Alison Holder
Experienced trauma-informed counsellor
About Alison
Alison Holder is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with ten years of practical experience. She holds BACP accreditation, and she works with adults on issues such as anxiety, stress and relationship concerns. Her approach is calm and straightforward, aimed at helping people find clearer ways forward.
Alison focuses on trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, and mood concerns including bipolar and depression. She also supports people facing low self-esteem, anger, ADHD-related struggles, and challenges linked to identity and LGBT issues.
Background and approach
Sessions are aimed at helping people understand patterns and regain a sense of control. In session she draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at how past relationships shape current feelings. She also uses attachment-based work to explore how people relate to others and to themselves.
For people with traumatic memories, she offers trauma-focused methods and EMDR as part of a broader plan. Her style is warm and non-judgemental. She aims to build a working relationship that helps people talk through painful experiences and practical problems.
The focus is on small, workable steps rather than big promises. Alison encourages people to speak up about what they need from therapy. She helps set goals and checks progress as therapy continues.
If someone is feeling stuck or overwhelmed, she aims to help them find a clearer path forward.
What Alison works with
How Alison works
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Sessions & fees
How Alison’s approaches work online
Attachment-based work looks at how earlier relationships affect present connections and trust. Online sessions let people talk about relationship patterns and practice new ways of relating in real time. Client-centred therapy focuses on the person in the room and their own pace, offering acceptance and reflection so people can find answers that fit them.EMDR and trauma-focused methods help people process traumatic memories and reduce the intensity of distressing reactions. These approaches are offered as part of a wider plan and are used when they match the person’s needs and readiness. Choosing which methods to use is a collaborative process - the therapist and client will discuss goals, preferences and how quickly to move between approaches.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be simpler when internet is limited, and live chat or text messaging work well for brief check-ins or when writing feels easier. These options help people keep therapy consistent around work, travel or other commitments and allow different ways to engage with the therapeutic work.
| 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
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
