About Allan
Allan Mathieson is a psychotherapist and a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). He offers a calm, person-centred way of working that aims to make starting therapy feel straightforward and manageable. Allan often supports people dealing with stress and anxiety, and helps them find practical steps to feel steadier in day-to-day life.
He keeps sessions client-led so people set the pace and the topics. Allan blends straightforward talking therapy with techniques from different approaches when they suit the moment.
Background and approach
He values the relationship with each client and aims to be warm, non-judgemental and relaxed in sessions. Allan describes therapy as a shared process of finding what helps. He does not insist on homework, but can suggest short tasks or readings to try between sessions if a client wants practical ways to build change.
He uses clear language and focuses on small, manageable steps. His work includes support for people experiencing relationship strain, low self-esteem, panic attacks, social anxiety and the stresses that come with life changes. He also works with issues such as attachment difficulties, communication problems and aspects of neurodiversity including autism and Asperger syndrome.
Allan has four years of clinical experience and works with people in the United Kingdom and internationally. He aims to tailor the approach to each person’s needs, helping them make sense of things and find ways to cope that fit their life.
Therapeutic approaches and online delivery
Allan commonly uses client-centred work to build a supportive therapeutic relationship. This approach focuses on listening closely, following the client’s lead and creating a space where someone can make sense of their thoughts and feelings. It often helps people who need a steady, accepting presence as they sort through worries.He also draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) when practical steps are useful. CBT looks at unhelpful thinking patterns and the behaviours that keep problems going, and then tests small changes to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Attachment-based ideas are used too, which help people understand patterns in close relationships and how early experiences affect current responses.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Allan will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs and preferences. That collaboration means techniques can be tested and adapted as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility and practical benefits. Video calls let the therapist and client work face to face when needed, phone sessions demand less bandwidth, and live chat or text-based messaging can suit short check-ins or people who prefer typing. These options help make it easier to schedule regular sessions and to choose the format that fits daily life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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