Dr Alex Bolster

Therapist Directory Listing Category: Psychotherapists and Counsellors

About the Therapist

About the therapist:

Hello, I am a cis-gender gay man, and a HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist. I combine my lived experience as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, alongside my training and experience to support people with a range of difficulties, such as anxiety, low mood, self-esteem, trauma and identity-related difficulties.

I aim to help people gain a greater understanding of difficulties they may be experiencing, and help them to achieve their goals. I offer a warm and affirming space, whilst drawing upon a range of evidence based therapies, such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), to make sure that the approach best suits your needs and aims.

I can offer online therapy, as well as face-to-face therapy in London and work with both adults and young adults, couples and families.

Sexual identity:

Gay
Other

Gender identity: Male

Gender history: As assigned at birth

Non-monogamy: No

Intersex: No

Neurodivergent: No

Qualifications - Links to websites:

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy) https://www.hcpc-uk.org/check-the-register/professional-registration-detail/?query=PYL044938&profession=PYL&backtosearchurl=https://www.hcpc-uk.org/check-the-register/register-results/&backtosearchquery=Bolster

Qualifications - Additional:

Award	Awarding body	Year of award
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology	Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience
Postgraduate Certificate in Low Intensity CBT	Teesside University
Masters in Psychology with Foundations in Clinical and Health Psychology	Newcastle University
Bachelor of Science in Psychology	Northumbria University

Experience and approach:

I work in a person-centred way, drawing upon a range of evidence based therapies, such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), to help people gain a greater understanding of their difficulties and achieve their goals.

I have experience supporting adults and young people with a range of difficulties such as low mood, anxiety, self-esteem, grief and loss, stigma, identity related-difficulties and trauma.

I adapt my therapy and approach to meet people’s individual needs, such as working in a neuro affirmative way.

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