About me
Hello
My name’s Alex. I am a Relate-trained therapist, seeing couples and individuals, formerly with Relate, now privately in Wandsworth near Clapham Junction.
Getting in Touch
In my experience, the moment you've got in touch, we’re halfway towards finding the solution: we have some understanding of what the issue is and we’re doing something about it.
- Email, text, WhatsApp or call and we'll make a convenient appointment
- I try to answer all my queries within 24 hours
- My fee and location details are below
The First Session
This is for each of us an assessment to see if and how we can work together.
- If we can’t, I can make suggestions for help elsewhere.
- If we can, whether it concerns relationships or depression, anxiety, illness or abuse, meeting once a week for 50 minutes is the first step to finding your best way forward.
- Sometimes people like to structure our meetings, working towards an end date.
- Others like to leave sessions open-ended.
Therapy
Because I see it again and again, I passionately believe, talking to an experienced therapist in a safe and trusting, non-judgmental relationship can bring greater understanding and change for the better. I work integratively, which means I have trained in different therapies and draw on the ones that suit you. I listen and engage with you; you can focus on your own issues, not others', to find a better way forward.
Training, qualifications & experience
- I am a Registered Member of BACP and follow their Code of Ethics.
- I am a Relate-trained Relationship Therapist, now working privately, formerly for Relate.
- I work integratively, which means I have trained in different therapies and draw on the ones that suit you. There are more details below under Therapies Offered.
- I have worked with young people aged 4 – 21, teaching and tutoring.
- I receive regular supervision and am fully insured.
- My first MA was from Oxford in Modern Languages; my second MA is from Relate in Relationship Therapy.
- I have trained with Joan Wilmot and Robin Shohet in core supervision and the seven-eyed model.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£75.00 - £110.00
Additional information
- For individuals I charge £75 per 50-minute session 9am - 5 pm; £90 outside these hours.
- For couples I charge £95 per 50-minute session 9am - 5pm; £110 outside these hours.
Further information
- My Wandsworth practice is a 15-minute bus ride and walk from Clapham Junction or Earlsfield train stations, a 15-minute walk from Wandsworth Town station.
- Free parking is easily available, not 1030 - 1130am.
