Alison Faraday

Alison Faraday is a counsellor who supports people dealing with relationship strain, low self-esteem, anxiety, depression and eating or body image concerns. She also helps with stress, coping with life changes, grief, trauma, addiction and work-related compassion fatigue. Alison speaks English and sees clients in the United Kingdom and internationally.

Her approach is down-to-earth and collaborative. She listens first to understand the situation and what matters to the person sitting opposite her. Sessions focus on practical steps the client can try between meetings as well as talking through the feelings that keep coming up.

Alison draws on a range of methods to suit different needs. She uses client-centred listening to help people feel heard, attachment-based ideas to untangle relational patterns, and cognitive behavioural techniques to spot unhelpful thinking. She also uses psychodynamic thinking to look at long-standing patterns and solution-focused work to set small, achievable goals.

With three years of professional experience and BACP registration, she aims to make the first conversation as straightforward as possible. People often come with questions about parenting, adoption and foster care, autism, chronic illness, codependency, infidelity or abandonment. Alison helps them clarify what matters and plan realistic next steps.

Practicalities are kept simple. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

How Alison's approaches translate to online work

Alison uses client-centred listening to put the person’s experience at the heart of each session. That means she focuses on understanding what the client says, reflecting it back and helping the client find their own solutions. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and can be useful for people struggling with intimacy, trust or repeated relationship problems.

Finding the right approach is treated as a team effort. Alison will talk with the client about their goals and preferences and then try techniques that fit those aims. If something doesn’t feel helpful, she adjusts the plan so sessions remain relevant and practical.

The biography does not specify which online formats are offered, so please confirm available options before booking. Many people find online work easier to fit into a busy week, whether that means shorter check-ins, sessions that avoid travel time, or timing appointments around family or work commitments. Online sessions can also make follow-up work simpler, for example sharing short exercises or notes between meetings. Registered or accredited professionals aim to make remote sessions straightforward and focused on real-life change.