Alison Burgess

Alison Burgess is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who supports people facing stress, anxiety, grief and life changes. She helps those wanting to build self-esteem, manage sleeping problems, or cope with relationship and career pressures. Alison also works with trauma and abuse, anger, depression and ADHD-related concerns.

Alison uses a straightforward, respectful style in sessions. She listens first and adapts her approach to what each person needs. She aims to be sensitive and compassionate while helping people find practical steps forward.

Her background includes four years of formal counselling experience and a longer history in personal development and self-care work. Her professional credential is BACP, which is shown as BACP in her profile.

In practice she mixes Client-Centred Therapy with Solution-Focused ideas and Internal Family Systems techniques. That means conversations often focus on understanding what matters most to the person, identifying small practical changes, and exploring different parts of a person’s inner experience.

Sessions are collaborative and paced to suit the person. Alison encourages honest conversation and aims to help people build coping skills they can use between sessions. She invites prospective clients to take the first step when they feel ready.

Approaches that guide online support

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and accepting the person as they are, helping people feel heard and understood when they talk about stress, grief or low self-esteem. Solution-Focused Therapy looks for small, practical steps and strengths to build on, which can be useful for career worries, sleep problems or short-term goals. Internal Family Systems works with the different parts of somebody's inner experience, helping to notice and understand feelings like anger, shame or emptiness.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will explore needs, goals and preferences together with the person and adjust methods over time. This collaborative process helps make sure sessions feel useful and realistic for everyday life.

If you are considering online work, please confirm the session format options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time and allow quicker check-ins between appointments. It can also offer alternatives when a shorter phone call or a focused session is more practical than a longer visit, depending on what the therapist and client agree will work best.