Alison Simone, BACP

Alison Simone is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She draws on several approaches to tailor sessions to each person. Alison aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can begin to talk about what is troubling them.

She focuses on common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties. She also works with trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, grief, addictions and issues around eating and sleeping. Alison lists additional areas including attachment and abandonment, body image, caregiver stress, codependency and communication problems.

Alison uses Client-Centred ways of working that put the person and their experience at the centre. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Existential ideas to look at current patterns and life meaning. Narrative and Mindfulness approaches are part of her blend when they fit the person’s needs.

Her practice emphasises practical conversation and joint planning. Alison aims to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different ways of thinking and behaving. Sessions are tailored to the individual rather than following one fixed method.

She has nine years of professional experience in the UK and holds BACP registration. People can expect a respectful, down-to-earth approach that aims to meet their particular goals and circumstances.

How chosen approaches work in online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy puts the person’s experience first and focuses on listening, empathy and the person’s own goals. Online sessions using this approach encourage open conversation and reflection, helping people to feel heard and to clarify what matters to them.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on current thoughts and behaviours and uses practical exercises to shift unhelpful patterns. In an online setting CBT techniques can include structured discussion, homework tasks and short experiments to try between sessions.

Existential Therapy looks at questions about meaning, choice and values. It can help when someone feels stuck with life transitions, loss or a sense of emptiness by supporting clearer decision making and personal direction.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to identify which methods fit a person’s needs and preferences, and adapt the plan as therapy progresses. Clients play an active role in choosing goals and testing what helps.

The original biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so confirm available formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around daily life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also supports using worksheets, mindful practices and behavioural homework between appointments to keep progress moving.