I am credentialed in the UK with 3 years of professional work experience. My primary experience is in helping clients overcome alcohol and Substance abuse; Pre and Post Detoxification, Binge use, Harm-Reduction, Controlled use, and Coping strategies. However, I have developed a vast array of skills and experience working with mental health issues and disorders.
I have experience with a variety of client groups and am open to everybody.
Having lived experience of addiction and poor mental health has seen me as a client seeking therapy and intervention at points in my life; I understand how serious and impactful these issues can be. In finding recovery I found a new passion of helping others find it also, vowing to give my all to my clients without judgment in a safe, practical way.
As a Person-Centred Therapist; I acknowledge your role as your own best agent, I will wrap my therapy around your dynamic needs, making it work with you.
I am here to support you to the best of my abilities, with the highest of standards.
Thank you for taking the first steps in living a happier, more fulfilling life.
Additional areas of focus: Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Attachment issues, BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Codependency, Communication problems, Control issues, Dependent personality, Dissociation, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Emptiness, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Phobias, Prejudice and discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexuality, Smoking / vaping cessation, Social anxiety and phobia, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy
BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP #406817
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Alan Opfer. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
After terrible previous therapists, I feel like I’ve found someone who will not only listen, but offer advice and guidance on my mental health journey. If you’re looking for someone who can do it all. I highly recommend Alan
Written on Nov 19, 2024 after therapy with Alan for 4 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and self esteem