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Alexandra Thomas

Therapist · United Kingdom

Alexandra Thomas, BACP, NCPS

Nurse-turned counsellor using a Person Centred approach

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  • Person Centred focus
  • Practical nursing background
  • In-person and online

About Alexandra

Alexandra Thomas trained originally as a nurse and brings that practical background into her counselling work. She uses a Person Centred approach and keeps sessions rooted in the person in front of her. Alexandra works in private practice and offers in-person, online and telephone appointments.

Her nursing experience included hospital work and care homes, and that history shapes how she listens. She describes her clinical style as holistic and integrative, drawing mainly on Person Centred therapy while sometimes adding elements from other models when helpful.

Alexandra completed a Level 4 counselling qualification last April after three placement experiences during her training. Including earlier practice from around twenty years ago, she reports about nine hundred hours of therapy practice in total.

She has three years of recent counselling experience and works with adults, students and young people, and women. Typical concerns she addresses include stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, grief, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, addictions and caring-related strain.

Her practice also notes focus areas such as chronic pain, cancer, adoption and foster care, autism and attachment issues. Alexandra aims to make sessions clear and straightforward, helping people talk through whatever is making life harder and build practical ways to cope.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesAnger managementSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFertility issuesFirst responder issuesGuilt and shameHearing impairedHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered Therapy

Experience

3+ years

Credentials

BACP · United Kingdom, NCPS · United Kingdom

Languages

English

Person Centred support online and how it helps

Alexandra primarily practises Person Centred Therapy, which means she listens closely and follows the person’s lead. This approach works well when someone needs space to make sense of strong feelings, cope with loss, or consider relationship problems.

She also describes her work as holistic and integrative, so she may bring in helpful ideas from other approaches when they suit a person’s situation. That can be useful for addressing practical issues like stress management, coping with chronic illness, or navigating life changes.

Finding the right way of working is part of therapy. Alexandra will work collaboratively to decide what feels most useful based on someone’s goals and preferences. She encourages open discussion about methods and will adjust the approach as the work develops.

Her biography notes she provides online and telephone sessions as well as in-person appointments. Please confirm the exact session options when booking to match what will fit your routine. Online and telephone sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins, and remove the need to travel to appointments. Many people find these formats help them keep continuity of care while managing health or caregiving commitments.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of issues can be addressed?

Work often covers stress, anxiety and depression alongside relationship and intimacy-related concerns. Other common topics include grief, trauma and abuse, addictions and caregiving strain.

How would you describe the therapy style?

Alexandra follows a Person Centred approach, offering a supportive, non-judgemental space and adapting in an integrative way when needed. Sessions focus on what the person brings and on practical steps to cope.

What experience does she bring?

She has three years of recent counselling experience and around nine hundred hours of therapy practice when counting earlier work. Her background includes nursing in hospitals and care homes.

What credentials and location are listed?

Credentials shown are BACP and NCPS. The practice is based in the United Kingdom.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are offered?

The biography states she works in person, online and by telephone. Please confirm current session options when you book.

How are fees and payments handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist choice; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

What should I do to begin?

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