About Me
Hello, I'm Alex. My aim as a therapist is to create a trusting, honest and caring relationship that will enable you to explore difficult emotions and experiences. Over time we will be able to explore at more depth and complexity. I will not apply judgements or assumptions, but rather work with your reactions and understanding of yourself and your environment.
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To do this I will pay close attention to what you are experiencing in the moment as I know that this is important to help you to connect the dots. You will be at the centre of your therapy sessions.
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My aim will always be to enable you to bring about the change that you desire. To alleviate any symptoms of anxiety or distress, I will do this in a way that is most closely suited to your natural needs, rather than from any outside perspective.
I will put you at the centre of your therapy sessions.
I work with adults using a person-centred approach to psychotherapy. To me, this means that all people react to any distress they may be experiencing in a way that's unique to them. I have always been fascinated by the individual psychology of people and decided to put this into practice after experiencing my own difficulties, which led me to retrain as a psychotherapist.
Training and Experience
MA in Person-Centred Experiential Counselling and Psychotherapy, University of Nottingham. During my MA, I was particularly interested in male suicide rates and the effect of masculinity on men's help seeking behaviour and carried out research in this area.
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Member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
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Therapist at The Human Flourishing Project, Nottingham. This has given me extensive experience working with clients struggling with a range of experiences including bereavement, suicidal ideation, domestic and sexual abuse, mental health diagnoses, depression and anxiety.
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Training with Harmless/The Tomorrow Project in Nottingham on suicidal ideation and suicide bereavement.
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Training in solution focused therapy.
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Continuing, regular training as part of my continuing professional development.