Alison May, BACP
6 years in practice
Alison May is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with six years of practice and a BACP registration.
License and registration
- BACP
- 396862 · expires July 2026
- Years in practice
- 6
- 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 May is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with six years of practice and a BACP registration. She works in an integrative way, drawing on several therapeutic ideas to shape sessions around each person's needs. Alison aims to meet people where they are and takes a collaborative approach to therapy.
Alison sees therapy as a team effort. She helps people talk through feelings and decisions rather than simply giving advice.
Background and approach
Many people come to her with worry, low mood, relationship strain or questions about identity and sexuality. Her work includes supporting people with anxiety, depression, grief and trauma. She also helps those dealing with addiction, stress, compassion fatigue and the impact of life changes.
Practical coping strategies and steady, empathic listening are part of her day-to-day approach. Alison has particular experience with LGBT concerns and with neurodiversity, including ADHD and autism. She describes herself as a strong ally to people of colour and trans people and draws on her lived and professional experience when relevant.
Sessions are shaped around the individual's story and goals. Alison uses a range of approaches such as psychodynamic thinking, narrative techniques and attachment-informed work to explore patterns, meaning and relationships. She supports people to find clearer choices and more manageable steps forward.
Her style is direct but compassionate, aiming to create a steady space for honest conversation. People looking for a counsellor who values collaboration and practical change often find this approach helpful.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Alison lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Alison names
- Existential Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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’s approaches work online
Existential Therapy looks at meaning, choice and the dilemmas of living. Online sessions using this approach can help when someone feels stuck, overwhelmed by change or unsure about life direction. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and close relationships shape current patterns. Working this way can clarify why some relationships feel unsafe or repeating, and help people try different ways of relating.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Alison will talk with the client about their goals, preferences and what feels most useful. Together they decide which approaches to try and adjust them as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and more conversational work. Phone sessions use less data and can be easier to fit into a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins or a written way to reflect between sessions. These options help people fit counselling around work, caregiving and varied routines while keeping the focus on the therapeutic goals.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Alison work with?
She supports people with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship difficulties and issues around sexuality and gender. Other areas include addiction, parenting strain, self-esteem and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and adaptable, meeting people where they are and shaping sessions to individual needs. She combines listening with practical steps to help people move forward.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has six years of counselling experience and has worked with a range of issues including trauma, neurodiversity and LGBT concerns. She also draws on personal experience relevant to some client groups.
What are her professional credentials and location?
Alison holds BACP registration and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and the subscription used. Sessions are provided through a cancellable subscription model.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
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