Counsellor profile
Alison Baxter, NCPS
Counsellor for anxiety and relationships
See online counselling options- Attachment work
- CBT techniques
- Client-centred
About Alison
Counsellor Alison Baxter is a UK-based practitioner and a member of NCPS with four years' experience. She offers short-term counselling and longer-term therapy for adults who are feeling stuck or overwhelmed by life changes. Common concerns she works with include anxiety, depression, relationship and attachment difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, and problems with self-esteem.
Alison uses several therapeutic approaches to suit different needs. She draws on attachment-focused work to look at how early relationships affect current patterns. She also uses client-centred ways of working that focus on what matters to the person in the room. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used when helpful to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviours.
Sessions are practical and conversational. Alison aims to help people clarify difficult feelings, weigh options and try different coping strategies. She also offers more in-depth therapy for people wanting to look at long-standing patterns and early experiences that keep repeating.
She has experience helping people after abuse and trauma, and supports those dealing with addiction, eating or sleeping problems, parenting strain, career stress and compassion fatigue. Alison also works with issues such as abandonment, attachment and communication problems.
Alison provides therapy in English and accepts international clients. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription system that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, select the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How Alison uses therapeutic approaches in online counselling
Alison works with attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. This can help when past hurts affect trust, closeness or recurring relationship problems.She also uses client-centred methods which focus on the person's concerns and pace. This approach involves listening and reflecting so a person can make sense of their thoughts and feelings. Cognitive behavioural therapy is used to identify unhelpful thought patterns and to try practical strategies that change behaviour and mood.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Alison will work with the person to decide which methods fit their aims and preferences. That choice can change over time as needs shift or as different issues come up.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also allows a mix of longer therapy and brief focused work depending on what the person wants to do.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she often help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and attachment difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem and related concerns.
What style of therapy does she use?
Her practice combines attachment-based work, client-centred approaches and cognitive behavioural techniques depending on the person's needs.
How much experience does she have?
She has four years of experience offering both short-term counselling and longer-term therapy.
What credential and location are listed?
She is recorded with NCPS and works in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
The biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Choose the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.