Alexander Gray
Psychotherapist
Professional Experience
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专业经历
Alexander is a trained integrative psychotherapist and experienced Recovery Manager with a background in child, adolescent, adult, and family therapy. His practice draws on a transpersonal approach that supports the mind, body, and emotional self – offering structured, compassionate care across life stages and identities.
Before moving into mental health, Alexander spent 15 years in communications and business development within the travel and tourism sector. This experience, combined with his own personal journey, informs his commitment to restoring connection – within families, communities, and the individual. His work is shaped by traditional values, with a belief in the importance of emotional integrity and relational repair.
Alexander specialises in autism, boarding school syndrome, men’s mental health, and psychosexual wellbeing. Drawing on his own experience as a former boarder, he brings nuance and insight to issues around identity, belonging, and purpose – particularly for men navigating complex emotional landscapes. His training as a clinical sexologist further supports individuals exploring gender, sexual function, relationship dynamics, and identity.
He has worked extensively in school and family settings, offering one-to-one therapy, group sessions, and psychoeducational workshops. His style is grounded, thoughtful, and client-centred – offering a stabilising presence in times of uncertainty.
Outside of his therapeutic work, Alexander enjoys military history, rugby, tennis, swimming, and singing. He finds balance in nature and values time with his family.
Alexander Gray is an integrative psychotherapist at Harbor who works with children, adolescents, adults and families. He works with anxiety, depression, self-esteem, relationships and addiction, as well as questions of identity and purpose. He is also an experienced Recovery Manager.
Having trained as a clinical sexologist, he also works with psychosexual concerns, including gender and identity, sexual function, LGBTQIA+ issues and relationship diversity, such as open or polyamorous relationships.
Before moving into psychotherapy, Alexander spent 15 years in communications and business development in the travel and tourism industry.
Professional Background & Qualifications
Alexander holds a BSc (Hons) in Psychology with Sport Science from Northumbria University, Newcastle.
He then trained at the Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy Education (CCPE) in Paddington, completing a Certificate in the Foundations of Counselling and Psychotherapy, an MA in Transpersonal Child, Adolescent and Family Therapy and a Diploma in Sandplay Therapy.
Alexander is registered with the UK Council for Psychotherapy.
He has also trained as a clinical sexologist.
Professional Experience
Alexander has worked as a mental health clinician in schools, offering therapy to children and families, and running consultations and workshops to help parents and staff understand mental health.
He has particular experience in autism and in boarding school syndrome, the lasting emotional effects some people experience after being sent away to school at a young age. Having been a boarder himself, he understands this from the inside as well as through his training.
With adult clients, he has a particular interest in men’s mental health.
Approach to Care
Alexander’s approach is integrative and transpersonal. He views a person’s difficulties in the context of their relationships, life stage and broader sense of meaning and purpose.
He adapts his work to each client’s age and situation, working one-to-one, with families or in groups as needed.
With children, he may use sandplay therapy, in which a client builds scenes in a tray of sand with small figures to express feelings that are hard to put into words.
Education
- MA in Transpersonal Child, Adolescent and Family Therapy, Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy Education (CCPE)
- BSc (Hons) in Psychology with Sport Science, Northumbria University, Newcastle
- Diploma in Sandplay Therapy, CCPE
- Certificate in the Foundations of Counselling and Psychotherapy, CCPE
Professional Registrations & Memberships
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Registered Psychotherapist, UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP No. 2011165940)
Certifications & Training
- Clinical Sexology Training
Areas of Expertise
- Integrative and transpersonal psychotherapy
- Child, adolescent and family therapy
- Anxiety and depression
- Self-esteem, identity and purpose
- Relationship difficulties
- Addiction and recovery support
- Psychosexual concerns and sexual function
- LGBTQIA+ issues and relationship diversity
- Autism and boarding school syndrome
- Men’s mental health
- Sandplay therapy
Languages Spoken
- English
