Alison Faraday

Alison Faraday is a counsellor who supports people dealing with relationship problems and related worries. She works with issues such as feeling stuck in patterns with a partner, difficult ties with parents or siblings, trouble saying no, and a persistent sense that something is off. Alison also helps with low mood, anxiety, stress, grief, addictions and questions about identity and intimacy.

Her style is straightforward and warm. She helps people name what is happening, spot unhelpful patterns, and try small changes to improve day-to-day life. Sessions are conversational and focused on practical steps alongside understanding deeper feelings.

Alison uses several established approaches to guide her work. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships shape current ones. She also uses client-centred ways of listening and cognitive behavioural techniques to tackle unhelpful thoughts and behaviours.

With three years of professional experience, Alison is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She practises from the United Kingdom and can work with people internationally. Sessions are held in English.

Finding help can feel daunting. Alison invites people to describe what’s most worrying and to try out different ways of working together. The focus is on small, manageable steps that make everyday life feel steadier and relationships more understandable.

Therapeutic approaches and how they translate online

Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand why they react in certain ways to closeness and distance, and can be useful for recurring relationship problems.

Client-centred therapy centres on being listened to without judgement. This approach gives space to describe feelings and to make sense of them, which can ease shame and isolation.

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours. It offers practical tools to test and change unhelpful thinking and to try new behaviours between sessions.

Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. Alison treats that as a collaborative process and will work with each person to decide what feels most useful based on their goals and preferences. She may combine elements from different approaches as needs become clearer.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the specific formats available before booking because the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, offer shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It also lets people join from different locations, which is helpful for international clients. Registered or accredited professionals often find online sessions effective for talking through relationship patterns and practising new skills between meetings.