Alexandra Thomas , BACP, NCPS

Alexandra Thomas trained originally as a nurse, gaining hands-on experience in both hospital settings and nursing homes, and she brings that holistic nursing perspective into her therapeutic work. Her clinical style is integrative but primarily person-centred - she prioritises empathy, active listening, and supporting each person to find their own solutions while occasionally drawing on elements from other models when helpful.

She completed a Level 4 counselling qualification last April, which followed three placements carried out over the preceding three years. Alexandra has worked with adults, students, young people, and women, and her practice spans a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, and a variety of life transition issues. Counting earlier hours from around twenty years ago, she has approximately nine hundred hours of therapy practice.

Alexandra holds the credentials BACP and NCPS - BACP being the British professional counselling association and NCPS indicating a recognised counselling credential - and she currently works in private practice offering in-person sessions as well as online and telephone appointments. Her approach emphasizes a warm, nonjudgmental stance and collaboration with each client to support meaningful change.

Client-Centred and Integrative Approaches for Online Therapy

Alexandra Thomas works primarily from a client-centred framework, which focuses on creating an accepting, empathetic environment where clients are encouraged to explore their thoughts and feelings at their own pace. This approach is useful for issues such as anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, grief, and many life transitions because it helps people build self-understanding and self-directed change.

She also uses an integrative stance informed by her holistic nursing background, bringing in techniques from other models when they suit a client’s needs. That flexibility allows her to tailor sessions to a person’s particular struggles, whether those involve trauma, addictions, caregiving stress, or adjustment to illness.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Alexandra works collaboratively with clients to determine what fits best based on their goals, preferences, and responses in therapy. She supports clients in trying different methods and adjusting the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers practical benefits such as flexible scheduling and easier access from different locations. Video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging allow clients to choose the format that suits their comfort and lifestyle, and licensed professionals can adapt interventions effectively across these modes.