Frances Dallison
Compassionate counsellor for everyday struggles
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About Frances
Frances Dallison is a UK-based counsellor who helps people managing anxiety, low mood and relationship or family difficulties. She supports those facing stress at work, parenting strain, grieving a loss, and people coping with addictions or eating concerns. Frances has 13 years of experience and offers a warm, compassionate presence in sessions.
She works in an integrative way and adapts to what each person needs. That means conversations might draw on different ideas depending on the problem and the person.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on understanding what keeps patterns going and on small, practical changes that feel possible. Frances often uses psychodynamic ideas to look at early patterns and attachment-related issues that affect current relationships. She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to help people spot unhelpful thinking and try out alternative behaviours.
Mindfulness exercises are offered to manage anxiety and to build steadier attention in stressful moments. Clients can expect a calm, non-judgemental space where feelings and behaviours are noticed and worked through together. The therapist pays attention to issues like abandonment, codependency, and communication problems.
She also supports people dealing with domestic violence, divorce and separation, and compassion fatigue. Her approach aims to make therapy meaningful and practical. Conversations explore personal history, current difficulties and simple steps to change.
Frances explains ideas plainly and helps people find ways to cope that fit their daily life.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 13
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 393988
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Frances's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Frances works with
Everything Frances lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches Frances lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-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 Frances works online
She also uses cognitive behavioural therapy, a practical approach that helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test out new behaviours. CBT can be helpful for anxiety, low mood and stress-related problems. The therapist may also bring in mindfulness practices to reduce anxiety and improve present-moment focus.
Finding the right way of working is part of the process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and together they will decide which approaches to try. That collaborative choice helps shape how sessions progress over time.
The practical benefits of remote therapy can include fitting sessions into a busy week and reducing travel time. If you need clarity about which session types are offered, confirm the current options before booking. Registered or accredited professionals can help arrange appointments that fit your schedule and daily life.
Questions and answers
What concerns does Frances commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, low mood and depression along with relationship and family difficulties. Additional areas include addiction, grief, eating issues and career-related stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and compassionate and she adapts methods to each person. Sessions combine talking about history with practical steps to change thought and behaviour.
How much experience does she have?
She has 13 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of presenting issues.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP, and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients take part?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current options before booking so you know whether online or other formats are offered.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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