Frances Dallison, BACP

Frances Dallison is a UK-based counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns. She supports those struggling with low self-esteem, addictions, grief, eating issues, parenting strain, anger and career worries. Her straightforward manner aims to make conversations feel manageable for someone looking for practical help.

With 13 years of experience, Frances adapts her approach to each person rather than using a single method. She draws on psychodynamic ideas alongside cognitive behavioural techniques to look at both past patterns and current thoughts and habits. Sessions focus on understanding what keeps problems going and trying small changes that make everyday life easier.

Frances works in a warm, compassionate way that encourages people to reflect and make choices that fit their values. She pays attention to attachment and interpersonal patterns that affect relationships and feelings of abandonment or emptiness. Mindfulness tools are used when they help with anxiety, stress and emotion regulation.

Her background includes a British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy accreditation, BACP, which she holds as a professional credential. Frances also brings many years of experience helping people through loss, separation and domestic violence related issues.

If someone is unsure where to begin, she supports practical first steps and helps shape goals together. Booking starts with an online questionnaire and scheduling to match the person with suitable session times.

How Frances uses therapy approaches online

Frances commonly draws on cognitive behavioural therapy and psychodynamic ideas when working with clients. Cognitive behavioural therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and everyday habits, then testing small behaviour changes to see what helps reduce anxiety or low mood. Psychodynamic work looks at repeated relationship patterns and early attachment experiences to understand why certain problems keep returning.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Frances will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and then suggest a way forward. Together they decide whether to focus more on thinking and behaviour change, exploring past patterns, or combining techniques from different approaches.

Confirm the available session options before booking because formats are not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins, or making it simpler to attend between work or caring commitments. Discuss practical scheduling needs and any preferred session rhythm when arranging appointments to find what works best.