Alison Spencer, BACP, NCPS

Alison Spencer is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She holds BACP and NCPS credentials and has three years of professional experience. Alison focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, grief and low self-esteem.

She describes her approach as person-centred, which means she aims to create a calm space where clients can talk without judgement. She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques and psychodynamic ideas to help people understand patterns in thinking and behaviour. Alison is a qualified hypnotherapist and integrates that where it may be helpful.

In sessions she encourages practical steps alongside talking things through. That might include noticing unhelpful thoughts, trying new ways of coping, or reflecting on past experiences that affect the present. The work is collaborative and paced to each person’s comfort.

Alison has supported people with additional concerns such as attachment and abandonment, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, communication difficulties, life purpose and midlife transitions. She also addresses issues like guilt, shame, impulsivity and isolation.

Her aim is to empower people to make gradual changes. She asks clients what they want to achieve and helps them build small, manageable steps towards those goals. The emphasis is on practical progress and steady support.

How Alison’s approaches translate to online therapy

Alison uses person-centred work alongside cognitive behavioural and psychodynamic ideas. Person-centred counselling focuses on listening and building a supportive relationship so people can talk through what matters most to them. Cognitive behavioural techniques look at unhelpful thought patterns and practical strategies to change them, which can help with anxiety, low mood and stress. Psychodynamic work helps people notice how past experiences shape current feelings and relationships, useful for attachment or longstanding patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Alison will work together with each person to pick methods that match their goals and pace. That collaborative discussion continues throughout therapy so techniques are adjusted as needs change.

Session formats are not listed in the original profile, so confirm the available online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, avoid travel time and keep appointments during life transitions. It can also allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight or telephone-style sessions when video is not suitable. Ask about current session arrangements when you start the matching process.