Alice Howard, NCPS

Alice Howard focuses on people who are struggling with addictions, trauma, grief, eating concerns and LGBT-related issues. She presents a calm, straightforward style and invites clients to take small steps toward change. Alice makes space for each person's strengths and choices while offering steady support during difficult times.

Alice has 16 years of professional experience. She uses this background to help people find practical ways to handle painful memories, urges, and loss. Sessions are aimed at building day-to-day coping skills and clearer understanding of how past experiences affect current problems.

Her work draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy. That means she helps people notice unhelpful patterns, try different ways of responding, and focus on what matters to them. The tone is collaborative and down-to-earth rather than overly technical.

Alice also attends to issues around body image, communication problems, codependency and the challenges of chronic illness or caregiving stress. She brings patience when people are dealing with complicated personal histories like adoption, abandonment or neurodivergence.

People can expect a respectful, non-judgemental space to talk things through and make practical plans. Alice encourages small, achievable steps and checks in about what is and isn’t working. She supports international clients and offers sessions from the United Kingdom.

How Alice’s approaches work in online sessions

Alice commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on noticing difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, and then acting in ways that match a person’s values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and teaches practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to early relationships and how they shape current connections and emotional responses.

Choosing the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to a person’s goals and preferences and recommend methods that fit those aims. Sessions are collaborative so approaches can be adjusted as needs become clearer.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. One practical benefit of remote sessions is that they can fit into busy lives more easily, making it simpler to attend without travel. Online work also allows for shorter check-ins when time is tight and for sessions that do not require being on camera if someone prefers that. Registered or accredited professionals can use the same therapeutic approaches online as in person, and many people find they can make steady progress when sessions are scheduled to match their daily routine.