Alex Coupe - Counsellor & Coach
Helping adults and young people (16+) navigate life’s challenges, transitions, and pressures with greater emotional stability, confidence, and clarity.
Life isn’t always straightforward. Whether you’re dealing with pressure at work or while studying, struggling with anxiety or self-doubt, navigating a major life transition such as finishing your school years, early adulthood, career change, midlife, parenting (young adults) and retirement OR simply feeling overwhelmed and disconnected from yourself, you don’t have to work through it alone.
I provide a warm, practical and evidence-based approach to help you better understand what’s happening beneath the surface, work through the challenges you’re facing, and move forward with greater emotional steadiness, confidence and clarity.
COMMON REASONS PEOPLE SEEK SUPPORT
Everyone’s experience is different, but many of the people I work with seek help because they’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck, anxious, or unsure how to move forward.
Emotional Wellbeing
Anxiety
Stress
Overwhelm
Emotional regulation
Burnout
Work & Study
Workplace pressure
Leadership challenges
Career change
School & university
Early career
Life & Relationships
Midlife transitions
Raising adults
Retirement
Identity change
Family relationships
Feeling stuck
You don’t need to have all the answers before reaching out. Sometimes the first step isn’t knowing what to do next - it’s having the space to understand what’s really going on.
MY APPROACH
Every person and every situation is different.
Some people come to counselling needing space to process difficult experiences and emotions. Others are looking for practical strategies to navigate the challenges they’re facing. Many benefit from a combination of both.
My approach integrates evidence-based counselling with coaching where appropriate, helping you better understand yourself, work through emotional challenges, develop healthier coping strategies, and build the confidence and clarity to move forward.
I provide a warm, collaborative and non-judgemental space where you can feel heard, understood and supported at your own pace.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
Working together can help you:
Feel calmer and more emotionally steady.
Better understand yourself and the patterns that influence your thoughts, emotions, and behaviours.
Manage anxiety, stress and overwhelm more effectively.
Build confidence and trust in yourself.
Strengthen relationships and set healthier boundaries.
Develop practical strategies to navigate life’s challenges.
Make clearer decisions with greater confidence.
Feel more hopeful, resilient and better equipped for whatever comes next.
ABOUT ME
Before retraining as a counsellor, I spent more than 25 years in senior leadership roles across the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries in Australia and the UK. That experience gave me a deep understanding of the pressures many people face throughout their working lives, from managing responsibility and performance to navigating change and uncertainty.
Today, I’m a Master’s-qualified counsellor, ACA Level 2 registered counsellor, and qualified coach, combining professional training with real-world experience to support adults and young people (16+) through anxiety, stress, life transitions, relationship challenges, and periods of feeling overwhelmed or stuck. Alongside my professional work, I’m also the parent of two young adult daughters, giving me a personal appreciation of the challenges faced by both young people finding their own path and the parents supporting them.
My aim is to provide a warm, practical and supportive space where you can better understand yourself, build confidence, and move forward with greater emotional steadiness and clarity.
