ALISTAIR
APPLETON
Hello there!
I'm so happy that you've taken a moment to follow your nose and find out more about the face on the telly!
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As well as my TV work on Escape to the Country, House Doctor and Cash in the Attic, I'm also an accredited psychotherapist and meditation teacher living in the beautiful mystical tip of Cornwall, West Penwith.
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Please scroll down and have a nose around...
Compassionate Conversations
Alongside my television work, I have been seeing clients as a long-term psychotherapist since 2008, and I still work as an online therapist in Cornwall.
However, from March 2026, I am also offering mentoring. Rather than long-term therapy which tackles the deep patterns of life, these compassionate conversations are a confidential space for you to share what is uppermost in your life right now and maybe sense a new way forward from what I am able to reflect back.
Find out more below.
Living more calmly...
Following my own advice, I escaped to the country from London in 2013 and now live near Penzance, overlooking Mounts Bay .
I'm an enthusiastic Buddhist meditator, and I've been teaching people how to meditate for more than 20 years!
That passion gave birth to Mindsprings, the organisation I run that explores the uses of therapeutic meditation.
Beating anxiety...
Around 2012, I got ill. After a very stressful breakup, working crazy hours, finishing an intense therapy training and buying and renovating a London home.
At the time I didn't know it was anxiety, but I couldn't sleep, felt constantly tired and worried about everything.
In the last 15 years, I've worked hard to understand and transform my anxiety. And that's one of the things I help other people to overcome too.
Inviting you to stay in touch...
I'm always so happy when people say hello or stop to say how much they like the show on TV.
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So please do drop me a line and tell me how you're getting on, navigating this tricky world and moment in history!
I'm also very happy when people pick up something from my on-screen work and follow a hunch that they might like to know more about me. So I've built a beautiful website to help you stay in touch and join the community of people who meditate with me or who are exploring therapeutic meditation.
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