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Alison Baxter, NCPS

Credentials
NCPS
Experience
4 years
Practising in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Sessions
Online only
Client ages
Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseSelf esteemDepression

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Alison Baxter is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She provides both short-term counselling and longer-term psychotherapy to adults who are feeling stuck, anxious, or overwhelmed. She speaks English and accepts international clients.

Alison draws on several therapeutic approaches to match each person's needs. Sessions focus on clear, practical steps and on understanding how past experiences shape present feelings. People often come for help with anxiety, depression, relationship and attachment difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, or problems with self-esteem and body image.

Background and approach

In the room Alison aims to create a calm space where clients can talk through painful memories and current struggles. She uses talking therapy to help people notice patterns, practise new ways of responding, and make changes that feel manageable. Work may include looking at how early attachments affect relationships now, or learning specific ways to reduce anxious thinking.

Alison also supports people dealing with addiction, sleeping or eating difficulties, anger, and career stress. She helps parents with the strain of raising children and those coping with separation or divorce. Other areas she addresses include dissociation, control issues, and feelings of emptiness or isolation.

Clients can expect a collaborative style. Sessions are paced to each person, with space for both reflection and practical skills. Alison holds an NCPS credential and has four years of clinical experience.

How Alison's approaches work online

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current bonds and emotional reactions; online sessions let clients reflect on patterns and try new ways of connecting in their everyday life. Client-centred therapy focuses on the person's own pace and priorities, offering a space to talk without pressure and to be heard; this helps when someone needs to name feelings and decide what matters most. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, teaches specific strategies to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and can be used for anxiety, depression and sleep or eating difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Alison treats therapy as a collaboration - she will listen to a client's goals, try different techniques, and adjust the plan together so it fits with what the person wants to achieve and how they prefer to work.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls are helpful for in-depth work and non-verbal cues, phone sessions can fit a short break or be used when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat suits brief check-ins or reflective notes between sessions. These options help people keep therapy going around work, family and travel commitments.
What concerns does Alison address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and attachment difficulties, grief, addictions, self-esteem and body image concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and client-centred, blending talking therapies with practical techniques to reduce anxious thinking and change unhelpful patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Alison has four years of experience working with adults in counselling and psychotherapy roles.
What credentials and base location are listed?
She holds NCPS as a credential and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are offered?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Work can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience
4 years
Registered with
NCPS
Languages
English

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