Alexandre Gieseke

I have a proven track record, gained since 1995 in dealing with children, young people and adults with learning and behavioural difficulties. I have worked with those who have experienced physical, emotional or sexual abuse. My experience also includes those with a previous history of substance misuse and trauma. I have also worked with Autistic clients.

I have gained experience in various settings: schools, residential care settings, foster homes, secure units and NHS hospitals. Additionally, I have worked in Local Authority and private clinic environments. I have worked as both a volunteer and in paid employment.

Over decades, my clinical work has been with individuals, couples, groups, and family therapy sessions – face to face and online. I am bilingual, offering therapy sessions in English and Portuguese.

I have extensive knowledge of the Humanistic, Systemic approaches and Psychodynamic approaches. I am also comfortable using other modalities, for instance: 12 Steps, DBT, CBT and Trauma-based interventions.

I would like you to feel very welcome to give me a call or send an email so that we can discuss – free of cost – your needs and hopes from therapy. I hope that we can establish how I can best help you.

- Over 22 years offering training in the above topics in different settings, such as: schools; residential care homes; foster families and online.

- I have been interviewed on February 2018 by the Open University in Milton Keynes and spoke about "Children, counselling and bereavement". This video will be available for the university students who are studying this module in their counselling course. 

- Over 16 years of being supervisor for different Counsellors and settings. - Person Centred Approach (Humanistic) is my main, but not only approach.

Some of the undertaken courses as a Supervisor have been as follow:

 -   “Essential Supervision Skills (BPS Approved Certificate in Clinical Supervision”) which meets the training standards required to confer eligibility to the British Psychological Society’s Register of Applied Psychology Practice Supervisors (RAPPS). SDS Seminars Ltd - 02nd _ 03rd  June 2014;  

  - "Core Clinical Supervision Skills Workshop" - Coventry - Dr Geraldine Fletcher - 7th March 2017

- ‘Supervision: relationship, authority and ethics’ - York - Steve Page - 7th November 2017 

- "Supervising professionals who work with young people: What's going on intra-psychically, inter-personally and in supervision? Nick Luxmoore - Saturday 28 April 2018

- “Making Best Use of Supervision” – 12th of February 2019 with Steve Page.- 

Some of supervisory clinical practises that i hold are my current post as: Bedford Hospital - Bedford Carers Lounge Supervisor (group), since April 2017.

I have also worked for Mind BLMK for over 1 year as a clinical supervisor - individually and group (untill the contract ended). 

While being my Supervisee, you will find: vast experience and knowledge; genuine warmth and high level of confidentiality.

Look forward to hearing from you!

Thanks,