Alexandra Skan, BACP
Practical, compassionate counselling for parents and adults
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- 4
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Alexandra
Alexandra Skan works with people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression and parenting challenges. She also supports those dealing with grief, relationship and intimacy issues, eating concerns, anger, career stress, bipolar mood challenges and compassion fatigue. Alexandra brings a calm, direct manner and practical focus to sessions.
Alexandra is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, often shown as BACP. She has four years of professional counselling experience and more than a decade of work supporting people with addictions and substance misuse.
Background and approach
That longer experience informs how she approaches motivation and relapse prevention. Her style is warm and interactive. She aims to make conversations easy to follow and non-judgemental.
People can expect straightforward discussion, gentle challenge and actionable steps between sessions. Alexandra draws on a mix of approaches, including attachment-based work, client-centred methods, cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness. She adapts tools and discussion to each person’s concerns and goals rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan.
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Alexandra works with people across the United Kingdom and accepts international clients who prefer online counselling.
What Alexandra works with
Everything Alexandra lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Alexandra helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Alexandra lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Approaches that suit online therapy
Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current connections. In online sessions this looks like talking through patterns in relationships and trying new ways of relating that feel safer and more connected. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and replace them with more helpful ones; it often uses simple exercises between sessions to build new habits. Client-centred therapy gives the person space to lead the conversation while the counsellor follows with empathy and reflection to help make sense of feelings and choices.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Alexandra will discuss different methods and decide together what fits the person’s needs, goals and preferences. That choice can change over time as issues shift or new priorities emerge, and the therapist adapts methods to match those changes.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls are good for a face-to-face feel and deeper conversation. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is low or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins, keeping momentum between meetings and fitting into busy days. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, childcare and travel.
Questions people ask about Alexandra
What concerns does Alexandra support?
She helps with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, parenting and related issues such as grief, eating concerns and relationship strain.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and interactive with straightforward conversation and practical steps. Sessions aim to be non-judgemental and focused on the client’s goals.
What is her background and experience?
Alexandra has four years of professional counselling experience and twelve years of work supporting people with addictions and substance misuse, which informs her practical approach.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and Alexandra accepts international clients who choose online counselling.
What session formats are offered?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and routines.
How are sessions priced?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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