- Client-Centred Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Breath and Focusing
About Alison
Alison French is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with seven years of professional experience. She works with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem difficulties. Alison also supports people carrying guilt and shame, questions about life purpose, self-love, and survivors of sexual assault and abuse.
Her work is rooted in Client-Centred Therapy. She treats each person as the expert on their life and shapes conversations around what matters to them. Sessions focus on listening, reflecting, and helping people notice what they already carry inside that can be useful.
Alison also uses Trauma-Focused Therapy approaches when past harm affects current wellbeing. She helps people name what happened and how it shows up now, then looks for practical steps to reduce overwhelm and build steadiness. Breath awareness and Focusing-Oriented practices are sometimes offered as ways to reconnect mind and body.
In a typical session she will talk through the immediate concerns and work with simple, grounded tools to manage distress. She aims to help people become more attuned to their own resources and to find ways of moving forward that feel sustainable. The focus is on clarifying goals and on steady, manageable steps rather than quick fixes.
To start, a short matching questionnaire and an initial appointment are used to agree goals and practical arrangements. The first meetings are often about building a clear plan and checking which approaches feel most helpful.
How her therapy approaches are used online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening carefully to what matters to the person and reflecting it back. Online sessions can use this approach to help clients organise thoughts, clarify values, and decide practical next steps. Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people look at past harm and how it affects daily life now. When used online it can guide steady pacing, safety planning, and learning bodily grounding tools to reduce intense reactions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Alison will discuss options with each person and help decide what fits best based on their needs, goals and preferences. That decision is made together and can change as the work progresses.
Please confirm the exact session formats available before booking, as the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into everyday life, for example by avoiding travel, allowing shorter check-ins during a break, or removing the need to be on camera. Many people find these practical benefits help them keep appointments and apply what they learn between sessions.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, and low self-esteem. Additional focus areas include guilt and shame, life purpose, self-love, and sexual assault and abuse.
How does she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses a person-centred way of talking that helps people name and sit with guilt or shame. Trauma-focused methods and body-based practices may be used to reduce overwhelm and build steadiness.
What is her professional background?
She has seven years of professional experience working as a counsellor in the UK. Her work combines person-centred principles with trauma-focused practices and body-awareness techniques.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and based in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.
What session formats does she use?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Ask about the practical ways she offers sessions when you complete the matching questionnaire.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to get started.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.