Alison Howarth, PACFA
30 years in practice
Alison Howarth is a PACFA counsellor with more than 30 years of clinical experience in Australia.
License and registration
- PACFA
- 29765 · expires June 2026
- Years in practice
- 30
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Alison
Alison Howarth is a PACFA counsellor with more than 30 years of clinical experience in Australia. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low motivation and self‑esteem struggles. Alison focuses on practical steps that help people feel steadier and more able to make changes.
Her practice often addresses workplace trauma, compassion fatigue and burnout. She supports people in frontline roles as well as those in leadership positions, offering coaching-level guidance and clinical supervision when relevant.
Background and approach
Alison helps clients untangle the impact of vicarious trauma and rebuild coping resources. Alison uses emotionally focused and attachment-based ideas to help people understand their feelings and patterns. She also draws on client-centred and psychodynamic approaches, and incorporates mindfulness where it helps a person stay present and calm.
Sessions are collaborative and tailored to each person’s situation. People can expect a gentle but purposeful style. Alison listens closely, reflects what she hears and helps clients try new ways of relating to themselves and others.
She aims to make goals realistic and achievable, with small steps that build confidence. Taking the first step can feel hard. Alison supports people through that early work and helps them plan what comes next.
She works in English and practises across a range of everyday life and workplace concerns.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Alison lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Communication problems
- Domestic violence
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Women's issues
Approaches Alison names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approaches that translate to online therapy
Alison uses Emotionally‑Focused Therapy to help people connect with and make sense of strong emotions, which can reduce fear and lead to clearer choices. Attachment‑based ideas look at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions and help people try safer ways of relating to themselves and others. Client‑centred therapy keeps the focus on what the person wants and values, with the therapist following the client’s pace and priorities.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Alison will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences, and together they decide which methods to try. That planning can be reviewed as therapy proceeds so the work stays relevant and useful.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for people with busy schedules or limited travel options. Video calls allow face‑to‑face conversation when helpful, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low, and live chat or text sessions suit shorter check‑ins or when writing feels more comfortable. These options give flexibility so therapy can fit around work, caregiving and everyday life.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Alison address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self‑esteem, compassion fatigue and burnout, plus related issues like guilt, shame and isolation.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and pragmatic. Sessions focus on understanding feelings, changing unhelpful patterns and building manageable steps forward.
What experience does she bring?
Alison has 30 years of clinical counselling experience working with people across personal and workplace challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is credentialed with PACFA and practices in Australia.
Which languages and international arrangements are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Alison offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text‑based messaging to suit different needs and situations.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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