About Alexandra
Alexandra Skan helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression and relationship or family strain. She also supports those dealing with grief, intimacy concerns, eating and parenting challenges, anger, career change, bipolar symptoms and compassion fatigue. Alexandra holds BACP accreditation and works from a compassionate, down-to-earth stance.
She brings four years of professional counselling experience in the UK, plus many years working directly with addiction and substance misuse.
How Alexandra works
That background shapes a practical, recovery-focused outlook in sessions. Alexandra aims to make conversations feel straightforward and respectful. Her style is warm and interactive.
Sessions are person-centred and adaptable so conversations address what matters most right now. She uses clear, evidence-informed techniques alongside reflective exploration to help people notice patterns and try different ways of responding. Alexandra blends Attachment-Based ideas, Client-Centred practice, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, mindfulness and motivational approaches.
That mix helps clients manage upsetting thoughts, build motivation for change, and understand how past relationships influence current difficulties. She works with each person to shape a plan that fits their life. People who choose Alexandra can expect a collaborative atmosphere and practical steps between sessions.
She aims to make the work manageable and relevant, helping people build coping skills and move towards clearer goals. Getting started is explained simply so taking the first step feels doable.
Alexandra lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Alexandra works with
The areas below are the ones Alexandra selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- 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
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Alexandra commonly uses Attachment-Based ideas and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in her online work. Attachment-Based approaches look at how early relationships shape current patterns and help people notice relational needs and reactions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying practical ways to change behaviours and feelings.She also draws on Client-Centred practice, which places the person’s perspective at the heart of sessions and aims to create a respectful, non-judgemental space. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process - the therapist will work with the client to test what fits their needs, goals and preferences and adjust as therapy progresses.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when seeing expressions matters. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for brief check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer to write, need shorter exchanges or want to fit sessions around a busy day. Registered or accredited professionals provide these formats so people can access therapy in ways that work with their schedule and circumstances.
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A practical next step
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