Alison Kennedy, BACP
12 years in practice
Alison Kennedy is a counsellor who aims to make therapy straightforward and practical.
License and registration
- BACP
- 101145 · expires February 2026
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Alison
Alison Kennedy is a counsellor who aims to make therapy straightforward and practical. She brings 12 years of experience and uses a calm, empathetic manner to help people talk through stress, anxiety, grief, depression and relationship worries. She works in a person-centred way, meeting people where they are and listening carefully to what matters most to them.
This helps clients feel heard and makes it easier to identify small, useful steps forward.
Background and approach
Alison is registered with the BACP, which is shown as BACP in her credentials. In sessions she blends different approaches to suit the person in front of her. That can mean looking at thoughts and behaviours, attending to attachment needs, or focusing on values and meaning.
Practical tools are introduced when helpful and discussed together beforehand. Alison also supports people dealing with eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting strain, chronic pain and caregiving stress. She can help with intimacy concerns, body image, codependency and endings such as divorce and separation.
Her work aims to reduce overwhelm and build everyday coping skills. Conversations are grounded and direct, with room for emotion and reflection. People leave with clearer options and steps they can try between sessions.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Alison lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Alison names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Alison combines approach and online options
Alison draws on Existential ideas to help people find meaning and make choices that fit their life. This approach looks at values, responsibility and the practical choices that shape daily life, and it can help when people feel stuck or face big changes.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to teach simple skills for noticing thoughts and committing to valued action despite difficult feelings. ACT is useful for anxiety, stress and coping with chronic conditions. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to understand how early relationships influence current patterns and to practise new ways of connecting and communicating when relationships feel strained.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, and together they will decide which methods to try. That collaborative planning means sessions focus on what is most useful for the individual.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, and messaging suits quick check-ins or shorter exchanges. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and to keep continuity when travel or life changes get in the way.
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Questions people ask
What issues can Alison help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship concerns, plus a wide range of related problems such as sleep and eating difficulties, parenting strain, chronic pain and caregiver stress.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centred and collaborative, blending practical techniques with reflective, values-focused work to match what each person needs.
How much experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience working with people from a variety of backgrounds.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be run by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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