Alex De Ville, BACP

Alex De Ville works from a client-centred approach that places the person's experience at the heart of each session. He believes people already hold the strengths they need and that therapy is a space to notice and use those strengths to manage stress and emotional pain.

Alex has six years of counselling experience in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. He focuses on common problems such as anxiety, depression, grief and trauma, and supports people facing relationship and intimacy-related difficulties. He also helps with issues linked to addiction, sleep and eating concerns, and the ups and downs of major life change.

Sessions combine practical tools and reflective conversation. Alex may use cognitive behavioural techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviours. He also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at repeating patterns that cause distress. Together these approaches help people develop clearer coping strategies.

He works with matters that include caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, bereavement, and problems that follow separation or loss. He also offers help around self-esteem, anger, impulsivity, and concerns tied to attachment and abandonment.

Alex aims for straightforward, calm sessions where people can talk things through without jargon. He supports clients in setting small, realistic goals and tracking progress over time. To begin, he asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions that fit their routine.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Alex combines client-centred counselling with cognitive behavioural and psychodynamic ideas to help people make change. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and helping people find their own answers, which is useful for building confidence and tackling stress. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviours keep problems going and gives practical exercises to try different ways of coping. Psychodynamic therapy pays attention to repeating patterns and early relationships that can influence how someone responds to life now, which can be helpful for long-standing difficulties and deeper emotional issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Alex treats this as a collaborative process and will discuss different options with each person. Together they set goals and try methods that match the person's needs, adjusting over time to find what helps most.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different lifestyles. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can fit into a break or be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can suit brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments while keeping the focus on practical steps and emotional change.