- Attachment work
- Narrative approaches
- Neurodiversity focus
About Alison
Alison May is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with six years of experience. She offers inclusive, client-focused work and lists concerns such as anxiety, sexuality and gender, relationship challenges, addiction, depression, trauma, self-esteem and life changes. Alison says she values working together with people to explore their stories and decide what helps next.
Her style is integrative, drawing on a range of therapeutic approaches to suit the person in front of her. She treats therapy as a collaborative process and aims to meet people where they are. This means sessions can focus on practical coping, understanding patterns, or making meaning from difficult experiences.
Alison has experience supporting LGBT people and describes herself as an ally to people of colour and trans people. She also has lived experience and professional work with neurodiverse clients, and an interest in ADHD and Autism. She lists trauma, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting and compassion fatigue among other areas she works with.
In practice she uses Attachment-Based, Client-Centred, Existential, Narrative and Psychodynamic approaches, choosing from these depending on what the person needs. Conversations may look at early relationships, current interactions, personal stories, or the values and choices that matter now. Alison encourages people to say what feels most useful and to shape the focus together.
Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. International clients are accepted and sessions are offered in English. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session via the online options button.
Approaches Alison may use and how online work fits
Alison draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current emotions and closeness. This can help when trust, abandonment fears or repeated relationship patterns are causing guilt or shame.She also uses Client-Centred Therapy, which focuses on listening and following the person's lead so they can make sense of difficult feelings. Narrative Therapy appears in her work too and is about separating a person from a problem and rewriting the story they tell themselves.
Deciding which approach to use is part of the work. Alison treats it as a collaborative process and will discuss options with the client based on their needs, goals and preferences rather than imposing one way of working.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work or family commitments, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists commonly find that remote sessions support steady progress while fitting into everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship problems, alongside LGBT issues, addiction and self-esteem difficulties.
How would she approach feelings of shame or guilt?
She uses integrative methods to explore the story behind those feelings and to look at patterns that keep them going.
What is her professional background?
She has six years of experience and practises in an integrative way, drawing on several therapeutic approaches.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She holds BACP and works from the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be held in other languages or countries?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions charged?
Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time and costs vary with location.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.