Alison Kennedy

Alison Kennedy is a counsellor with 12 years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties and anger. She works in a warm, empathic way and aims to help people feel heard and understood. Her approach is gentle and practical, focused on what helps day-to-day life feel more manageable.

Alison practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She uses a person-centred foundation and blends other ways of working to suit each person. Sessions explore thoughts, feelings and patterns that keep problems going, and then focus on small, useful changes clients can try between meetings.

Her practice covers a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, grief and loss, low mood and self-esteem, sleep and eating problems, and parenting-related strain. Alison also supports people facing health challenges, caregiving stress, attachment or abandonment issues, and the ripple effects of separation and divorce.

In sessions she draws on tools from cognitive behavioural approaches and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to tame unhelpful thinking and build meaningful action. She also uses Attachment-Based ideas to look at close relationships and how they shape patterns. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills are used when people need practical ways to manage intense emotion.

People who choose Alison can expect a calm, non-judgemental space and a collaborative plan that fits their life. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the practice process.

How Alison's approaches translate to online work

Alison uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based ideas alongside a person-centred way of working. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values, which can be useful for anxiety, anger and life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships shape feelings and behaviour, helping people understand patterns in close relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Alison collaborates with each person to decide which methods feel most useful. She adapts tools and exercises to fit personal goals and daily routines rather than insisting on one single model.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available online options before booking. Many people find online sessions help fit therapy into a busy life, for example making it easier to schedule during a lunch break or when travel would be difficult. Online work also allows practical exercises and skills to be tried between sessions in the settings where problems occur. Registered or accredited professionals can help shape a plan that fits your needs and schedule.