- Attachment patterns
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practice
About Alison
Alison Baxter is an NCPS counsellor in the United Kingdom with four years' experience. She works with people struggling with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and related concerns including ADHD and grief. Alison offers both longer-term psychotherapy and shorter counselling focused on practical change and clearer thinking.
She prefers straightforward work that helps people notice patterns that keep them stuck. Sessions look at how early attachments and life events shape current reactions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. Client-Centred approaches make space for the client’s experience to guide the pace of change.
Alison also draws on psychodynamic ideas to uncover recurring relationship patterns. Mindfulness methods are used to build calmer ways of noticing stress in the body. These methods aim to make day-to-day life more manageable rather than promise instant fixes.
People meet her to talk through difficult memories, manage anxiety in social settings, improve communication, or cope with separation and loss. She works with issues like attachment wounds, abandonment fears, avoidant personality features, and feelings of emptiness.
Practical steps are a regular part of sessions: testing a different behaviour, trying a breathing exercise, or rehearsing a conversation. Alison asks about current goals and adjusts the focus as those goals change. To begin a booking people are asked to complete an initial matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How Alison’s approaches translate to online work
Alison commonly uses Attachment-Based ideas, Client-Centred work and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in her practice. Attachment-Based approaches look at how early relationships shape current patterns and can help when people feel repeatedly rejected or anxious in social situations. Client-Centred work focuses on listening and following the client’s pace so they can name and work through what matters most. CBT helps identify unhelpful thoughts and gives clear exercises to try between sessions, which can reduce avoidance and fear in social settings.Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative task. Alison discusses goals and preferences in the first meetings and adjusts methods as therapy progresses. Clients and therapist decide together whether to emphasise CBT practice, attachment work, or more exploratory conversations depending on what helps most.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by saving travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a lunch break, or avoiding the need to be on camera for every meeting. These practical benefits help people continue therapy around day-to-day commitments.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, grief and related issues such as ADHD and eating or sleeping difficulties.
What kind of therapy style does she use?
The approach blends client-centred listening with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and attachment-based ideas. Sessions mix talking about feelings with practical exercises to try between meetings.
How much experience does Alison have?
Alison has four years of practice working with individuals on short-term counselling and longer-term psychotherapy.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with NCPS and works from the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
International clients are accepted and sessions can be arranged across borders. Sessions are offered in English.
Which session formats are offered?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.