About Alison
Alison Sowerby is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with eight years of professional experience. She offers calm, straightforward support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or life changes. Alison aims to make the first step easier for anyone thinking about reaching out.
She creates an open space where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgement. Conversations focus on what matters most to the person in front of her.
How Alison works
Alison is comfortable talking about faith and Bible matters when that is relevant to a client. Her practice covers a wide range of concerns including grief and loss, low self-esteem, depression, bipolar mood issues and problems with sleep. She also supports people facing trauma, abuse, ADHD, anger and intimacy-related worries.
Additional areas of focus include caring responsibilities, chronic illness and communication problems. Alison uses practical approaches that help people notice patterns and try different ways of coping. She brings together client-centred listening with cognitive behavioural ideas, mindfulness and somatic techniques.
This mix helps with thoughts, physical tension and everyday routines. Sessions aim to be down to earth and goal-focused while still leaving space to explore emotions. Alison works with each person to set realistic next steps and build skills they can use between sessions.
The emphasis is on manageable change and steady progress.
Alison lists 4 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
- Grief
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The therapist follows the person’s lead, helping them feel heard and exploring what they want to change. This approach suits people who need acceptance and a steady space to talk.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses simple exercises and experiments to test unhelpful thoughts and build new routines, which can help with anxiety, low mood and sleep problems.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention practices to reduce stress and notice thoughts without being swept away. It can be useful alongside other approaches when someone wants practical ways to calm their body and mind.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what has helped before, then agree a plan together. That collaborative decision is reviewed as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. Video sessions allow fuller conversation and visual cues, phone calls are helpful when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins and text messaging can suit busy schedules. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into everyday life.
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