Alison Kennedy, BACP
12 years in practice
Alison Kennedy offers calm, grounded support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, loss or big life changes.
License and registration
- BACP
- 101145 · expires February 2026
- Years in practice
- 12
- 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 Kennedy offers calm, grounded support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, loss or big life changes. She writes simply and listens carefully so people can say what matters most. Alison’s manner is warm and empathic, and she aims to make sessions feel straightforward and manageable.
She draws on 12 years of experience working with a wide range of concerns. That includes relationship and intimacy-related issues, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, eating and sleeping difficulties, anger and self-esteem.
Background and approach
She also helps people facing chronic illness, caregiving strain, bereavement, separation and the practical pressures of parenting. Her practice follows a person-centred way of working that keeps the client’s experience at the heart of the session. She also uses approaches from Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to shape conversations and practical steps.
Alison tailors what she does to the person in the room rather than following a rigid formula. Sessions focus on what the client needs now. That might mean tracking unhelpful thinking patterns, noticing emotions in the body, or practising small experiments between sessions.
Alison aims to help people build clearer emotional awareness and steady coping strategies. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, works across online formats, and supports people in English. Alison encourages simple first steps for anyone unsure where to start.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Alison lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Alison names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential 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
How Alison uses emotion-focused and acceptance-based work online
Alison draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people notice and name strong emotions, and to explore how those emotions shape relationships and personal choices. That approach can be helpful for intimacy-related worries, attachment issues and strong emotional reactions.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, and then commit to small values-led actions. This method can suit anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes. Attachment-based ideas are woven in to understand patterns that started early and still affect close connections.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Alison talks with each person about their goals and preferences and adapts methods together. The process is collaborative, so the plan can change as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is good for a fuller conversational experience, phone can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can suit brief check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make therapy easier to fit around work, family and daily life while keeping the focus on practical emotional work.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does this counsellor address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, grief, depression and relationship and intimacy-related concerns, among other issues. Additional areas include chronic illness, caregiving stress, body image and separation.
What is the therapy style like in sessions?
Sessions are person-centred and practical, with a warm, empathic tone. Techniques may include noticing feelings, talking through patterns and trying small between-session exercises.
How much experience does the counsellor have?
Alison has 12 years of experience working with people from diverse backgrounds. That experience informs how she adapts sessions to different concerns and life stages.
What credentials and where does she practise?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and provides sessions from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are accepted.
Which session formats are available?
Therapy can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different preferences.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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