The Mind Pathway
Your mind has been shaped by both your life experiences and an evolutionary history designed to keep you safe. The way you think, feel, and respond to stress is adaptive, and often protective.
The Mind Pathway supports you to develop awareness of patterns of thinking and emotion, and to relate to them with courage, curiosity, and compassion, especially during times of stress or difficulty.
Who is this for?
.........you might recognise yourself
You may:
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Experience anxiety or persistent worry
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Notice a strong inner critic
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Feel mentally overwhelmed or stuck in chronic stress patterns
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Struggle with confidence or a sense of never being good enough
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Experience emotional sensitivity or feel flooded by emotions
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Find yourself caught in repetitive thought loops
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Are interested in understanding yourself more deeply
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Want a more integrated approach to mind-body health
“We live in a world that can stimulate threat, competition and self-criticism. Compassion helps us create the courage and wisdom to care for ourselves and others.” Professor Paul Gilbert
What to expect:
My approach is collaborative, experiential and draws on a range of therapeutic tools to help build insight and cultivate compassion, so you can relate differently to difficulties and feel more aligned with your values.
We begin by developing a shared understanding of what feels most important to focus on, and shaping the next steps together.
This may include:
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Learning about how our mind has evolved, especially in relation to threat, emotion regulation, and compassion
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Experiential exercises to change physiology to gain new perspectives - preparing the body to support the mind.
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Guided reflection and imagery
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Compassion-focused chair work to understand the multi-mind.
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Skills training in mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation and effective communication
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Practical ways to integrate awareness and compassion into daily life
Session Information
Introductory call with Alex
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free 20 minute exploratory call to discuss needs
Initial Session
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90 minute session
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£90
Sessions
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60 minute sessions
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£70
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Block book 4 sessions - £260
To book contact us by email:
What is Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)?
Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), developed by Professor Paul Gilbert, is a therapeutic approach grounded in evolutionary psychology, neuroscience, and an understanding of human emotion systems. It recognises that many difficulties, such as anxiety, shame, and self-criticism are understandable patterns shaped by our biology and lived experience.
CFT helps us understand these patterns and build the capacity to respond to them with wisdom, curiosity, and care. Compassion is not about being passive or self-indulgent. It is an active, courageous stance that helps us meet difficulty differently.
The aim is not to “fix” your mind, but to understand it more deeply, creating space for steadiness, flexibility, and self-compassion in everyday life.
