About me
Welcome, and thank you for visiting my profile. My name is Jake Alexander, and I am a BACP-registered, person-centred counsellor. I offer a safe, supportive, confidential, and non-judgemental space where you can explore your thoughts, feelings, and experiences at your own pace.
At the heart of my work is a belief in your innate capacity for growth, healing, and self-understanding. I aim to support you in feeling empowered within your therapeutic journey, helping you reconnect with your inner resources and develop greater clarity, resilience, and self-awareness. My approach is grounded in empathy, authenticity, and unconditional positive regard, and I strive to offer a therapeutic relationship in which you feel genuinely heard, respected, and accepted.
I work collaboratively with you, recognising that you are the expert in your own life. Whether you are facing a specific life challenge, experiencing emotional distress, or seeking a deeper understanding of yourself, I offer a calm and compassionate space to explore what matters to you.
My personal journey, professional experience, and lived realities have shaped me into a grounded, compassionate practitioner who values each person’s unique story and the importance of feeling safe and understood.
My counselling practice is firmly grounded in person-centred theory and values, with a strong commitment to empathy, congruence, and unconditional positive regard. I offer a warm, collaborative, and non-judgemental therapeutic relationship, supporting clients to explore their experiences safely and at their own pace. While my core approach is person-centred, I may gently integrate other therapeutic tools when helpful, such as approaches to build motivation, strengthen self-compassion, or develop healthier coping strategies. Our work is always guided by your needs, priorities, and readiness.
I have experience working with a wide range of presenting issues, including anxiety, depression, identity, self-worth, relationship difficulties, emotional regulation, trauma, grief, and life transitions. I also have experience counselling individuals navigating neurodiversity, substance misuse and recovery, homelessness, long-term health conditions, and complex mental health challenges.
Alongside my therapeutic training, I bring over 15 years’ professional experience in health and social care, including senior and team-leading roles within drug and alcohol services, outreach provision, and housing-related support. This background has given me a strong foundation in ethical practice, safeguarding, risk awareness, and working with complex and intersecting difficulties, all of which inform my counselling work.
I am a Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP) I engage in regular clinical supervision and ongoing professional development, valuing reflective practice as essential to safe, ethical, and effective therapy.
Training, qualifications & experience
- BSc (Hons) Person Centred Counselling.
- Member of BACP
- Full DBS
- Fully Insured
Member organisations
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I have many years experience working within the mental health sector as well as addiction and recovery services.
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer my concession rate of £40 per session to:
Claimants of Universal Credit, PIP (Personal Independent Payment) & Student Finance
I offer weekly or fortnightly sessions.
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