About Alison
Alison Bubbins is a counsellor who helps people facing anxiety, stress and life changes. She works with a wide range of concerns including grief, trauma and abuse, addiction, self-esteem, sleeping problems and workplace pressure. Her approach is warm and straightforward, with an emphasis on honesty and acceptance.
Alison uses an open, down-to-earth style in sessions. She aims to build a space where people can be themselves without judgement. Conversations tend to be collaborative and practical, with a focus on what matters most to the person in front of her.
Background and approach
She draws on person-centred ways of working alongside cognitive-behavioural ideas and broader psychotherapy approaches. That means Alison listens first, then helps people try new ways of thinking or small behavioural experiments when they want them. Humour is used when it feels right to lighten difficult moments.
Alison is comfortable supporting people from LGBT communities and those wanting to talk about kink, fetish or alternative sex culture. She also works with people managing ADHD, autism traits, relationship and intimacy questions, and issues such as abandonment or attachment concerns. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and has three years of professional experience.
Sessions are available online in English for people in the United Kingdom and internationally, using formats that suit different needs and schedules.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Alison uses person-centred practice which focuses on listening and creating a non-judgemental space. This approach helps people feel heard and accepted before exploring change, and it can be useful for anxiety, low mood and identity questions.She also draws on cognitive-behavioural ideas that look at how thoughts, feelings and actions interact. These techniques often involve practical exercises and small experiments to try between sessions, helpful for managing anxious thinking and sleep difficulties.
Choosing the right way of working is part of the process and Alison approaches this collaboratively. She will discuss goals, preferences and what feels manageable, then suggest methods to try and adapt as needed over time.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is good for a near face-to-face conversation, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat offers shorter written check-ins and messaging is useful for ongoing support between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible for people balancing work, caregiving or varied schedules.
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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