Christiane Alfred, BACP

Christiane Alfred offers straightforward support for people juggling stress, family strain and the everyday pressures of life. She works with teenagers from 16 years and adults to talk through anxiety, low mood, parenting worries and problems at home. Her style aims to put people at ease so they can say what they are feeling without judgement.

Christiane uses a mix of ways to help, leaning on person-centred listening, practical thinking tools, and looking at past patterns that affect today. She spends time understanding what matters most to each person before suggesting steps to try. Sessions are a place to untangle difficult feelings and test small changes.

With three years of counselling and psychotherapy experience, Christiane has worked with a range of concerns including self-esteem, motivation and coping with life changes. She also supports people navigating adoption and foster care matters, caregiver stress and issues connected to family of origin.

Her practice covers common relationship difficulties such as communication problems, jealousy and commitment worries. She also helps with anger, feelings of emptiness, and thinking through career and life-purpose questions. Christiane is comfortable working in English and Shona.

Christiane holds BACP, which identifies her as a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She welcomes people who want a calm, practical space to make sense of their thoughts and start taking steps towards change.

How Christiane’s approaches can work for you online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening closely and giving the client space to lead the conversation. It helps people who need a non-judgemental ear to make sense of feelings and decide what matters most to them.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thoughts and habits and tries out practical changes. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and improving day-to-day coping skills by testing simple steps between sessions.

Psychodynamic work pays attention to patterns from past relationships and how they turn up today. It can help when recurring difficulties, such as attachment or family of origin issues, keep affecting current life.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Christiane will review your needs, goals and preferences with you and suggest which way of working to try first. That choice can change as you progress, and she treats it as a conversation rather than a one-time decision.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, for example by removing travel time or allowing sessions during a break from work. It can also allow shorter check-ins when that is helpful, or make sessions possible for people living abroad since international clients are accepted. Because the original biography does not list specific session formats, confirm the options available before booking so arrangements match your schedule.