Alexandra Herzog , PACFA

Alexandra Herzog is a PACFA counsellor with 15 years' experience who helps people navigating relationship pain, parenting strain, grief and big life changes. She speaks English and German and aims for practical steps that bring more calm and clarity into daily life.

Her style is straightforward and action-focused. Sessions often look at patterns that keep people stuck and then try small, realistic changes. She pays attention to how attachment, communication and past family dynamics shape current feelings and choices.

Alexandra draws on a mix of evidence-based approaches and client-centred listening. Conversations are used to build insight, then translate into doable actions for work, sleep, eating and relationships. She places value on self-compassion while tracking progress towards clear goals.

Over her career she has worked with common concerns such as anxiety, depression, stress, intimacy-related issues, and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas include abandonment, caregiver stress, blended family issues and family of origin problems. This breadth informs practical strategies that fit everyday life.

People who want a blend of thoughtful discussion and clear next steps tend to find her approach useful. She supports clients through both short-term coaching-style work and longer-term therapy, tailoring pace and tools to each person's needs.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that reflect their values. It can assist with anxiety, low mood and life transitions by shifting the emphasis from fighting feelings to living in line with what matters. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections and emotional responses. This approach can help with intimacy-related issues, abandonment concerns and communication problems by increasing awareness of attachment needs and reactions. Client-Centred Therapy places the person's experience at the centre of sessions. The therapist offers empathetic listening and reflection so people can find their own solutions and build self-trust, which supports issues like self-esteem, grieving and decision-making.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Alexandra will collaborate with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, preferences and pace. She often combines approaches so sessions include both careful listening and practical exercises aimed at real-life changes.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or ongoing text-based messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues for deeper conversations, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier between commitments, while live chat or messaging suit short check-ins or steady support without scheduling. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel, and to continue work even when routines change.