Alexia Kendall, BACP

Alexia Kendall is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression and the challenges of major life changes. She supports people dealing with trauma and abuse and those adapting to illness, including cancer and end-of-life concerns. Her manner is calm and direct, offering a listening ear without judgement.

She trained with a BA (Hons) in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy and is a BACP member. Alexia has nine years of experience working with adults and young people, and she draws on a range of therapeutic ideas rather than a single method. Sessions are paced to suit each person and focus on practical steps alongside emotional work.

Her starting point is a humanistic, person-centred stance that puts the person’s experience first. From there she may use elements of cognitive behavioural work, solution-focused techniques or gestalt ideas where they help. The emphasis is on collaboration and on helping people find what works for them.

Alexia often supports people through relationship and attachment struggles, issues around abandonment and communication, and problems linked to substance use or domestic violence. She also works with body image, guilt and shame, and practical concerns that arise when someone faces serious illness.

Her approach is non-directive and unhurried; clients are invited to lead at their own pace. Alexia uses active listening and reflection to help people notice patterns, build self-worth and identify realistic next steps. She aims to empower people to move forward with clearer choices.

How therapeutic approaches work online

Alexia draws on a person-centred humanistic approach that focuses on the individual's experience and pace. This approach involves listening, reflection and supporting someone to find their own answers, which can be especially helpful for stress, grief and life transitions.

She also uses cognitive behavioural ideas to help identify unhelpful thinking and test new ways of coping. These techniques are practical and often involve small tasks or experiments between sessions to reduce anxiety or low mood.

Solution-focused work is another element she may use; it looks at what is already working and builds small, achievable steps toward the changes someone wants. This can be useful when people need short-term help to manage a specific problem.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy process. Alexia will work collaboratively to find methods that match a person's goals, needs and preferences, and may combine approaches as required. The plan is reviewed together so it can be adapted over time.

For practicalities, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, caring duties or treatment appointments, and it can reduce travel time. Some approaches suit a slightly different rhythm online, such as shorter check-ins or focused skill-practice between meetings, and Alexia will discuss what will work best for each person.