- Client-centred approach
- Practical CBT tools
- Speaks English and Shona
About Christiane
Christiane Alfred helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, low mood, family tension or parenting strain. She supports teenagers from 16 years and adults who want clearer thinking, steadier confidence and better day-to-day coping. Christiane uses a calm, open way of working to make talking easier for people who feel stuck.
She draws on Client-Centred Therapy to prioritise the client’s perspective and pace. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is used when practical tools and structured steps will help reduce anxiety or lift mood. She also brings psychodynamic ideas into sessions to look at patterns that repeat across relationships and life choices.
With three years of counselling and psychotherapy experience in the United Kingdom, Christiane has supported people with depression, parenting challenges, relationship issues and career worries. She also has experience with adoption and foster care matters, attachment concerns, body image and caregiver stress.
Sessions are offered in English and Shona, and she works with people across national borders as well. Christiane explains the counselling process clearly, helps set realistic goals, and adjusts her approach to each person’s needs.
Her style is straightforward and non-judgemental. She aims to build trust quickly so people can try new ways of thinking and behaving. To begin, clients use the site’s Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before arranging sessions.
How Christiane’s approaches translate online
Christiane uses Client-Centred Therapy to put the person’s perspective first, creating space to talk and be heard without pressure. This approach helps when someone needs time to make sense of feelings or to feel understood before changing behaviours.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, adds practical steps and exercises to manage anxiety, low mood and unhelpful thinking. It often involves identifying patterns and trying small, focused changes between sessions to build new habits.
Psychodynamic ideas are used to notice recurring relationship patterns and early influences that shape current struggles. This can help people understand why some problems keep returning and where new choices are possible.
Finding the right approach is part of the work itself. The therapist and client decide together which methods suit the person’s goals, needs and preferences, and the plan can change as progress is made.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, cut travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people use sessions while living in other countries, matching the fact that international clients are accepted.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Shona
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this counsellor help with?
Christiane supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and life changes, plus relationship and parenting difficulties. She also works with issues such as self-esteem, career worries, anger and family of origin concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is calm and non-judgemental, centred on the client’s experience. She combines a client-centred way of listening with practical CBT techniques and psychodynamic reflection when useful.
What is her background and experience?
She has three years of counselling and psychotherapy experience in the United Kingdom. That work has included supporting people with parenting, adoption and foster care-related matters.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed with BACP and practises from the United Kingdom. The BACP credential is presented as supplied.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Shona.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.