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Alexander "Alex" Curran, BACP, NCPS

Credentials: BACP, NCPS
Experience: 16 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issuesSelf esteem

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Alexander "Alex" Curran has worked in counselling and coaching for 16 years. He holds BACP and NCPS credentials and is based in the United Kingdom. Alex speaks plainly and keeps sessions straightforward so people can focus on what matters.

He offers support for a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression and addictions. Alex favours a person-centred approach that places the client at the heart of the work. He also draws on cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness to help people change unhelpful patterns and manage difficult feelings.

Background and approach

Sessions move at the client’s pace and aim to be practical and understandable. Many people bring relationship, parenting and family worries to sessions. Alex also helps with trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, and challenges related to work and career.

He has experience supporting people with bipolar, ADHD and compassion fatigue, and he works with issues like attachment, body image and substance use. In sessions Alex focuses on clear goals and small steps. He uses solution-focused ideas when clients want faster, action-oriented work alongside deeper therapeutic conversations.

He also offers coaching-style support for rehabilitation and life transitions when helpful. People can expect a friendly, down-to-earth counsellor who avoids jargon. He will listen, reflect and help people find manageable ways to feel steadier.

To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and sessions are scheduled according to availability.

Approaches that suit online counselling

Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person’s experience. It helps people feel heard and supported while they work out what matters to them. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviours and teaches practical techniques to reduce anxiety and depression and improve daily coping.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Alex will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what has helped or not helped before. Together they decide whether to emphasise person-centred listening, CBT exercises or mindfulness practice so the plan fits the person’s needs.

Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let people see facial cues and read body language, while phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier during a short break. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer writing or want brief, day-to-day support. These formats aim to offer flexibility and consistent access to a registered or accredited professional.

What issues does Alex help with?

He supports people with stress, anxiety, depression and addictions, along with relationship and family concerns and parenting challenges.

What is his therapeutic style like?

Sessions are plainspoken and client-paced, focusing on clear goals and simple, practical steps rather than technical language.

How much experience does this counsellor have?

Alex has 16 years of experience working in counselling and coaching across a broad range of issues.

What credentials does Alex hold and where is he based?

He holds BACP and NCPS credentials and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What formats are available for sessions?

Alex offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging for remote work.

How are sessions charged?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with this counsellor?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Also listed

Addictions
ADHD
Anger management
Attachment issues
Bipolar disorder
Body image
Career difficulties
Caregiver issues and stress
Coaching
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Compassion fatigue
Control issues
Coping with life changes
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Depression
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Eating and food-related issues
Eating disorders
Emptiness
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Grief
Guilt and shame
Hearing impaired
Impulsivity
Intimacy-related issues
Isolation / loneliness
LGBT
Life purpose
Men's issues
Money and financial issues
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Parenting issues
Phobias
Post-traumatic stress
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self esteem
Self-love
Sleeping disorders
Social anxiety and phobia
Trauma and abuse
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 16 years
Registered with: BACP, NCPS
Languages: English

Contacting Alexander

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Alexander "Alex" Curran, BACP, NCPS

Background and approach

Approaches that suit online counselling

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety