Alexandra Grimes , NCPS

Alexandra Grimes is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties. She also supports those dealing with grief, depression, addictions, trauma and intimacy concerns. Alexandra works in English and accepts clients across borders, offering sessions by video, phone, live chat or messaging.

Alexandra takes a person-centred approach, placing the client's experience at the heart of each session. She listens with warmth and sensitivity and lets the client guide session topics. Together they shape the pace and focus of the work rather than following a fixed path.

Her practice blends straightforward techniques and talking-based work. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy offers practical tools for unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. Psychodynamic ideas help uncover patterns that may be influencing current feelings and relationships.

With five years of professional experience and an NCPS credential, Alexandra adapts conversations and plans to fit each individual. She aims to create a calm, accepting space where people can understand difficulties and try out new ways of coping.

She recommends video calls to help build a stronger therapeutic connection, but phone or messaging options are available when clients prefer them. Sessions are delivered from her home practice in the United Kingdom and follow a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

Approaches online and how they help

Alexandra uses Client-Centred Therapy to place the client’s experience at the centre of each session. This means most sessions start by following what the client brings, with the counsellor offering empathy and reflection to help clarify feelings and priorities. It is useful for people seeking a calm, accepting space to work through personal issues.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which focuses on spotting unhelpful thought patterns and trying small, practical changes. CBT can help with anxiety, low mood, sleep problems and behavioural habits by breaking problems into manageable steps.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Alexandra will discuss options with each client and make choices together based on the person’s goals and preferences. That collaborative planning means the method can shift over time as needs change.

Online formats offer practical benefits. Video calls allow for visual cues and support relationship-building. Phone sessions suit people who need lower bandwidth or prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, prompts between sessions or for people who express themselves better in writing. These options make it easier to fit counselling around work, caregiving and travel while keeping the focus on steady progress.