About Alison
Alison Hedger is a BACP counsellor who works in a person-centred way. Alison uses an integrative style that puts the client's concerns first and follows what feels most important in each session. The writing below aims to speak plainly to someone who is worried and looking for straightforward support.
Alison helps people untangle their thoughts and feelings. Sessions focus on what the client brings - Alison follows that agenda and listens without judgement.
Background and approach
She gently guides conversations so emotions and choices become clearer. Her practice draws on approaches that help with anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties. Alison has four years of experience working in clinical settings since 2019.
That work has included supporting people through crises, suicidal feelings, and everyday mental health struggles. She also works with concerns such as grief, addictions, family problems, self-esteem and identity. Alison pays attention to attachment and abandonment issues and supports people facing separation, blended family challenges, and caregiver stress.
The aim is to help people reconnect with who they are and make decisions that suit their values. Alison describes her manner as compassionate and non-judgemental. She will explore past experiences if that helps understanding in the present.
Practical next steps and small changes are discussed so insights can be tried out in daily life. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person. Alison draws on different tools when they might help, always adapting to what matters most to the individual.
How Alison's approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy centres on listening and following the client's agenda. The counsellor reflects feelings and supports the person's own problem-solving so it is useful for stress, anxiety and identity questions.Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on emotions in relationships and attachment. It helps people understand patterns in how they respond to others and can be useful for relationship tensions and insecurity.
Psychodynamic ideas look at how past experiences shape present feelings and behaviour. This approach can help when someone wants to understand recurring patterns or deeper emotional themes.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a shared process. Alison will discuss goals and preferences, and together they will choose methods that feel most helpful for the client's needs. Sessions evolve as understanding grows and different tools are tried.
Online sessions are offered by registered or accredited professionals in several formats. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a fuller interaction is wanted. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer writing or need flexible, on-the-go support. These options increase accessibility and make it easier to fit therapy around daily life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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