Counsellor profile
Alison Kennedy, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - Anger and relationships
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- CredentialsBACP
- RegistrationBACP, United Kingdom / 101145
- Experience12 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationUnited Kingdom
About
- ACT and CBT
- Attachment focus
- Person-centred work
About Alison
Alison Kennedy is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with 12 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, anger, grief and other life changes. Alison works with people from varied backgrounds and focuses on practical ways to manage distress and everyday strain.
Her approach draws on several evidence-informed methods. Alison uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. She also incorporates Attachment-Based and Client-Centred ideas to explore how early relationships shape current patterns.
Sessions are conversational and aim to be straightforward. People can expect to talk about what is happening now, identify patterns that keep problems going, and practise skills to change those patterns. When strong emotions like anger or loss come up, she helps people name them and find manageable steps forward.
Alison has worked across many concerns beyond mood and anxiety, including sleep, eating issues, caregiving stress, chronic health challenges, and separation or divorce. She also supports people dealing with intimacy problems, control issues and attachment wounds.
Her background is described as integrative and person-centred, meaning she blends approaches to fit a person's needs. That practical mixing of methods aims to help people reduce reactivity, improve communication and restore more calm in day-to-day life.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches used online and their fit
Alison draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based ideas when working online. ACT focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and on clarifying what matters so small behavioural steps follow. It can help with persistent anger, rumination and avoidance. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns affect how people react now and can be useful for intimacy issues, communication problems and long-standing relational hurts.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Alison will talk with each person about what feels most useful, check what they want to achieve, and agree an approach together. That collaborative decision can shift as therapy continues if different tools are needed.
The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm the available session types before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also allows conversational, skills-focused sessions where people practise breathing, grounding or cognitive strategies between meetings to reduce reactivity and manage anger in everyday situations.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, anger, grief and a range of life changes and health-related concerns.
How would she approach anger in sessions?
She uses practical methods from ACT and CBT alongside attachment-informed conversations to help people notice triggers and try new responses.
What is her professional background?
She has 12 years' experience and practices in the United Kingdom as a BACP counsellor.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She works in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
International clients are accepted and sessions can be arranged for people living outside the UK.
What session formats are offered?
The biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.