About Alex
Alex Nicol is an ACA counsellor with 15 years of professional experience. He helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, trauma, or depression. He also supports those working through big life changes.
Alex aims to make the first step feel safer and more manageable for someone reaching out. Alex works on practical ways to reduce symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning. Sessions focus on small, achievable steps that can be tried between meetings.
Background and approach
He draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide conversations and plan actions that make sense for each person. He believes the client knows their story best and has strengths to build on. The role of the therapist is to listen, reflect, and offer tools that fit the client’s goals.
This collaborative stance helps people feel more in control when life feels chaotic. Alex has spent his career helping people cope with communication problems, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, impulsivity, questions about life purpose, sexuality, and social anxiety and phobia. His approach is practical and person-centred, aimed at reducing distress and restoring routine.
People who choose Alex can expect straightforward language and a calm presence in sessions. He encourages small experiments and realistic goals, and he helps track progress over time.
Approaches that suit online therapy and anxiety support
Alex uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that translate well to online work. One approach focuses on practical problem solving and behavioural change, helping people try small experiments to reduce anxiety and manage mood. Another emphasises understanding patterns of thinking and behaviour and then building step-by-step alternatives to unhelpful routines. These approaches help with stress, social anxiety, phobias and coping with life changes.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what has worked or not worked in the past. Together they choose methods that fit the person’s day-to-day life, and they adjust the plan as progress is tracked over time.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues and deeper conversation, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit shorter check-ins and people who prefer written reflection. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, study and family commitments, while keeping the focus on practical steps and steady progress.
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Also listed
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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