Alexandre Gieseke

I have a proven track record and have gained over 26years’ experience dealing with children, young people and adults with learning/behavioral difficulties, physical/emotional/sexual abuse or previous history of substance misuse, autism and trauma. These have been in several different settings, such as: schools, residential care homes, foster homes, security units, NHS hospitals, together with Local Authorities (Councils), privately clinic and throughout my jobs career – paid and as a volunteer. These decades of clinical work have been on the format of: individual, couple, group, family therapy sessions – face to face and via Skype. 

I am bilingual and have been offering therapy sessions throughout these time in both languages: English and Portuguese. 

I have extensive knowledge about the Humanistic and Systemic approach and I am comfortable in using other modalities, as such: 12 Steps, DBT, CBT, Psychodynamic, Trauma based interventions.

- Over 19 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,