Alison Faraday, BACP

Alison Faraday is a counsellor who supports people facing relationship difficulties and related life stresses. She helps with problems involving romantic partners, parents, siblings, friends, colleagues and the relationship someone has with themselves. Her approach is straightforward and focused on finding practical ways to make day-to-day life feel more manageable.

Alison works alongside people to identify patterns that cause pain and to try different ways of responding. She draws on client-centred techniques to make sessions about the person in front of her, and uses attachment-based ideas to notice how early relationships can influence current ones. Cognitive behavioural tools are used when people want clear steps to change thoughts and behaviours that are causing distress.

Her style is conversational and curious. Sessions often involve talking through recent events, noticing unhelpful habits and trying small experiments between appointments. She also listens for deeper themes from a psychodynamic perspective to help people understand recurring patterns over time.

Alison brings three years of professional experience and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She practises in the United Kingdom and accepts international clients. Costs vary by location and sessions sit on a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

To begin, a reader is asked to use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to Alison's availability. Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered.

How Alison's approaches guide online work

Alison uses a mix of client-centred and attachment-based ways of working and also draws on cognitive behavioural techniques. Client-centred work means sessions are shaped by the person's needs and priorities, with the counsellor offering active listening and reflection. Attachment-based approaches look at how early care and important relationships influence how someone connects now, which can help with repeated patterns in relationships. Cognitive behavioural ideas add simple, practical experiments and ways to change unhelpful thoughts and actions.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Alison will talk with the person about their goals and preferences and together they will try methods that feel useful. This is a collaborative process where adjustments are made as progress and needs become clearer.

The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm current session options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy day, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also help people keep continuity of care if they move or travel, while the therapist and client focus on practical changes and relationship patterns rather than location.