Alison Gordon, BACP
11 years in practice
Alison Gordon is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 11 years of professional experience in therapeutic work.
License and registration
- BACP
- 176675 · expires June 2027
- Years in practice
- 11
- Languages
- English
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About Alison
Alison Gordon is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 11 years of professional experience in therapeutic work. She began in hospital and community mental health settings and moved into therapy after seeing how much difference talk-based support can make. Alison focuses on helping people take practical steps when life feels overwhelming or stuck.
She helps with stress, anxiety and depression as well as relationship and family difficulties.
Background and approach
She also supports people struggling with self-esteem, motivation, grief, addiction concerns, trauma and intimacy issues. Additional areas Alison addresses include parenting strains, caring responsibilities, chronic illness, body image and neurodiversity-related concerns such as autism and attention difficulties. Alison draws on several established approaches, including cognitive behavioural therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, attachment-based work, dialectical behaviour therapy and client-centred methods.
She also uses EMDR as part of trauma-focused work. Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth; she listens, offers practical strategies and checks in about what feels useful for each person. Sessions aim to build on people’s strengths and to help them develop clearer ways of coping.
She speaks English and works with clients both in the UK and internationally. Alison describes herself as supportive and encouraging while keeping the work focused on real change. To begin a course of sessions clients are invited to complete a short matching questionnaire and make bookings that fit their schedule.
Fees are arranged through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time and vary with location and therapist arrangements.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Alison lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Alison names
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Alison uses cognitive behavioural therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to help people change unhelpful thoughts and to build meaningful action. CBT focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behaviour that keep problems going and then practising different responses. Acceptance and commitment therapy helps people notice difficult feelings and still move toward what matters to them.She also draws on attachment-based and client-centred ways of working to explore how early relationships shape current stresses. Attachment-based work looks at patterns in close relationships and how they affect trust and communication. Client-centred methods prioritise listening closely and following the pace clients set while offering empathy and practical reflections.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Alison will discuss options and tailor methods to a person's needs, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process where techniques are tried and adjusted over time.
Online sessions can be arranged by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different schedules. Video calls are useful when visual connection matters, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging supports brief check-ins or ongoing support between calls. These options provide flexibility for people balancing work, caregiving or long distances from UK-based therapists.
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Questions people ask
What issues does Alison commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety and depression alongside relationship and family difficulties. Other common areas include self-esteem, grief, trauma, addiction concerns and parenting-related strain.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is down-to-earth and collaborative. She listens, suggests practical strategies and adapts techniques to what each person finds helpful.
What is her professional background?
Alison has 11 years of professional experience and earlier work in hospital and community mental health settings. That background informs her practical focus in sessions.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP based in the United Kingdom.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. Alison does accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and routines.
How are fees and payment handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist arrangements. Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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