Alison Hedger, BACP

Alison Hedger works in a person-centred way that keeps the client's concerns at the centre of each session. Alison believes people carry many of their own answers and supports them to untangle feelings and reconnect with what matters. They aim to help people identify practical next steps while reflecting on the emotions beneath those choices.

Alison draws on Client-Centred Therapy alongside Emotionally-Focused and psychodynamic ideas to shape sessions. This means conversations focus on what the client brings, and the therapist gently explores emotions, attachment patterns and past experiences that influence current difficulties. Sessions are led by the client’s priorities and pace.

Over four years of practice in the United Kingdom have included work with stress, anxiety and depression. Alison has also supported people facing trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, anger and issues around self-esteem. Relationship and family concerns such as communication problems, blended family issues, divorce and commitment worries are also areas of focus.

Alison also helps with specific themes like abandonment, attachment issues, body image, caregiver stress, codependency and coping with life changes. Work can involve looking at feelings that underlie behaviours and spotting patterns that repeat across relationships.

People can expect a compassionate, non-judgemental presence that encourages reflection and practical steps. Alison uses the client’s agenda as the starting point and mixes different approaches when helpful to support clarity, emotional connection and forward movement.

How Alison's approaches work online

Alison uses a person-centred way of working that lets the client set the agenda for each session. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening without judgement and helping people find their own solutions, which can help with anxiety, low mood and self-esteem issues.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify and sit with strong emotions and understand how those feelings shape relationships. This approach is useful for attachment concerns, communication problems and when emotions feel overwhelming.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Alison will discuss different ways of working and decide together with the client which methods suit their needs, goals and preferences. The process is collaborative and adjusts as the person changes.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins and messaging can suit people who prefer written reflection. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and daily life.