Alanna Farrow
Practical, empathetic counselling for life's hard moments
About Alanna
Alanna Farrow helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, grief and loss, low self-esteem and relationship difficulties. She also supports people experiencing depression, addictions, anger or workplace pressures. Her straightforward aim is to make it easier to talk about what feels hard right now.
Alanna is a British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) counsellor with three years of professional experience. She has eight years of experience supporting people affected by cancer, including those navigating hospice and end-of-life issues.
Background and approach
She blends practical problem-solving with a calm, patient presence. In sessions she encourages open conversation and honest feeling. She keeps language plain and avoids jargon so people can say what they mean.
The focus is on small, achievable steps rather than quick fixes. Her approach combines Client-Centred Therapy with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). That means she listens first and then works with clients to spot unhelpful thinking and try different ways of coping.
Sessions explore patterns in relationships, body image, guilt, isolation and life direction when relevant. Alanna aims to support people through big life changes such as divorce, career shifts or the practical and emotional impact of a cancer diagnosis. She also helps when someone is struggling with self-harm urges, social anxiety or finding purpose.
People who want a calm, non-judgemental space often look for this kind of practical, empathetic support.
What Alanna works with
How Alanna works
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Sessions & fees
How Alanna uses talking therapies online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The counsellor offers a warm, non-judgemental space so people can talk freely and find their own answers. This approach is useful for concerns such as grief, relationship issues and low self-esteem.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions link together. It helps people try different ways of thinking and behaving to reduce anxiety, low mood or unhelpful coping habits.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Alanna will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and then decide together which methods to use. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions to what actually helps the individual.
Online sessions offer flexibility and practical choices. Video calls let people see facial cues and have deeper conversations. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when a shorter check-in fits a busy day. Live chat or text-based messaging suit people who prefer writing or who want more frequent, brief contact between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring responsibilities and treatment schedules while keeping the focus on progress and problem solving.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
