you find most helpful, and then suggest approaches to try. That choice is collaborative and can be adjusted as therapy progresses.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into everyday life, for example by saving travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a break, or removing the need to be on camera if that helps. Registered or accredited professionals can offer the same kinds of therapeutic conversation and skill practice online as they do in person, while adapting practical details to suit a client’s routine.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of family or parenting concerns does she address?
She lists family and parenting among her main concerns and helps people work through parenting strain, blended family issues and communication problems.
What is her general therapeutic style?
She uses conversational, practical work that builds insight. Therapy combines talking with techniques from evidence-based approaches to manage feelings and behaviour.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of professional experience, including roles in health and community services and a private practice for adults and young people.
What professional registration does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.