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Alison Faraday, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 3 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Relationship issuesFamily conflictsSelf esteem Depression Coping with life changes

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Alison Faraday supports people facing relationship difficulties, low self-esteem, anxiety, depression and major life changes. She works with concerns like grief, trauma, addiction, parenting stress and intimacy issues. Alison is a British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy member, BACP, and has three years of professional experience.

Her style is calm and straightforward. She listens first and asks simple questions to clarify what matters most. Sessions focus on practical steps you can try between meetings as well as thinking about the patterns that keep causing pain.

Background and approach

Alison draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape expectations today. She uses client-centred listening to help people feel heard and CBT techniques to address tricky thoughts and unhelpful behaviours. This mix helps with relationship patterns, anxiety and low mood.

In practice she encourages small experiments - short changes you can test and reflect on. She also offers time to talk through difficult emotions and the history behind them. That combination suits people who want tools and deeper understanding.

Alison accepts sessions in English and works with people in the United Kingdom and internationally. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging so people can choose what fits their life. To begin, a short sign-up and matching questionnaire are completed before scheduling.

How her approaches work online

Alison combines attachment-based thinking with client-centred listening and cognitive behavioural techniques. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and helps people notice repeating dynamics that cause hurt. Client-centred counselling gives space for someone to be heard and understood, which can reduce shame and make it easier to try change. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioural changes to ease anxiety, low mood or relationship conflict.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. Alison will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try first. That plan can be adjusted over time based on what helps and what feels manageable.

Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls are like face-to-face meetings and suit deeper work, while phone sessions use less bandwidth when connectivity is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for quick check-ins, short reflections or when writing helps to organise thoughts. These formats give flexibility so people can choose the way of meeting that fits their schedule and needs.

What kinds of problems does Alison help with?

She supports people with relationship issues, anxiety, depression and stress, plus concerns like grief, addiction, body image and parenting strain.

How would she approach my concerns in sessions?

Sessions mix listening and practical work. Alison uses client-centred listening, attachment ideas and cognitive behavioural techniques to try small changes and understand patterns.

What experience does she bring to therapy?

Alison has three years of professional counselling experience working with a range of relationship and emotional concerns.

What are her credentials and location?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and is based in the United Kingdom.

Can people who live outside the UK work with her?

Yes. Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.

What session formats are available?

Alison offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How are fees arranged?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start therapy with her?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Self esteem

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Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 3 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Alison Faraday, BACP

Background and approach

How her approaches work online

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

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