Alison Gordon

Alison Gordon is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 11 years of professional experience. She has worked across hospital and community mental health settings for around 15 years, which shaped her move into psychotherapy and ongoing training. Alison frames therapy as a collaborative process and aims to help people take the first steps towards change.

Her work focuses on everyday struggles such as stress, anxiety and depression. She also supports people dealing with relationship and family tensions, self-esteem and motivation, addictions, grief, trauma and intimacy-related issues. Additional areas she addresses include ADHD, caregiver stress, body image and attachment concerns.

Alison draws on a range of therapeutic approaches to match each person’s needs. These include cognitive behavioural techniques, acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-informed work and client-centred listening. She values practical tools alongside reflective conversations.

In sessions she encourages people to use their own strengths and to test small changes between meetings. The emphasis is on clear goals and straightforward ways to tackle day-to-day problems. Alison describes therapy as a partnership where the client’s experience leads the direction of the work.

She holds registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, noted as BACP. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients. To start, a short matching questionnaire is completed and appointments are scheduled according to the therapist’s availability.

Therapeutic approaches and making online therapy work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on values and small steps that move someone towards a life they care about, which can help with anxiety, stress and coping with change.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in relationships that formed early on. It helps people understand how those patterns affect current connections and communication, and can be useful for intimacy issues, trust and attachment concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will explore your needs, goals and preferences and agree together which methods to try. This is a collaborative process where strategies are adjusted as progress is reviewed.

The biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around everyday life, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. They can also allow people who live far away or overseas to work with a UK-based therapist. Registered or accredited professionals can use these formats to deliver the same kinds of therapeutic conversations and practical tools you would expect in face-to-face work.