Strangers & Friends

You don't need
a therapist.
You need to be heard.

A real human. Undivided attention.
No agenda, no judgement, no shared circles.

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Something has built up.

Maybe there was a moment that triggered it. Maybe there wasn't — just the weight of everything, quietly accumulating. You want to talk. Really talk.

Not to someone who'll worry, or judge, or bring their own history to the conversation. Not a professional taking notes. Not a friend who's too close, too busy, or too involved to truly listen.

Just a real human who is completely, unhurriedly present — and makes you feel less alone.

"A safe place outside your life — where everything can be set down, talked through, and left in confidence."

What's said here stays here. No shared circles, no mutual friends, no consequences. You talk. You find your way through. And when you're ready, you walk back into your life — lighter.

Your time, your format.

Outdoors
Walk

Moving, open air. Best for first meetings — nature does half the work of opening up.

In person
Sit-down

A quiet café or park bench. Relaxed, unhurried, low pressure.

Remote
Call

Phone or video. Flexible and private, from wherever you are.

We start on WhatsApp — a brief message, a short intro call — and take it from there. No forms. No clinical intake. Just a conversation.

Simple, transparent pricing.

Introduction
15–20 min call — no commitment
Free
Single session
2 hours Your Time
£300
Block of 3
6 hours Your Time
£800 save £100
Block of 5
10 hours Your Time
£1,250 save £250

Short check-ins and brief messages between sessions are always free. Your Time is for the real conversations.

A
Alex Loban — Founder, S&F

Twenty years of the same thing happening.

People talked to me. Really talked. Their fears, their doubts, the things they couldn't say to anyone else. And somehow, in those conversations, something shifted for them.

I wasn't giving advice. I wasn't fixing anything. I was simply there — listening in a way that made them feel genuinely heard. Not managed. Not redirected. Heard.

They would tell me: "You don't just listen. You actually hear." I took it as a compliment and moved on. Until I realised it was something worth taking seriously.

I've been doing this for twenty years. For free. This is me deciding to do it properly.

It's always here.

Start with a free 15-minute conversation. No commitment, no pressure.

Start the conversation Reach out on WhatsApp — we'll take it from there. Prefer to schedule directly? Choose a time →