Alexandra Thomas, BACP, NCPS

Alexandra Thomas trained as a nurse and worked in hospitals and nursing homes before moving into counselling. She brings hands-on care experience to therapy and draws on a holistic nursing background in her practice. Alexandra holds BACP and NCPS credentials and has three years working specifically as a counsellor. Her main approach is Client-Centred Therapy. She focuses on creating a calm, respectful space where people can talk through what matters to them. Alexandra also uses elements from other models when helpful, tailoring sessions to each person’s needs. She has worked with adults, students, young people and women across placements over the last three years. In addition to recent placements, she counts earlier practice hours that total around nine hundred hours of therapy experience when combined with work from two decades ago. Sessions are offered in person, online and by phone. Alexandra runs a private practice and supports people with a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, relationship and intimacy-related issues, self-esteem and coping with life changes. Her additional focus includes areas such as adoption and foster care, attachment and ageing concerns, autism and Asperger syndrome, chronic illness and caregiver stress. Alexandra aims to meet people where they are and adapt her style to each person’s pace and goals.

Client-Centred Support Online and by Phone

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on creating an accepting space where the person feels heard. The therapist listens without judgement and helps people explore their thoughts and feelings at their own pace. This approach can be useful for stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, grief and many relationship concerns.

Alexandra also brings a nursing-informed, holistic perspective to sessions. That background helps when people are coping with chronic illness, caregiver stress or health-related life changes. She will sometimes draw on other ideas to tailor support, always centring the person’s needs.

Finding the right way to work together is part of the process. Alexandra will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs with each person and choose approaches collaboratively. The aim is a flexible plan that fits the individual rather than a fixed method imposed from the start.

Online therapy makes it easier to fit counselling into busy lives. Video calls let people meet face-to-face when travel is difficult. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be a good option for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer writing or need a prompt way to communicate between sessions. These options increase choice and help people access support where and when it works for them.