Counsellor profile
Alexia Kendall, BACP
Counsellor - stress and trauma support
See online counselling options- Person centred
- CBT and Gestalt
- Bereavement support
About Alexia
Counsellor and BACP member Alexia Kendall has nine years' experience working with adults and young people. She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and coping with life changes. Alexia also supports people around issues such as attachment and abandonment, body image, addiction, relationship and communication problems, and end-of-life concerns.
Alexia works in a straightforward, person-centred way. She listens and responds rather than directing. Sessions are paced to suit the individual and she uses active listening and reflection to help people make sense of what they are facing.
Her training is in integrative counselling and psychotherapy, and she draws on a variety of methods when useful. She names psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), solution-focused work and Gestalt as approaches she uses alongside a humanistic foundation.
In sessions she helps people talk through current pressures, past events and decisions they are facing now. She can support practical coping strategies as well as conversations about difficult feelings such as shame, guilt and grief. Work can be short term or longer depending on the person's needs.
Alexia practises in the United Kingdom and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, or BACP. Sessions are offered in English. To begin, clients use the service's matching steps and then schedule a first appointment.
Therapeutic approaches and online counselling
Alexia works from a humanistic, person-centred stance that prioritises listening and reflection. This approach focuses on the person's experience and helps them make sense of feelings and choices. It suits people who want a non-directive space to talk through personal concerns.She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours connect. CBT can help when patterns of thinking maintain anxiety, low mood or unhelpful habits. Gestalt work is another strand she uses; it focuses on present-moment experience and how people relate to themselves and others, which can be useful for relationship and attachment issues.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss options and agree what to try based on the person's needs, goals and preferences. That makes sessions a collaborative process rather than a fixed programme.
Confirm the current session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific methods. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into daily life, for example by reducing travel time or allowing a shorter check-in during a break. It can also allow phone-only check-ins when video is not practical. Ask about available formats when you use the matching steps so you know how sessions will be arranged.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
9+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Alexia commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and coping with life changes. Additional focusses include attachment issues, addiction, relationship problems and end-of-life concerns.
What style of counselling does she offer?
She mainly uses a person-centred, humanistic approach that prioritises listening and reflection. Alexia also draws on psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, solution-focused work and Gestalt when appropriate.
How much experience does she have?
Alexia has nine years' experience working with individual clients in different settings. That experience includes both short-term and longer-term work.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is an accredited member of the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients book with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees and payments organised?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Exact fees depend on the chosen arrangement within that subscription model.
How do I get started with a first session?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session through the system.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.