About Alessandra
Alessandra Samson is a counsellor with three years' experience helping people untangle patterns that leave them exhausted and unsure of what they want. She is registered with the BACP, which appears after her name as BACP. Alessandra speaks English and sees people based in the United Kingdom.
She offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging. Her work often begins with small, practical steps to make life feel less like constant performing.
How Alessandra works
Alessandra helps people notice how saying yes all the time has become a habit. She looks at how that habit started and what it does for day-to-day life. Together they clarify values and build clearer boundaries.
Sessions are shaped by what each person needs. Alessandra blends a client-centred stance with solution-focused techniques to keep conversations grounded and forward-looking. She makes space for emotion while also developing simple, doable changes people can try between sessions.
She commonly supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship issues, grief, trauma, and career concerns. Additional focus areas include attachment and abandonment wounds, caregiver stress, guilt and shame, and issues stemming from sexual assault and abuse. Alessandra offers both short-term and longer-term work, and she adapts pace to what feels manageable.
People who come to her often want clear tools to reduce overwhelm, and a calmer sense of who they are beyond others' needs.
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What Alessandra works with
The areas below are the ones Alessandra selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Alessandra's approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening without judgement and responding to what matters most to the person. It helps people feel heard, clarify their own feelings, and build confidence in making choices. Solution-Focused Therapy looks for small, practical steps that move life in a different direction. It is useful when someone wants concrete changes and quicker strategies to reduce overwhelm and improve daily functioning.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Alessandra will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and together they will try methods that suit those aims. She treats the choice of approach as collaborative and will shift direction if something does not feel helpful.
Online therapy allows the same kinds of conversations as in-person work while offering flexibility. Video calls recreate face-to-face interaction, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging suit shorter check-ins or times when typing feels simpler. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving or other commitments and to continue therapy even when schedules change.
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