Alexander "Alex" Curran

Alexander "Alex" Curran is a counsellor with 16 years of experience. He welcomes people who are feeling anxious, overwhelmed or stuck and aims to make the first step into therapy straightforward and steady. Alex uses plain language and a friendly manner so conversations stay clear and useful.

He has substantial experience supporting people with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression and trauma and abuse. He also works with issues around relationships, family and parenting, and has helped clients manage anger, grief and changes to life circumstances. His background includes coaching for rehabilitation related to injury and fitness challenges.

Alex follows a client-centred way of working. That means sessions are shaped around each person’s pace and priorities, and he keeps the language simple rather than clinical. He has worked with a wide age range, from primary-school age to adults, and aims to create a calm space for talking things through.

In practice he draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Mindfulness techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and to develop practical coping steps. He also uses Solution-Focused and Trauma-Focused approaches when those methods better match a person’s goals. Sessions are conversational and goal-driven, helping people find realistic next steps.

If someone wants to begin, the Start Therapy button begins a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling follows from the therapist’s availability. Payments use a cancellable subscription model that varies with location and therapist availability.

How his approaches work in online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person and their priorities. The counsellor listens closely and follows the client’s pace, helping people feel heard and choose what to work on next. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts, feelings and behaviours and helps people try simple experiments to change unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness Therapy teaches practical attention and breathing techniques to reduce rumination and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Alex will discuss goals and preferences in early sessions and adapt methods as needs become clearer. The plan is collaborative so clients help choose whether to focus on thinking patterns, mindfulness skills or solution-focused steps.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking since the biography does not specify formats. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, cut travel time and allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand it. It also means therapy can continue while someone manages rehabilitation, work pressures or family responsibilities. Registered or accredited professionals can tailor exercises, worksheets and mindfulness practices to suit an online setting and daily life.