Alison Gordon , BACP

Alison Gordon is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 11 years of professional experience. She draws on a long background in hospital and community mental health settings. Alison aims to create a calm space where people can talk about what matters to them and begin to make changes.

She helps people facing stress, anxiety and depression. She also supports those dealing with relationship and family tensions, grief, trauma and addiction. Other areas Alison works with include self-esteem, parenting challenges, sleep and eating difficulties, and career or life transitions.

Alison uses a range of therapeutic approaches to suit different needs. She combines Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centred methods to focus on practical steps and personal values. She also draws on attachment-informed ideas and skills from Dialectical Behaviour Therapy when helpful.

Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. Alison treats people as the experts in their own lives and works alongside them to identify strengths, set goals and try out new ways of coping. She encourages small, manageable changes rather than dramatic overhauls.

Alison is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, MBACP. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients. The usual process is to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions to fit individual needs.

How Alison blends approach and online delivery

Alison draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and test small behaviour changes. CBT is useful for anxiety, low mood and many everyday problems by teaching practical strategies to manage thoughts and actions.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy which focuses on identifying personal values and taking steps that matter even when feelings are uncomfortable. ACT can help with chronic worry, stress and life transitions by encouraging committed action alongside acceptance of difficult feelings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Alison will discuss options with each person and together they choose what fits their needs, goals and preferences. That choice is reviewed as therapy progresses so the plan can change if needed.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video works well for deeper conversations and seeing non-verbal cues. Phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat or messaging suits people who prefer written exchanges or want flexible, ongoing contact between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments.