Alison Burgess , BACP

Alison Burgess is a counsellor who supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, life changes and related concerns. She uses a calm, respectful approach and works to tailor sessions to each person's needs. Alison holds BACP registration and practises from the United Kingdom.

Alison focuses on helping people find practical ways to cope day to day. She offers straightforward conversation, reflective listening and goal-focused work so clients leave with tools they can use. This can include short-term coaching style work when someone needs concrete steps.

Her background blends client-centred values with solution-focused methods and elements of Internal Family Systems. That mix lets her balance empathy with forward movement, exploring what matters now while spotting patterns that get in the way. Clients often come for help with sleep, anger, career questions, relationships, or coping after loss.

Sessions are arranged to suit each person. Alison adapts pace and techniques to the issue and what a person finds helpful. She aims to make the work clear and manageable, with options for checking progress as therapy continues.

Alison brings four years of documented counselling experience and works in English. She does not accept international clients and uses multiple remote session formats. If someone wants a straightforward, practical way to work through problems, she offers a collaborative and compassionate approach.

How Alison’s approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The therapist offers acceptance and reflects what a person says so they can find their own solutions. This approach helps when someone needs space to talk through feelings and regain direction.

Solution-Focused Therapy is practical and short-term. It aims to identify small, achievable steps and build on what already works. This method suits people who want clear action points for problems like sleep, work stress or coping with life changes.

Internal Family Systems looks at different parts of a person’s inner world and how those parts interact. It can be useful for patterns linked to shame, anger, abandonment fears or dissociation, helping someone relate differently to those parts.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Alison will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and then agree a plan together. That collaborative process makes it easier to try methods that match what a person finds most helpful.

Online sessions offer flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer conversations. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging suit brief check-ins, notes between sessions or when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caregiving or busy days.