Alison Faraday

Alison Faraday is a counsellor registered with the BACP and has three years of professional experience in the UK. She works with people who feel stuck in their relationships or unsure about their next step in life. Common concerns she sees include relationship difficulties, anxiety, low self-esteem, grief, and coping with life changes.

Alison talks through the patterns that keep people feeling stuck. She helps clients notice how past attachments and current habits affect present choices. Sessions focus on clear, practical steps as well as understanding emotional patterns that underlie behaviour.

Her approach draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape expectations. She also uses client-centred listening so people can set the pace. Cognitive behavioural tools are brought in when helpful to change unhelpful thinking and small daily habits.

Alison works with issues that touch family life and identity, including adoption and foster care questions, parenthood concerns, infertility of attachment, and challenges such as ADHD, chronic illness, or compassion fatigue. She also supports people dealing with trauma, addiction, eating or sleeping problems, and intimacy-related worries.

Sessions are delivered in straightforward language and aim to be practical. Clients can expect a mix of talking, reflection and concrete strategies to try between sessions. International clients may be accepted, and sessions are conducted in English.

How her approaches translate to online sessions

Alison uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships affect present patterns. This approach helps when someone struggles with trust, closeness or repeated relationship problems by clarifying how old ways of relating still show up now. She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and try small behaviour changes that can ease anxiety and low mood.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. Alison will discuss goals and preferences with each client and decide together which approaches to emphasise. That collaborative process helps adjust the way sessions run as progress unfolds.

If you plan to meet online, confirm the session formats and practical arrangements when booking. Practically, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work and family life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Different formats suit different days - for example, phone meetings can be quicker and use less bandwidth, whereas video sessions allow more non-verbal conversation. Check the available session options before your first appointment so you can choose what fits your routine.