Kevin Alton
A steady counsellor for relationship and intimacy issues
About Kevin
Kevin Alton helps people who are struggling with relationships, intimacy, self-esteem, depression, anxiety, stress and life changes. He also supports those dealing with grief, anger, career questions, parenting strain and issues connected to sexual identity or practice. Kevin's clear, steady manner aims to make it easier to talk about difficult feelings.
Kevin trained over ten years ago and has a decade of counselling experience. He is a BACP member, which means he works within recognised professional standards.
Background and approach
He keeps up with new ideas and practical approaches to match each person's situation. Kevin offers short, direct conversations when needed and deeper work when people want that. He draws on client-centred ways of working to follow what matters to the person in front of him.
Cognitive behavioural techniques are used to spot unhelpful thinking and try out small changes. He is comfortable exploring relationship patterns, attachment and abandonment concerns, communication problems, codependency and commitment worries. Kevin also supports people navigating fertility questions, fatherhood issues, separation and the emotions that follow.
In sessions he prioritises clear goals and practical steps alongside listening. He can work with topics such as BDSM, kink and alternative sex culture without judgement, and helps people untangle shame, guilt and emptiness. Conversations are paced to suit each person and to build confidence over time.
What Kevin works with
How Kevin works
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Sessions & fees
How Kevin’s approaches work in online therapy
Kevin uses client-centred work to follow what matters most to each person. This approach focuses on listening, reflecting what you say and helping you feel understood, which can be useful for relationship worries, shame and identity issues.He also uses cognitive behavioural therapy or CBT to spot patterns of unhelpful thinking and behaviour. CBT gives practical exercises and small experiments to try between sessions, which translate well to online formats and help with anxiety, low mood and stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels comfortable, then suggest methods to try. This is a collaborative process and approaches can be adjusted as needs change.
Online therapy offers flexibility with video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video lets you use visual cues and a fuller conversation, phone can fit a shorter check-in or lower bandwidth, and messaging is useful for ongoing reflection or quick support between calls. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family life and other commitments while keeping the focus on practical progress.
| 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
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
