Alison Hedger
Compassionate person-centred counsellor
About Alison
Alison Hedger works in a person-centred way that keeps the client's priorities at the heart of each session. Alison uses a blend of approaches and aims to help people make sense of their feelings, reconnect with who they are, and find practical ways forward. They present as compassionate and non-judgemental, offering space to reflect and to try out different ways of coping.
Alison holds a BACP credential, and has four years of clinical experience.
Background and approach
They trained in Humanistic Integrative counselling over six years and began working in a clinical setting in February 2019. That background means sessions can draw on a few complementary methods rather than relying on a single formula. Sessions often focus on common concerns such as stress, anxiety and low mood.
Alison also works with relationship and family-related difficulties, grief, addiction, trauma and issues around self-esteem and identity. They can help people dealing with life transitions, communication problems, and complicated family dynamics. In practice, Alison listens for what matters most to the person in front of them and follows that agenda.
They will help untangle emotional patterns and may look at past experiences when that seems useful. Practical steps and coping strategies are offered alongside longer-term reflection about identity and values. Alison is experienced supporting people through difficult feelings including anger, abandonment, attachment issues, and codependency.
The aim is to support clearer decision making and a stronger sense of self, so people can move forward in ways that fit their lives.
What Alison works with
How Alison works
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Sessions & fees
How Alison's Approaches Work Online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person in front of the counsellor. It involves attentive listening, reflecting back what you say, and helping you lead the conversation. This approach suits people who want to bring their own priorities and find their own solutions.Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on feelings and attachment patterns. It helps people understand their emotional responses and improve how they connect with others. This can be useful for relationship worries and for people looking to understand repeating emotional patterns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Alison will discuss options and try methods that fit the client's goals, needs and preferences. This is a collaborative process and choices can change as therapy progresses.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give practical flexibility. Video allows face-to-face conversation across distance, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family life and other commitments.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
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| 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
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
