Dr Alex Haeri – BABCP Accredited CBT Therapist | Sleep, Anxiety & OCD Specialist

Dr Alex Haeri

Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT)

Pronouns - She/Her

✔ BABCP Accredited CBT Therapist
✔ Former GP with medical expertise
✔ Specialist in insomnia (CBT-I), anxiety & OCD
✔ Free 15-minute introductory call

Dr Alex Haeri is a highly experienced, BABCP-accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT) with a unique background as a qualified GP. This dual expertise allows her to deeply understand the connection between physical health, mental wellbeing, and the everyday pressures that can leave you feeling overwhelmed.

Alex specialises in helping people with insomnia and sleep difficulties (CBT-I), alongside a wide range of anxiety-related challenges including OCD, social anxiety, generalised anxiety, and panic. She also supports people experiencing low mood, low self-esteem, and the emotional impact of long-term stress or health concerns.

Sleep is a particular focus in Alex’s work. Using evidence-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), she helps you break cycles of poor sleep, reduce reliance on medication, and rebuild a healthier, more restorative sleep pattern—because better sleep often creates the foundation for improved mental health overall.

Alongside her clinical expertise, Alex brings a flexible and compassionate approach to therapy. She has significant experience supporting neurodivergent people, including those with autism, and adapts her style to ensure therapy feels comfortable, accessible, and genuinely helpful to you.

With her medical background and ongoing interest in women’s health, including hormonal changes across the lifespan, Alex is particularly well placed to support people whose mental health is closely linked to physical or biological factors.

Therapy with Alex is collaborative, practical, and tailored to your individual needs, helping you understand what’s going on, develop effective strategies, and feel more in control of your thoughts, emotions, and daily life.

Areas of Specialism

Anxiety Disorders

• Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

• Social Anxiety

• Panic Attacks

• Health Anxiety

  Obsessive & Related Disorders

• OCD

• Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)

  Sleep

• Insomnia

• Sleep Difficulties (CBT-I)

  Mood & Emotional Wellbeing

• Depression

• Low Self-Esteem

• Self-Harm

  Neurodivergence

• Autism Spectrum (ASD)

  Women’s Mental Health

• Hormonal / Menstrual-related mental health

• Perimenopause & menopause support

• Menstral Problems - With a medical background experience in Gynaecology, Alex has an on-going interest in women’s health issues (pre / peri / and post menopause.)

Therapeutic Approaches & Models

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

• Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)

• Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)

• Mindfulness

• Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Clients Alex can work with

• Adults (18-65 Years)

Professional Training & Accreditations

• MBBCh Medicine, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff - 1999

• MRCGP - 2006

• MBBSc CBT - 2011

• BABCP membership no. - 80496

• GMC registration no. - 4632445

Client testimonials

“I’m very happy with the help I received from Alex, she listens well and gave me good strategies to work on that I’m still using and making slow progress with. I would recommend her to anyone as she’s very knowledgeable and put me at ease so I didn’t feel embarrassed about my issues. Thank you” Anonymous

“Thank you so much Alex - you went above and beyond . I’m extremely grateful” Julie

“Alex is warm, easy to talk to and a great listener. She is very supportive.” Anonymous

Transformative Insights with Alex

“I found the Therapy very beneficicial as Alex was always very clear in her advice and explained the different tools that would be used in the sessions, that i could use to aid my recovery from anxiety and sleeplessness. She was always patient, calm and positive giving me plenty of time to explain my concerns and then plan which tools to practice for the following week. I would highly recommend Alex as someone with many skills and resources that she can pass onto her clients to give them confidence to continue using CBT in their everyday lives.” Ros

Boosting Communication Skills with Alex

“Alex was fantastically helpful and empathetic, I never felt judged during our sessions, and felt listened to and valued. She used really helpful CBT techniques and gave me easy to achieve goals that slowly pushed me to become more confident and happy.” Anonymous

Alex Turns Skeptics into Believers

“Alex quickly put my concerns about starting therapy at ease. She created a supportive environment in which I felt comfortable to share my thoughts and feelings honestly. Each session was tailored to my unique concerns and weekly life experiences which I found meaningful and ultimately, useful.” James

Effective Anxiety Management with Alex

“Alex was very kind, patient, considerate and provided good tools to work with.” Anonymous

Deep Empathy and Connection with Alex

“Alex is a lovely therapist, She listens, is empathetic, remembers details, offers ideas, skills and techniques to try.

She doesn't focus on the time and always finishes off the conversation fully even if that means that we go into extra time. That is great as that means you're not focusing on whether you will cut off mid point once you reach the end of the session.” Anonymous