Alison Kennedy, BACP

Alison Kennedy is a counsellor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain and issues around intimacy. She offers steady, calm support for those dealing with grief, depression or the fallout from trauma and abuse. Alison aims to help people find clearer ways to cope day to day and to build more satisfying connections with others.

With 12 years of experience, Alison works in a person-centred way that keeps each person’s priorities central. She draws on a mix of approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy to shape sessions around practical goals. This means talking through what matters most and trying small, doable steps between meetings.

Alison also helps with practical life pressures like parenting stress, sleep and eating difficulties, chronic illness and caregiving strain. She pays attention to patterns such as codependency, commitment worries and difficulties with communication. The aim is to reduce day-to-day overwhelm and improve how people relate to themselves and others.

Clients can expect a calm, accepting tone and work that balances insight with practical skills. Alison’s BACP registration is noted as a professional credential. She offers sessions in English and accepts international clients based in the United Kingdom.

Her practice places emphasis on tailoring approaches to each person’s needs, helping them set clear aims and practising changes between meetings. People ready to try talking therapies are guided through initial steps and supported at their own pace.

How these approaches work online and what to expect

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then take actions that match their values. It can help with anxiety, low mood and problems with motivation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and uses practical tasks to test new ways of coping, which can help with stress, sleep and mood problems. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to patterns in close relationships and helps people understand and change how they relate to others, which can be useful for intimacy and relationship difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Alison will collaborate with each person to decide which methods suit their goals and preferences. That choice can change over time as new issues come up or as people try different strategies together.

Please confirm current online session options before booking, as specific formats are not detailed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow quieter check-ins that suit someone’s schedule. It also lets people try tools and homework between meetings in the places they live, which can make new skills more practical and easier to keep using.