About Alison
Alison Hedger works in a person-centred way and draws on several approaches to match each person’s needs. They emphasise listening, emotional connection and helping people find their own answers. Sessions focus on what the client brings, with the therapist guiding how to untangle feelings and make sense of difficult moments.
Alison has practised in clinical settings since February 2019 and holds BACP accreditation. Over four years they have supported adults facing a wide range of challenges.
How Alison works
These include anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma and abuse, grief and anger, plus relationship and family difficulties. They also work with concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, blended family problems, body image and cancer-related distress. Other areas Alison helps with include caregiver stress, codependency, communication and control issues, divorce and separation, and drug and alcohol addiction.
In sessions Alison uses a gentle, compassionate style without judgement. Clients set the agenda and the pace, and the therapist combines client-centred techniques with emotionally-focused and psychodynamic ideas when useful. Work often involves naming feelings, tracing patterns from the past, and trying new ways of coping.
The aim is to help people reconnect with their sense of self and make decisions that fit their values. Practical steps and reflection are balanced so clients can try changes between sessions and notice what helps.
Alison lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Alison works with
The areas below are the ones Alison selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Alison uses client-centred, emotionally-focused and psychodynamic ideas to guide online work. Client-Centred Therapy places the person at the heart of the process and focuses on listening, empathy and the client’s own priorities. It helps with general distress, low mood and building self-trust. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on identifying and processing emotions in relationships and within oneself, which can help with attachment struggles and communication problems. Psychodynamic Therapy looks at how past experiences shape current patterns and can illuminate repeated reactions or relationship themes.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Alison will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and decide together which ideas to draw on. This collaborative process means the plan can change over time as goals become clearer.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, each offering practical benefits. Video allows face-to-face dialogue and non-verbal cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and text messaging suit brief check-ins, low-energy days or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around daily life while keeping the focus on meaningful progress.
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