Hi, I am Alex and am a Registered Psychotherapist based in London. I have three years experience working within NHS and private hospital settings. This has come from working with adults with a variety of mental health difficulties, including helping with stress, anxiety, career difficulties, depression, relationship/ family difficulties, coping with life changes and compassion fatigue.
My therapeutic approach is integrative; I draw on principles and techniques from Person Centred Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Systemic, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Working integratively means being flexible to your needs whilst deeply rooted in understanding and responding to each individual I work with. I endeavour to work with you to develop a therapeutic relationship based on warmth, compassion, and respect. As such, I work with emphasis on the therapeutic relationship, and with a respect and sensitivity towards individual differences, neurodiversity, and cultural contexts.
I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in your journey towards who you aspire to be.
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Eating disorders, Anger management, Self esteem, Depression, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Body image, Communication problems, Dissociation, First responder issues, Gender dysphoria, Guilt and shame, Hoarding, Intellectual disability, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Multicultural concerns, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Personality disorders, Phobias, Self-love, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP #404762
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Alex has helped me so much throughout our time together, she is gentle, understanding and supportive with my needs :)
Written on Apr 06, 2025 after therapy with Alexandra for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, self esteem, and coping with life changes