About Alison
Alison "Ali" Pember offers a calm, non-judgemental space for people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low self-esteem or life changes. She introduces practical ways to notice and manage strong feelings. Ali meets each person where they are and helps them find steps that feel doable in everyday life.
Ali brings 13 years of experience as a counsellor and coach. She uses client-centred conversations to help people understand why they feel stuck.
Background and approach
That often leads to choice and clearer next steps rather than staying stuck in worry or rumination. She also works with somatic techniques that connect the body and emotions. These methods help people recognise physical signs of stress and practise simple skills to calm the nervous system.
Mindfulness and solution-focused strategies are used alongside to build short-term coping and longer-term changes. People come for help with relationships, parenting strains, grief, trauma and workplace pressure, among other concerns. Ali also supports those dealing with fertility and perinatal issues, compassion fatigue, and questions about life purpose.
Sessions are practical and grounded, with time spent on skills to use between meetings. Ali is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She offers sessions in English and works with people in the United Kingdom.
To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability.
How Ali blends somatic and talking approaches online
Ali commonly draws on somatic therapy to help people notice how stress shows up in the body and to practise simple regulation skills. This can include awareness of breath, gentle grounding exercises and noticing muscle tension to reduce physical reactivity. Somatic methods are useful for anxiety, trauma aftereffects and strong emotional reactions.She also uses client-centred work that focuses on your experience and priorities, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy techniques to explore patterns in relationships and attachment. Client-centred work helps people feel heard and decide on goals, while EFT-style ideas support clearer understanding of emotional responses in important relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options with you and adapt methods to your needs and preferences. Together you will choose techniques that feel comfortable and practical, reviewing what helps as therapy progresses.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to keep up regular appointments and practise tools between sessions, whether you prefer face-to-face video or short messaging check-ins.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Fertility issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English