Alison Sowerby, BACP

Alison Sowerby is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with eight years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and life changes. Alison aims to create a calm, accepting space where clients can speak openly about what matters to them.

She uses client-centred methods to follow what each person brings to sessions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, is part of her approach when clients want practical steps to change unhelpful thoughts and habits. Mindfulness techniques are offered to help with stress, sleep problems and rumination.

Alison also brings somatic ideas into sessions, helping people notice how emotions show up in the body and use that information during work together. She has experience supporting people with grief, trauma and anger, and with issues around intimacy and self-esteem. Additional focus areas include ADHD, bipolar, parenting strain and long-term health concerns.

She is comfortable discussing faith and Bible matters when that is relevant to a client. Sessions are available in English and she accepts international clients. Alison describes her role as supportive and empowering, helping people take the next steps toward more manageable daily life.

Practical matters are handled through an online subscription model. Clients start by completing a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions to suit their circumstances.

How Alison's approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy puts the client's concerns at the heart of sessions. The counsellor listens without judgement and follows the client's pace, helping people feel heard and understood. This approach helps when someone needs space to talk through confusing or painful feelings.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and trying small, practical changes. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and sleep problems because it offers clear steps to test and reshape patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Alison will discuss options and experiment together to see what helps most for a person's goals and preferences. That choice is made collaboratively and can shift as needs change.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging gives flexibility. Video sessions are good for face-to-face conversation and reading body language. Phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or work better when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging suit people who prefer writing or need to fit a session into a busy day. These formats make it easier to keep therapy going around work, caregiving and other commitments.