- integrative approach
- guilt and shame
- workplace issues
About Alan
Alan Russell is an NCPS counsellor in the United Kingdom with five years' professional experience. He has worked in roles including teaching and coordinating, and he helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, career difficulties and depression.
Alan describes himself as an integrative counsellor. He adapts conversations and plans to fit the problem a person brings. That means sessions focus on practical steps and clearer thinking about next moves rather than one fixed method.
People often come to him carrying guilt or shame about relationships, choices, faith or work. He will talk through how those feelings affect day-to-day life and what small changes might ease their hold. Sessions attend to mood, work issues, and transitions such as midlife change or pregnancy and childbirth concerns.
In the room he balances listening with straightforward questions and reflections. He draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help reshape unhelpful patterns, manage strong emotions, and address repeated behaviours linked to addiction or low mood.
His background in teaching and coordinating informs a clear structure to sessions and follow-up. That structure can include short goals between meetings and checking progress each time. If someone wants focused help on guilt and shame, he will discuss practical steps to untangle those feelings and how they fit with other concerns.
To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and then schedules a first session. Alan asks people what they hope to change and sets an agenda for the early meetings.
Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions work
Alan uses an integrative style that draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address strong emotions and repeated behaviours. One common strand is short-term problem-focused work that identifies specific unhelpful patterns and sets small goals to change them. This approach suits people who want practical steps to manage anxiety, mood shifts or workplace stress.Another strand is trauma-informed conversation that helps people name painful memories and notice how those memories shape current responses. That method pays attention to pacing and grounding, and it can help when guilt or shame is linked to past abuse or painful events.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about their needs, goals and preferences and decide together which techniques to try first. Sessions can change as progress is made and as different issues come up.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm the current online options before booking. Online therapy can make fitting meetings into a busy week easier, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people keep a clear routine around work, appointments and childcare while they explore feelings such as guilt and shame with a registered or accredited professional.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does he work with?
He works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, career difficulties and depression, and has additional focus on guilt and shame and men's issues.
How does he approach guilt and shame?
He uses an integrative counselling approach and practical conversation to trace how guilt or shame affects daily choices and relationships.
What is his professional background?
He has five years' professional experience and has held roles in teaching and coordinating within counselling settings.
What credential does he hold and where is he based?
He is listed with the NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom.
Does he offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with him?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.