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Alison Simone

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Alison Simone, BACP

United Kingdom

BACP counsellor - family and parenting concerns

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About

  • Client-Centred listening
  • Cognitive Behavioural tools
  • Narrative and meaning

About Alison

Alison Simone is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with nine years of experience. She works with adults who are coping with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions and relationship strain. Alison also supports people dealing with parenting pressures and family-related concerns.

She uses an integrative approach that draws on several well-known therapies. That means conversations can focus on what feels most useful now - present-day problems, personal history, or how a person tells their life story. Sessions often mix Client-Centred listening with practical Cognitive Behavioural tools and reflective narrative work.

Many people come with family conflict, parenting stress or attachment worries. Alison also addresses issues such as eating and sleeping difficulties, anger, self-esteem and coping with major life changes. She has experience working with trauma, abuse, abandonment and domestic violence concerns.

Alison describes therapy as a collaborative process. Sessions involve talking things through, trying small experiments, and noticing patterns that keep problems in place. She may use mindfulness practices alongside talking work to help with stress and anxiety.

Practical matters are simple: sessions are arranged through the service's matching and booking process. International clients who speak English can be considered. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How sessions work

How Alison’s approaches work in online sessions

Alison often blends Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in her work. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the client, which helps people clarify what they want to change. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and uses short experiments to reduce anxiety, improve mood and address sleep or eating difficulties.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Alison will discuss goals, preferences and what has helped or not helped before. She aims to find a combination of methods that fits the person rather than sticking to one fixed model.

The biography does not list specific online formats, so please confirm current session options before booking. Many people find online sessions easier to fit around family life or work, and they can make it simpler to have a brief check-in or a longer focused meeting without travel. If a quieter space, less screen time or a shorter session is needed, those practical adjustments can be explored in planning the sessions.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesGriefEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

9+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of family or parenting concerns does she address?

She works with adults facing family conflict, parenting pressures, attachment worries and related stress.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She uses an integrative style combining Client-Centred listening with CBT, narrative and existential ideas to match what a person needs.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has nine years of professional experience working with issues such as trauma, anxiety, depression and addictions.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is listed with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.

Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?

Yes. She accepts international clients who can work in English.

What session formats does she offer?

Session formats were not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.

How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?

Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin if I want to try a session?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.

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