Alison Burgess

• Stress and anxiety
• Grief and loss
• Client-Centred approach

About Alison

Alison Burgess works with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem and life changes, and uses a client-led style to help people clarify goals and cope with difficult feelings. She practises according to the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and has four years of counselling experience.

Alison focuses on practical ways to manage day-to-day strain and emotional overwhelm. Sessions often include talking through immediate problems, spotting unhelpful patterns and trying small, doable steps between meetings. She aims to help people notice what is working and build on those strengths.

She uses client-centred ideas to listen and respond to each person’s concerns. Solution-focused techniques help set clear goals and identify the next steps. Internal Family Systems work looks at parts of a person’s emotional life and how they relate to each other.

Alison supports people with a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, relationship difficulties, sleeping problems, anger, career questions and neurodiverse issues such as ADHD. She also works with issues linked to abandonment, attachment, eating and dissociation, and with practical stresses like caregiving and cancer related strain.

Sessions are delivered in ways agreed with the person coming to therapy, and pricing varies by location with a cancellable subscription model. To begin, use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire and book a first session.

How Alison’s approaches work for online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy means the counsellor listens closely and follows what matters most to the person. It helps when someone needs space to talk things through and be heard without a set agenda.

Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, practical steps and finding what already helps. It is useful for tackling specific problems, making short-term plans and tracking progress week to week.

Internal Family Systems looks at different parts of a person’s inner life and how they interact. This approach can help with complex emotional responses such as shame, anger or dissociation by naming and relating to those parts differently.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Alison will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and will adapt the way they work together as therapy progresses. The choice of method is collaborative and reviewed as needed.

Practical benefits of online counselling include fitting sessions around work and family life and avoiding travel time. If you need shorter check-ins or would like to reduce travel, mention this when booking. Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before you book a first appointment.

Topics Alison lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Grief
• Self-esteem
• Coping with life changes
• Coaching
• Relationship issues
• Trauma and abuse
• Sleeping disorders
• Anger management
• Career difficulties
• Depression
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Attachment issues
• Avoidant personality
• Cancer
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Dissociation
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Hoarding
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Phobias
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Internal Family Systems

Questions about Alison

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety is listed among the core concerns Alison supports, including stress and sleep problems.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses Client-Centred Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy and Internal Family Systems in her practice.

How much experience does she have?

Alison has four years of counselling experience as stated in her professional summary.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

Yes. She is listed with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Can I have sessions in a language other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she work with clients outside the UK?

No. She does not currently accept international clients.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start counselling with her?

Click the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule your first session.