About Alan
Alan Cox is a counsellor with 13 years of experience working with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship difficulties. He draws on a broad background in counselling and coaching to help people untangle overwhelming feelings and decide what to do next. His approach is down-to-earth and practical, aimed at making small, manageable changes rather than giving long lectures.
Alan trained initially with a Foundation Degree in Counselling and went on to complete a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Counselling.
Background and approach
He set up a independent practice in 2012 after several years in the voluntary charity sector, and he continues to support others through supervision work in the bereavement sector. In sessions he listens carefully and reflects back what he hears. That helps people spot patterns and see factors that keep a problem going.
He does not tell clients what to do; he helps them find their own solutions and weigh up options. Alan uses a mix of therapeutic methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioural techniques, mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas. He adapts these approaches to the person’s needs, aiming for practical steps that reduce anxiety, improve mood and ease day-to-day functioning.
He also draws on experience from coaching, training and workplace development to help with career stress and life transitions. Sessions are offered in English and he works with clients in the United Kingdom and internationally via online formats.
Approaches that suit online therapy
Alan often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on helping people accept difficult thoughts while committing to actions that match their values. ACT can help with anxiety, stress and life transitions. He also draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, a practical method that looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and helps people test new ways of responding to triggers.Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative part of the process. The therapist will work with the client to decide which methods feel most helpful, adapting techniques to match goals, preferences and what works in real life rather than imposing a single model.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video calls are useful for a fuller face-to-face style of work, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can fit brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule appointments around work, travel or family commitments and let people choose the format that helps them engage best.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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