Alexandra Thomas, BACP, NCPS

Alexandra Thomas combines a foundation in nursing with specialist counselling training to support people facing a range of emotional and life challenges. Her nursing career included work in hospitals and nursing homes, and that holistic approach to care continues to shape the way she works with clients in therapy.

She principally follows a Person-Centred approach - also known as Client-Centered Therapy - and adopts an integrative stance when needed, bringing in elements from other models to suit each person. Alexandra completed a Level 4 qualification last April after three placements over the past three years, and she counts roughly nine hundred hours of therapy practice when including earlier experience from around twenty years ago.

Alexandra has experience working with adults, students, young people, and women, and she offers support for issues including stress, anxiety, relationships, anger, low self-esteem, depression, addictions, family and trauma-related concerns, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating and career difficulties, compassion fatigue, and ADHD. She is registered with professional bodies listed as BACP and NCPS - BACP indicates membership of the UK's professional counselling association, while NCPS indicates registration with a national counselling register.

Working from a private practice base in the United Kingdom, Alexandra provides therapy in person as well as online and by telephone, and she is open to working with international clients.

Person-Centred and Integrative Support Online

Alexandra uses a Person-Centred approach, which focuses on offering understanding, empathy, and acceptance so clients can explore their feelings at their own pace. This way of working is helpful for issues like anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship concerns, grief, and navigating major life changes.

She also works in an integrative manner, drawing on additional techniques when they suit a client's needs - for example, adapting the conversation style or practical exercises to address stress, anger, addiction-related patterns, or compulsive behaviours. This flexibility helps tailor sessions to problems such as trauma, intimacy-related issues, eating concerns, and coping with chronic conditions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Alexandra collaborates with each person to identify the methods that feel most useful, adjusting goals and techniques as therapy progresses to match the client's needs, preferences, and pace.

Online therapy allows the same person-centred and integrative work to take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options increase flexibility - making it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, mobility limitations, or geographical distance - and they enable regular contact in ways that suit different lifestyles and communication preferences.