Alexander "Alex" Curran, BACP, NCPS

Alexander "Alex" Curran brings 16 years of counselling experience to his work. He welcomes people who feel anxious, overwhelmed or low, and those facing relationship and family difficulties. Alex writes plainly and aims to make the first steps easier for someone who is worried about asking for help.

Alex works in the United Kingdom and holds BACP and NCPS credentials. He has long experience supporting people with stress, anxiety, depression and addictions. He also helps with grief, trauma and the life changes that follow illness or injury.

His style is calm and down-to-earth. Sessions move at the client's pace and he uses everyday language rather than clinical jargon. He focuses on listening and helping people find practical ways to cope and make choices that feel right for them.

Alex draws on client-centred principles and uses cognitive behavioural and mindfulness approaches when useful. He also employs solution-focused ideas and trauma-focused work for people recovering from difficult experiences. These methods are used to suit the person's needs rather than as a fixed package.

People often come to him for help with parenting and family strain, eating and sleeping problems, work stress and issues around self-esteem or intimacy. He also supports those dealing with addiction, ADHD, compassion fatigue and identity concerns.

To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling system is used so people can choose a time that fits. Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to make therapy easier to fit into a busy life.

How Alex adapts therapeutic approaches for online work

Client-centred work focuses on listening and following the client's pace. In practice this means the counsellor gives attention to what matters most to the person and helps them set the agenda for sessions. It works well for people who need someone to reflect their thoughts and feelings back in a supportive way.

Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours connect. It offers practical exercises to try between sessions to reduce anxiety, improve mood and change unhelpful habits. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices that help with stress and rumination and can be used alongside CBT tasks.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk through goals, preferences and day-to-day constraints and suggest what to try first. If an approach does not feel right it can be adjusted, combined with other techniques or revisited later in the process.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video suits a fuller conversation and visual connection, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or messaging can fit short check-ins or ongoing support across the week. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, parenting and other commitments while keeping momentum between sessions.