Alexander "Alex" Curran
Straightforward counselling for everyday struggles
About Alexander
Alexander "Alex" Curran has worked in counselling for 16 years. He brings steady, practical support to people feeling anxious, low, overwhelmed or stuck. Alex speaks plainly and keeps sessions grounded in everyday problems and goals.
Alex uses straightforward conversation rather than jargon. He helps people talk through stress, relationship problems, parenting strain, addiction concerns and trauma. He also supports those facing grief, issues with eating or sleeping, anger, workplace pressure and changes in life direction.
Background and approach
He draws on approaches that focus on the person and on practical strategies. That means listening closely, reflecting what matters, and then testing small, workable steps between sessions. Clients can expect calm, focused sessions that look at patterns, thoughts and behaviours that cause trouble day to day.
Alex works with a wide range of issues including self-esteem, ADHD, compassion fatigue, intimacy and body image concerns. He also offers help around attachment, communication problems, caregiving stress and substance use. His experience includes supporting people affected by domestic violence and disaster-related distress.
Sessions are offered in English and are delivered online by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging. Alex is registered with BACP and NCPS, which are listed as his credentials. To begin, people choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
What Alexander works with
How Alexander works
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Listed by Alexander among the ways they work.
Listed by Alexander among the ways they work.
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Sessions & fees
How Alex uses therapy approaches online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person. It helps people feel heard and clarifies what they want to change or resolve. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and uses simple exercises to test new ways of thinking and behaving. This approach is helpful for anxiety, low mood and habitual patterns that cause stress.Finding the right approach is a shared process. Alex will work with each person to decide which method, or mix of methods, fits their goals and preferences. That collaborative plan can change as people make progress or discover different needs over time.
Online sessions can be done by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different situations. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or when being on camera is difficult. Live chat and text messaging can be helpful for shorter check-ins, quick reflections or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, parenting and other 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
- 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
