Alan Cox
Practical counsellor for anxiety and life change
About Alan
Alan Cox is a counsellor with 13 years of experience helping people with anxiety, stress, grief, depression and relationship difficulties. He also supports those facing addiction, trauma, parenting strains, sleep and eating problems, and challenges such as low self‑esteem or career change. Alan holds BACP accreditation, and he offers sessions in English to people across the United Kingdom and internationally.
Alan began counselling in 2008 in the voluntary sector and set up a independent practice in 2012 after completing a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Counselling and an earlier Foundation Degree.
Background and approach
He continues to contribute to the bereavement voluntary sector by providing supervision to other counsellors. His approach is straightforward and practical. He listens closely, reflects back what he hears, and works collaboratively to find ways forward.
He draws on a variety of methods including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas, adapting these to each person’s needs. Alan values the experience of having been in therapy himself and uses that perspective to create a warm, non‑judgemental space.
He pays attention to immediate problems and to the factors that keep them going, aiming to help people reach clearer decisions about next steps. Sessions combine practical problem solving with opportunities to understand feelings and patterns. The focus is on helping people develop skills and insight so they can manage difficult moments and make changes that matter to them.
What Alan works with
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Sessions & fees
How Alan’s approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting overwhelmed, then choose actions that match their values; it can help with anxiety, depression and life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying new behaviours to reduce symptoms like panic, social anxiety or low mood. Client‑Centred Therapy emphasises an empathetic, non‑judgemental relationship where the counsellor listens closely and helps the person find their own solutions.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Alan works collaboratively to match methods to a person’s goals, needs and preferences, and he will adapt techniques as sessions progress so the work remains relevant and practical.
Online sessions offer flexibility and accessibility. Video calls allow face‑to‑face interaction for deeper conversation, phone sessions can fit a short break or be used when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text‑based messaging are useful for brief check‑ins or for people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to maintain regular contact, try different formats and fit therapy around work or family commitments.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
