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Christiane Alfred, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 3 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English, Shona
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsSelf esteem Depression Coping with life changes

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Christiane Alfred helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or family strain. She greets each person with calm and straightforward care. Her aim is to make it easier to talk about hard things and to find small, useful steps forward.

Christiane has three years of counselling and psychotherapy experience in the United Kingdom. She supports adults and young people aged 16 and above with issues such as low self-esteem, depression and parenting concerns.

Background and approach

She also works with relationship and career worries, anger and the challenge of major life changes. In session she keeps things simple and person-focused. Christiane uses a blend of client-centred listening, cognitive behavioural ideas and psychodynamic thinking to understand patterns that keep people stuck.

Conversations are practical and aimed at immediate relief as well as longer-term insights. She also offers help for more specific areas like adoption and foster care, attachment difficulties, body image, caregiver stress, isolation and family of origin problems. These areas are woven into sessions alongside broader concerns when they are relevant.

Christiane works in English and Shona and accepts international clients. She invites people to begin by describing what feels most pressing, then they shape goals and the pace together. Taking the first step can feel hard, and she focuses on straightforward support to make that step easier.

How Christiane's approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person without judgement. It helps people feel heard and build confidence to find their own solutions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviours keep problems going and teaches clear steps to change them, which suits anxiety, low mood and stress. Psychodynamic Therapy pays attention to repeated patterns and early relationships that shape how someone responds now, useful for long-standing relationship and attachment issues.

Choosing an approach is part of the work. Christiane will discuss options and try different ways so the client finds what fits best. She works collaboratively, matching methods to the person's needs, goals and pace rather than using a single fixed model.

Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video helps when visual connection matters, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat or messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These formats give flexibility for people balancing work, study or family commitments and make it simpler to keep therapy consistent over time.

What kinds of problems does Christiane help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression and family problems, plus concerns such as parenting, self-esteem, anger and career worries.

What is her general approach to therapy?

Her style blends client-centred listening with cognitive behavioural techniques and psychodynamic thinking to combine practical tools with understanding patterns.

How much experience does she have?

Christiane has three years of counselling and psychotherapy experience working in the United Kingdom.

What professional credentials does she hold and where is she based?

She holds BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are offered for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Shona.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.

How are fees handled?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
Family conflicts
Self esteem

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Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 3 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English, Shona

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Christiane Alfred, BACP

Background and approach

How Christiane's approaches work online

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety