Christiane Alfred, BACP

Christiane Alfred welcomes people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed or unsure about the next step. She helps with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, parenting strains and the kinds of changes that often come in midlife. Her straightforward approach aims to make it easier to talk about difficult feelings and practical problems.

Christiane uses a mix of ways to work, choosing what fits each person. She draws on Client-Centred Therapy to create a calm space where people shape their own goals. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to look at thoughts and habits that keep problems going. She also brings in Psychodynamic ideas to help uncover patterns rooted in past relationships.

Christiane has three years of counselling and psychotherapy experience in the United Kingdom and holds BACP. She supports people aged 16 and over and sees adults at different life stages. Her work includes family-related issues, parenting and wider concerns such as career doubts, life purpose and relationship questions.

Sessions focus on what matters most to each person. Conversations are plain and direct, with practical steps where helpful. Christiane encourages people to try small changes between sessions and to reflect on what works for them.

She also has experience with adoption and foster care matters, attachment issues and caregiver stress. She can work in English and Shona, and accepts international clients, so people can connect from different places to begin making changes.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on understanding each person without judgement and following their lead; it helps when someone needs space to sort out feelings and set their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and actions and is useful for anxiety, low mood and stress by teaching practical ways to shift unhelpful patterns. Psychodynamic ideas help identify repeating relationship patterns that may have started earlier in life and can deepen self-understanding.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Christiane will listen to what matters most and suggest ways of working that match a person's needs and goals. This is a collaborative process and the plan can change as progress is made.

Online therapy can make fitting sessions into a busy life easier, for example by saving travel time or making it simpler to join from different locations. Because session formats are not specified in the biography, please confirm current session options before booking. The therapist and client can then agree practical arrangements that suit schedules, whether shorter check-ins or longer weekly sessions, and decide how to best use each appointment to support ongoing change.