Alison Baxter

Alison Baxter is a counsellor who helps people feeling stuck or unable to move forward. She works with individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and attachment issues, and eating and body-image concerns. She offers both longer-term therapy and shorter counselling depending on what someone needs.

Her background includes four years of clinical work and registration with NCPS. Alison blends a range of approaches rather than using one fixed method. She adapts sessions to the person in front of her, aiming for clear steps and steady progress.

In sessions she combines talking with practical tools. That can look like noticing unhelpful thinking patterns, looking at relationship history, or practising grounding and mindfulness skills. The aim is to help people manage distress and make decisions that fit their values.

Alison has particular experience supporting people who have experienced trauma and abuse. She also addresses issues such as addiction, parenting strain, sleep problems, compulsive behaviours, and career or life changes. She pays attention to how past attachments shape present relationships.

People who choose her can expect a collaborative process. She works at a pace the person can tolerate and checks in about goals as therapy continues. Sessions are conducted in English and she works with people in the United Kingdom as well as international clients.

How Alison’s approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationship patterns affect present connections and feelings. In practice this means looking at past relationships to understand current trust, closeness and anger, and then trying different ways of relating that feel safer and more connected.

Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s experience at the heart of sessions. The counsellor listens without judgement, reflects what they hear and follows the client’s pace, which helps people feel heard and clarify their own goals.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Alison will discuss different methods and decide together which fits the person’s needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative selection can change over time as new issues or priorities emerge.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around everyday life, for example by saving travel time or allowing a shorter check-in during a lunch break. It also makes it possible to work with someone across time zones when needed. Please confirm the current session formats and scheduling options before booking so you know how sessions will be arranged.