Alison Hedger, BACP

Alison Hedger is a counsellor who works in a person-centred way, helping people untangle feelings and make decisions that fit their lives. Alison brings a humanistic, integrative perspective and focuses on listening closely to what each person brings to the session. She uses that foundation to help people connect with their emotions and clarify what matters to them now.

Alison trained in Humanistic Integrative counselling over six years and has worked in a clinical setting since February 2019. That experience includes supporting adults through anxiety and depression and helping people who have found themselves in crisis. She has also addressed grieving, addiction, trauma and abuse, and the emotional impact of serious health issues such as cancer.

In sessions Alison often explores identity, attachment and feelings of emptiness that can come during major life transitions. She aims to help people rediscover a sense of self and find ways to make choices that fit who they are. Relationship concerns are another focus, including family dynamics, communication problems and the strain of separation or divorce.

Her way of working is marked by compassion and non-judgement. She encourages people to take time to reflect and to try small steps between sessions. When helpful, Alison looks at past experiences to make sense of present patterns and unlock clearer ways forward.

Alison is based in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She offers sessions in English and draws on a mix of approaches to suit each person’s needs.

How Alison's approaches translate to online counselling

Alison combines person-centred work with emotionally-focused and psychodynamic ideas to help people understand their feelings and relationships. Client-Centred Therapy emphasises listening and following your agenda, which helps when you need a calm space to talk through immediate concerns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy looks at patterns in relationships and the emotions behind them, useful for communication problems and attachment issues. Psychodynamic ideas help make sense of how past events influence current feelings and repeating patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Alison will collaborate with you to decide which elements to use based on your goals, preferences and what feels most helpful. That means sessions can shift over time as needs change, rather than sticking to a single method.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel and allowing sessions during breaks or from another convenient place. It can also allow a quieter check-in when less time is available, or a fuller conversation when you want to focus on relationship or identity work.