Alexander "Alex" Curran, BACP, NCPS

Alexander "Alex" Curran has worked in counselling for 16 years and brings practical, down-to-earth support to people facing hard times. He meets people who are feeling anxious, low, overwhelmed or who are having relationship and family difficulties. Alex uses plain language and a calm, approachable manner to help conversations feel easier to start and follow.

Alex has supported people with stress, addictions, trauma and depression. He also offers coaching around rehabilitation after injury and in fitness-related goals. His background includes work with a wide range of concerns such as parenting strain, sleep and eating problems, anger, and career stress.

He practises using person-centred ideas alongside methods from cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness. That means sessions focus on the person’s priorities while looking at thoughts, habits and practical steps that can change how someone feels. He also draws on solution-focused and trauma-focused approaches when those fit a person’s needs.

Alex holds BACP and NCPS credentials, which are listed as his professional qualifications. He works from the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English. International work is not currently taken on, so appointments are with UK-based clients.

If someone is unsure where to begin, Alex encourages a simple first step. He guides people through a short matching process and then arranges sessions that suit their schedule. The aim is clear conversations and steady progress at a comfortable pace.

How approaches like CBT and mindfulness work online

A client-centred approach places the person’s priorities first and focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to them. It helps people feel heard and set the goals they want to work on.

Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It helps with anxiety, low mood, sleep problems and unhelpful behaviour by testing new ways of thinking and small behaviour changes.

Mindfulness-based methods teach simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and support better sleep and mood. These techniques can be practised in short exercises between sessions to build steadier day-to-day coping.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what has helped or not helped before, then agree a way forward together. That collaborative process means plans can be adjusted as progress is made.

Confirm which session formats are offered before booking as the biography does not specify formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit work around family life, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, or reduce travel for people who live further from services. It also lets people use practical tools between sessions, such as worksheets and mindfulness exercises, to support progress.