About Alexandra
Alexandra Squires is a counsellor with 11 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationships, eating concerns, self-esteem and depression. Alexandra aims to make the first step feel easier for people who are unsure where to begin.
She creates an open space where thoughts and feelings can be spoken about without judgement. Sessions are conversational and grounded in what the person brings each week.
How Alexandra works
Alexandra listens for patterns in how a person thinks and behaves, then works with them to try different ways of coping and responding. Her approach blends practical methods with reflective work. That means using exercises to manage difficult moments and also looking at past experiences that shape current feelings.
Clients learn simple tools they can use between sessions alongside deeper conversations during appointments. Alexandra has helped people with issues linked to abandonment, attachment and blended family dynamics. She also supports people dealing with body image, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and the emotional effects of adoption and foster care.
Her experience includes working with concerns around communication, commitment and managing control issues. Sessions are offered in English and are designed to be down-to-earth and straightforward. Alexandra supports people who want clearer thinking, better coping skills and more confidence in daily life.
Alexandra lists 4 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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Eating disorders
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Alexandra combines client-centred work and cognitive behavioural therapy to help people manage difficult feelings and change unhelpful patterns. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship so the person feels heard and understood. Cognitive behavioural therapy uses practical exercises to change thinking and behaviour that keep problems like anxiety and low mood going.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Alexandra will discuss goals, preferences and day-to-day needs and will adapt methods so they fit the person she is working with. This is a collaborative process where the plan can change as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different circumstances. Video works well for face-to-face conversation, phone calls use less bandwidth, live chat can be useful for shorter check-ins, and messaging lets people reflect and write between sessions. These options make it easier to fit counselling around work, family and travel commitments while keeping the therapeutic focus.
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