Alison Simone, BACP

Alison Simone is a counsellor who uses an integrative approach to support people through midlife changes and related stresses. She works from a person-centred stance and combines methods to suit each person’s needs. Alison holds BACP accreditation and brings nine years of professional experience in the United Kingdom.

She focuses on practical, day-to-day concerns like anxiety, stress, low mood and problems with sleep or eating. She also helps people facing relationship strain, grief, addiction, boundary and communication issues, and the emotional effects of trauma and abuse. Alison speaks plainly and aims to make early sessions feel manageable for someone taking a first step.

In practice she blends client-centred listening with cognitive behavioural techniques to address present difficulties. She also draws on existential ideas about meaning and narrative methods that look at life stories to shift perspective. Sessions typically aim to build clearer thinking patterns alongside exploring personal values and choices.

Alison describes her work as collaborative and tailored. She will discuss options and shape a plan that fits the person in front of her. Her approach also considers attachment and abandonment concerns, body image, caregiving pressures and other specific themes often connected to midlife transitions.

She works in English and accepts international clients. The first step is a short matching questionnaire followed by scheduling according to therapist availability. Fees vary by location and a subscription model is used that can be cancelled at any time.

How integrative approaches translate to online therapy

Alison commonly blends client-centred work with cognitive behavioural and existential ideas. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so people feel heard and understood; it helps when someone needs space to talk through feelings and decisions. Cognitive behavioural therapy looks at current thinking and behaviour patterns and teaches practical strategies to reduce anxiety, improve sleep or change unhelpful habits. Existential approaches invite people to consider values, life choices and meaning when facing major transitions such as midlife changes.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Alison will discuss what matters to the person and try different methods to see what fits. Together they decide which tools and ways of working best support the goals and preferences expressed in early sessions.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example shorter check-ins during a lunch break, video for face-to-face conversation, or phone calls when bandwidth is limited. These practical benefits can help maintain continuity of care and make regular sessions more manageable while sorting through midlife concerns and related stresses.