Frances Dallison , BACP

Frances Dallison is a UK-based counsellor with over 13 years of experience supporting people through a wide range of challenges. She has worked with anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship and family issues, abandonment, domestic violence and abuse, loss and grief, low mood and work-related stress, and she also offers help for addictions, eating and food-related issues, parenting concerns, anger, career difficulties, depression, coping with life changes and compassion fatigue.

Working in an integrative way, she adapts her methods to suit each person’s needs, drawing on psychodynamic theory alongside cognitive behavioural techniques to explore patterns, thoughts and feelings. Frances brings a warm and compassionate manner to therapy and focuses on helping people better understand themselves so they can make meaningful changes in their lives.

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), the professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom. Frances accepts international clients and offers support in English.

Approaches for Online Therapeutic Support

Frances draws on several established approaches when offering online therapy to help people address patterns in relationships and everyday life. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape expectations and emotional responses; it can be useful for people dealing with abandonment, attachment difficulties and relationship challenges. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - CBT helps identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, making it practical for anxiety, low mood, stress and eating-related issues. Psychodynamic Therapy explores underlying emotional patterns and past experiences that influence current feelings and actions, which can be helpful for those working through grief, emptiness or relational patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey and Frances works collaboratively to evaluate what best fits each person’s needs, goals and preferences. She tailors methods over time so therapy remains relevant and effective for the individual.

Online sessions by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging offer flexibility for people with busy schedules or those living at a distance. These options make it easier to access regular support, maintain continuity of care, and adapt the format to what feels most comfortable for the client while working with licensed professionals and therapists.