Alison Fraser, BACP

Alison Fraser is a United Kingdom based mental health professional with 20 years of clinical experience supporting adults and young people. She has worked as a specialist mental health therapist within the NHS, carrying roles as a trauma specialist, addictions therapist and eating disorders therapist, and has provided child and young people counselling as well as family therapy in schools and community settings.

Alison established and ran a mental health charity that was recognised as charity of the year, and her work has been published and cited as examples of clinical excellence across local services and localities. In addition to that community and NHS experience, she maintains a private practice for both adults and young people.

Her practice covers a wide range of difficulties including stress, anxiety, low mood and depression, relationship and family problems, bereavement, trauma and childhood abuse, neurodiversity, addictions, eating and sleeping concerns, parenting and career issues, and intimacy-related matters. She also works with issues such as abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness, codependency and communication difficulties.

Alison offers a warm, empathic, nonjudgmental space and draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. She is registered with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Therapeutic Approaches Delivered Remotely

Alison integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy alongside Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to tailor online support to each person’s needs. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take purposeful action while developing skills to accept difficult thoughts and feelings - it is often used for stress, anxiety and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns formed in early relationships and how they influence current connections; it can be helpful for relationship difficulties, abandonment concerns and family issues. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours to build practical strategies for mood, anxiety, and coping with challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Alison works collaboratively with clients to identify which methods fit best with their goals, preferences and circumstances. Sessions can draw from one or several approaches and are adjusted as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Alison is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to provide flexible access for different schedules and needs. These remote options make it easier for clients at home, at work, or abroad to engage in regular sessions and continue therapy even when life circumstances change.