Alison French, BACP

Alison French is a UK-licensed therapist with seven years of professional experience working with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, and trauma and abuse. She also supports those struggling with motivation, self-esteem and confidence, as well as concerns related to guilt and shame, life purpose, and self-love. Her practice includes work with survivors of sexual assault and abuse, and she brings focused attention to each person’s individual needs.

Trained and practising as a person-centred counsellor, Alison works from a perspective that recognises each person as the expert of their own life. She places respect, sensitivity and compassion at the centre of the therapeutic relationship and tailors dialogue and treatment plans to suit each person’s unique circumstances. Taking the first step toward a more fulfilling life is acknowledged as an act of courage, and Alison aims to offer steady support through that process.

Her clinical approaches include client-centred therapy and trauma-focused therapy, and she integrates breath work and Focusing-Orientated Therapy into her work to support whole-person healing. Breath work is offered as a practical self-care skill that can enhance everyday wellbeing, while Focusing-Orientated Therapy is used as a mind-body awareness practice to help people access aspects of experience that feel stuck and to find new perspective.

Alison holds BACP accreditation - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and brings a holistic commitment to helping people become more attuned to their own resources and preferred ways of being. Her approach is grounded in creating a non-judgemental space and a compassionate presence to help people navigate concerns and move toward meaningful change.