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Alison Fraser, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - stress and relationships
See online therapy options- CBT and ACT methods
- Trauma and addictions
- Work with neurodiversity
About Alison
Alison Fraser is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with 20 years of professional experience. She works with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship and family concerns, and helps people facing trauma, addiction and bereavement. Alison also supports those dealing with eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, ADHD and career uncertainty.
Alison began in specialist mental health roles and has worked across NHS services as a therapist focusing on trauma, addictions and eating disorders. She has run a mental health charity and maintained a private practice for adults and young people. Her work has been published and recognised for clinical excellence in different services.
In sessions she uses practical, goal-focused methods. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is part of her approach, alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based work, Client-Centred methods and elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). She helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and habits, try small experiments, and build coping skills for daily life.
Alison draws on experience working with young people in schools and in community settings as well as with adults in private practice. She pays attention to past experiences such as childhood abuse or adoption and how these affect current relationships and emotions. Her practice includes work with neurodiversity and age-related concerns.
Practical steps are central to her sessions. People can expect conversational, structured sessions where problems are named, short-term strategies are tried, and longer-term goals are reviewed. Booking starts with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session.
How therapeutic approaches fit into online work
Alison draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in straightforward ways. CBT focuses on identifying and testing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours to reduce anxiety and low mood. ACT helps people clarify what matters to them and take small, values-based steps even when difficult feelings remain.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Alison will talk with the client about their goals, needs and preferences and then try approaches that match those aims. She reviews what is helping and adjusts the plan as needed rather than sticking to one method rigidly.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking as the biography does not list specific options here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives - for example it can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, or avoid being on camera if someone prefers a phone call. Registered or accredited professionals use these practical options to help clients keep therapy going alongside work, study and family commitments.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What sorts of problems does she help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, eating and sleeping issues, parenting strain, ADHD and other life changes.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to spot unhelpful thoughts and patterns, try small behavioural experiments and build practical coping skills for everyday situations.
What is her professional background?
She has 20 years of experience working in specialist mental health roles, including NHS work, and has run a mental health charity as well as a private practice.
What credential does she hold and where does she practise?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients; confirm any regional details when you arrange a session.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule 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 you are not safe, use the crisis numbers.