Mrs Alison Wilkinson

Alison Wilkinson is a fully qualified and experienced Counsellor & Counselling Supervisor registered with the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy. She is based in the Midlands and sees patients in-person at Midlands Ultrasound and Medical Services (MUMS) and via online and phone consultations.

Alison offers time and a confidential, safe space to start to explore any problem feelings and thoughts you might be facing. It's Alison's belief is that you are the expert on you, even if at the moment, it doesn't feel like it. Counselling can help patients identify their own coping methods and resources.

Counselling doesn't perform miracles, but it can help to improve your self-esteem, help navigate emotional dilemmas, or provide support when trying to deal with grief, divorce, illness or loss.

Alison sees young people, adults, older adults and couples as well as organisations. She has specialist training in the following mental health conditions:

• Trauma
• Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Bereavement
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Obsessive compulsive disorder
• Abuse
• LGBTQ+ issues
• Low self-esteem and self confidence
• Panic and phobias
• Stress
• Suicidal thoughts
• Postnatal depression
• Relationship problems

Alison is well trained in several psychotherapy models, including the following:

• Cognitive behavioural therapy
• Person-centred therapy
• Gestalt therapy
• Mindfulness
• Transactional analysis