- Collaborative approach
- Focus on identity
- Client-centred
About Alison
Alison May is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with six years' experience. She holds BACP accreditation, and approaches sessions as a collaborative process. Alison aims to meet people where they are and to adapt her way of working to what each person needs.
Her style is inclusive and down-to-earth. She invites clients to tell their story and treats them as the expert on their own life. Alison draws on client-centred ideas to ensure the person remains central to conversations and decisions about therapy.
Over her career she has worked with a wide range of concerns. These include anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma and bereavement, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief and major life changes, and stress and compassion fatigue. She also has additional focus in areas such as ADHD, autism, adoption and foster care, and body image.
Alison describes herself as a strong ally to people of colour and trans people. She also notes lived experience alongside professional work with LGBT+ and neurodiverse people. That background informs how she listens and responds in sessions.
In practice she blends several therapeutic approaches, including attachment-based, existential, narrative and psychodynamic ideas alongside client-centred work. The aim is to support people in making changes they want, at a pace that suits them.
How Alison’s therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Client-centred therapy places the person’s experience at the heart of the work. It focuses on listening, reflecting, and supporting people to find their own solutions, which can help with issues like low self-esteem, anxiety and life changes.Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It can help people understand connection and trust issues and how these show up in relationships today.
Existential therapy invites people to talk about meaning, choice and responsibility. It can be useful when someone faces big life questions, grief, or a sense of feeling stuck.
Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be decided together. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and then try different ways of working to see what fits.
Confirm the available session formats before booking because the profile does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring responsibilities or mobility limits, and can reduce travel time. They also allow for shorter check-ins when a full session feels too much. Registered or accredited professionals often use these options to make therapy more practical for everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns can be addressed in sessions?
Sessions cover a broad range of concerns such as anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, self-esteem and coping with life changes.
How would you describe the therapy style?
Alison uses a collaborative, client-centred style and adapts her approach to each person. She aims to meet people where they are and work together on goals.
What is her professional background?
She has six years of experience and reports professional work alongside lived experience with LGBT+ and neurodiverse people.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP, and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the profile.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with this counsellor?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.
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