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Alexander Weintroub

Counsellor profile

Alexander Weintroub, NCPS

United Kingdom

Counsellor - Anger and relationships

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Key details

  • CredentialsNCPS
  • RegistrationNCPS, United Kingdom / NCS20-01171
  • Experience4 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationUnited Kingdom

About

  • Stress and anxiety
  • Attachment focus
  • Practical coping skills

About Alexander

Alexander Weintroub is a counsellor registered with NCPS and has four years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. He works with adults who are coping with stress and anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief and loss, self-esteem and motivation, addictions, parenting pressures, and anger. Sessions are presented as a place to speak plainly about what is going on and to learn practical ways to manage strong emotions.

Alexander frames clients as the experts in their own lives. He uses straightforward conversation to identify what feels most urgent. He avoids pressure and encourages people to move at a pace that feels manageable. That approach is intended to help someone who snaps at loved ones, holds resentment at work, or struggles with flare-ups of impatience.

In practice he draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships shape present reactions. He also uses client-centred techniques to keep the focus on the person in the room, and cognitive behavioural tools to spot patterns of thinking that escalate anger or anxiety. Mindfulness exercises feature when slowing down a reaction matters.

Sessions aim to build clarity about triggers and to practise small, repeatable skills for handling heated moments. Conversations can include exploring communication habits, addressing control issues, and working through guilt or shame that follows arguments. He also addresses concerns linked to intimacy, jealousy, and commitment issues.

Alexander speaks English and works with adults in the United Kingdom. Practical next steps are to complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online booking flow.

How sessions work

How his approaches translate to online work

Alexander uses attachment-based ideas, client-centred listening and cognitive behavioural techniques in his online work. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns influence current reactions and can help with anger linked to feeling rejected or controlled. Client-centred sessions prioritise what the person brings each week, allowing discussions about immediate relationship tensions or recent arguments. Cognitive behavioural techniques focus on identifying thought patterns that escalate anger and on practising alternative responses.

Deciding which approach to use is collaborative. He will listen to the problem, discuss options, and try methods that suit the person’s goals and preferences. That means sessions can shift from exploring relationship patterns to doing short exercises that change how someone reacts in a heated moment.

The practical side of online work helps fit therapy into everyday life. Confirm the exact session formats before booking, as these are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to have a shorter check-in during a break, avoid travel time, or choose a conversation without being on video. The therapist will discuss what works best so sessions fit with work, family and daily routines.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesSelf esteem

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesAvoidant personalityCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessJealousyMen's issuesPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

4+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does he help with?

He helps with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, self-esteem, addictions, parenting pressures, anger, career and depression concerns.

What is his therapeutic style like?

His style is conversational and person-focused. He combines client-centred listening with practical techniques from cognitive behavioural and mindfulness approaches.

How much experience does he have?

He has four years of professional experience working with adults on a range of emotional and relational concerns.

What credential does he hold and where is he based?

He is registered with NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can I work with him if I live outside the UK?

He does not accept international clients at this time; sessions are for people based in the United Kingdom.

How are sessions scheduled and paid for?

Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

What do I need to do to start?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.

Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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Alexander Weintroub

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