Counsellor profile
Christiane Alfred, BACP
BACP counsellor - Family and parenting support
Continue with ChristianeAbout
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Supports parents and carers
About Christiane
Christiane Alfred is a BACP counsellor working in the United Kingdom with three years of counselling and psychotherapy experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression and the everyday strain of parenting. She supports adults and teenagers aged 16 and over who are looking for clearer thinking and steadier days.
Christiane focuses on practical conversations about family relationships. She helps clients talk through family conflict, parenthood concerns, communication problems and fatherhood issues. She also works with people facing life changes, career questions, low self-esteem and feelings of isolation.
Her way of working draws on client-centred practice alongside cognitive behavioural techniques and psychodynamic ideas. That means sessions can include listening and reflection, looking at thought patterns, and noticing past relationship themes that affect today.
Sessions are straightforward and aimed at small steps people can try between appointments. She may use short exercises for coping with anxiety, or help plan clearer ways to raise issues with a family member or child. The focus is on what is useful now rather than labels.
Christiane speaks English and Shona, and she accepts international clients. Before booking, readers should confirm the current session options and timings. To start, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange an initial session.
How sessions work
How her approaches shape online work
Client-Centred Therapy is about listening and helping a person find their own answers. The counsellor follows what matters most to the client and offers reflection and support for decisions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at thought patterns and behaviours that keep problems going. It uses simple exercises and practical strategies to reduce anxiety and improve mood.Choosing an approach is part of the work together. Christiane will discuss goals and preferences and help decide whether listening-based conversation, CBT techniques or looking at past relationship themes is the best fit. That choice can change as the work evolves and will be agreed in collaboration.
Practical benefits of online sessions include fitting appointments into a busy week and making it easier to attend from different locations. Online work can allow shorter check-ins or sessions that suit a break at work and it can reduce travel time. The biography does not specify which session formats are used here, so confirm the available options before booking. Registered or accredited professionals, including counsellors, commonly use online sessions to make therapy more manageable alongside everyday life.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Shona
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Which family and parenting concerns does she address?
She works with family conflict, parenting issues, fatherhood concerns and family of origin problems. She also helps with communication problems and caregiver stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a client-centred approach along with cognitive behavioural and psychodynamic ideas. Sessions combine listening, practical strategies and reflection on past relationship patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years of counselling and psychotherapy experience in the United Kingdom. That background includes work with stress, anxiety and depression.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and Shona. She does accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
The biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options with the service before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions are paid through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule your first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.