Alexandra Thomas, BACP, NCPS

Alexandra Thomas trained first as a nurse and worked in hospitals and nursing homes before moving into counselling. She holds a Level 4 counselling qualification earned in April and has built three placements into her training. Alexandra brings both healthcare experience and counselling practice to her work. Her approach is grounded in Person Centred therapy, which means she focuses on listening and responding to each person's needs. She uses a gentle, conversational style and aims to make sessions feel straightforward and practical. At times she will include ideas from other approaches when they seem helpful. Alexandra has about three years of recent counselling experience and around nine hundred hours of therapy practice when earlier work is counted. Her background includes working with adults, students and young people, and supporting women in particular. She works from a independent practice base and offers sessions in person, online and by telephone. She helps with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, anger and self-esteem. Other areas she supports include relationship and intimacy questions, grief, addictions and coping with life changes. Alexandra also addresses issues such as ADHD, trauma and abuse, and compassion fatigue. Clients can expect a calm, person-focused space where the therapist listens first and adapts to what matters to the individual. Alexandra aims to work at a pace that feels manageable and to use straightforward language rather than clinical terms.

How Person Centred work adapts to online therapy

Person Centred therapy focuses on hearing the person's experience and responding with empathy and respect. In practice this means the therapist will offer attentive listening, reflect what they hear, and support the client to find their own solutions. This approach can help with issues like anxiety, low mood, relationship concerns and life changes.

Alexandra also draws on her nursing background to notice practical impacts of stress and illness. This can bring a helpful real-world perspective when discussing coping, caregiving or chronic health concerns. She may suggest straightforward strategies alongside the Person Centred conversations when helpful.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to identify goals and try ways of working that suit the individual's needs and preferences. This may include adjusting session pace, focus or the mix of listening and practical suggestions.

Please confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking, as the biography does not list specific online options. Many people find online work useful because it can fit into busy days, avoid travel time and make it easier to keep regular appointments. Others prefer shorter telephone check-ins or face-to-face meetings for different tasks, and a therapist can help choose what will work best.