Alison Louis
Straightforward counsellor focused on choice and confidence
About Alison
Alison Louis is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with ten years of professional experience. She offers a straightforward, down-to-earth style and aims to create a calm space where people can talk about difficult feelings without judgement. Alison wants to help clients find clearer choices and greater confidence in their own decisions.
Alison has supported people facing stress, anxiety and addictions. She also helps with relationship strain, grief, anger, eating and food-related issues, and obsessive or compulsive behaviours.
Background and approach
Her wider focus includes codependency, communication and control problems, infidelity, divorce and separation, and issues relating to veterans and the armed forces. Her approach is rooted in Client-Centred Therapy, which places the person and their experience at the heart of the work. Sessions are practical and conversational rather than full of jargon.
Alison works alongside each person to explore what matters to them and to uncover values and goals that feel authentic. People often come for help when they feel stuck, overwhelmed or isolated. In sessions Alison listens closely, reflects what she hears and asks questions that help people make choices.
The work can include exploring emotions, looking at patterns in relationships, and trying small changes between meetings. If someone is nervous about reaching out, Alison aims to make the first step easier. She supports clients as they take gradual steps toward change and helps them build the confidence to live in a way that feels more true to themselves.
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Sessions & fees
How client-centred therapy works online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person rather than on labels. It involves listening carefully, reflecting back what someone says and offering a supportive space to explore feelings. This approach can help with stress, anxiety, relationship strains and grief by allowing people to find their own solutions.In online sessions the counsellor keeps the same person-focused stance. The therapist helps the client identify goals, values and small practical steps to try between meetings. Choosing the best way to work together is a shared process - Alison will discuss options and adapt her approach to suit individual needs and preferences.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when tone and expression matter. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a busy day. Live chat or text messaging can be a shorter check-in or an easier way to communicate without being on camera. These choices make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into everyday life.
| 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
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Self-harm
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
