Alison May
Collaborative counsellor focused on personal change
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About Alison
Alison May is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with six years' experience and a BACP registration. She describes her work as collaborative and aims to meet people where they are. Alison emphasises a team approach, helping clients take practical steps toward change while respecting their own priorities and pace.
She works in an integrative way, drawing on several therapeutic approaches to match each person's needs. Sessions focus on listening closely to the client's story and building from their strengths.
Background and approach
Alison often helps people who are wrestling with anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, grief and addiction, and those facing life changes or questions about identity. Alison also has particular experience with LGBT concerns, sexuality and gender, neurodiversity including ADHD and autism, and issues linked to adoption and caregiving.
She identifies as an ally to people of colour and to trans people, and says her own lived experience informs her practice. In the counselling room she aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can talk through painful experiences such as trauma, abandonment and attachment worries.
She also supports practical challenges like communication problems, commitment issues and coping with long-term illness. If someone is considering starting, Alison asks them to use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability. International clients may be accepted, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 6
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 396862
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Existential Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Alison's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Alison works with
Everything Alison lists, in their own terms.
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Alison lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Existential Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Alison works online
Client-centred therapy puts the person's experience at the centre. The counsellor listens without judgement, reflects what is said and helps people find their own answers. This approach suits clients who want a supportive space to make sense of difficult feelings and decisions.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Alison will work together with each client to decide which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences. That means exploring what feels most useful and adjusting the style as therapy progresses.
For practicalities, please confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking since the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around daily life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins on busy days. It can also make it simpler to connect when living in another region, subject to the agreed format and scheduling arrangements.
Questions and answers
What kinds of concerns does Alison help with?
She helps people facing anxiety, depression, grief and addiction, as well as relationship and intimacy-related issues. Other areas include stress, parenting, self-esteem and coping with life changes.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
The style is integrative and collaborative, aiming to meet each person where they are. Sessions focus on listening, exploring the client's story and finding practical next steps.
What is Alison's professional background?
She has six years of counselling experience and works from an integrative perspective drawing on several therapeutic approaches. She also notes lived experience relevant to LGBT and neurodiversity issues.
Where is this counsellor based and what credential do they hold?
The counsellor practises in the United Kingdom and holds registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options when arranging sessions.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Alison?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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