Counsellor profile
Christiane Alfred, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - Anger and relationships
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- CredentialsBACP
- RegistrationBACP, United Kingdom / 412523
- Experience3 years
- LanguagesEnglish, Shona
- LocationUnited Kingdom
About
- Client-centred work
- Cognitive behavioural
- Psychodynamic insight
About Christiane
Christiane Alfred is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with three years of counselling and psychotherapy experience. She meets people who are wrestling with stress, anxiety, family issues, parenting concerns, low self‑esteem and anger. She works with adults and with teenagers aged 16 and above.
She uses straightforward conversation to help people sort through what is happening for them. Sessions focus on what the person is feeling and thinking, and on practical ways to respond differently when emotions run high. Much of the work looks at patterns in relationships and in day-to-day life that keep problems repeating.
Christiane draws on client-centred principles, which place the person's concerns at the centre of each session. She also integrates cognitive behavioural ideas that aim to identify unhelpful thoughts and test them in real life. Psychodynamic perspectives are used to look at deeper patterns that may come from earlier relationships.
In practice this means talking through recent situations that provoke anger, noticing triggers, and trying small changes to reactions. She also explores how family history, attachment and past experiences shape current responses. Sessions tend to be practical and reflective in turn.
Christiane offers sessions in English and Shona, and she works with people from different countries. Before a first meeting she invites clients to outline their concerns so sessions can focus on immediate problems and on steady, manageable changes over time.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Christiane uses client-centred therapy to keep the person's experience in focus. That means sessions begin with the client's immediate concerns and follow what matters most to them. This approach helps when someone needs to talk through recent moments of anger or stress and prioritise what to work on next.Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) offers practical steps to change how thoughts and behaviours interact. Online work can include setting small experiments to test unhelpful thoughts, building new coping responses, and using short homework tasks between sessions to practise different reactions.
Psychodynamic work in an online setting looks at recurring patterns and how past relationships influence present behaviour. It can help someone understand why certain triggers feel especially powerful and reduce repeating cycles over time.
Deciding which approach to use is collaborative. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and the issues that matter most, and then agree a plan that may mix methods. This helps keep sessions focused and relevant to daily life.
Session formats are not listed here, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and tasks so they work in remote sessions as well as face-to-face.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Shona
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Which concerns does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, self‑esteem, family and parenting issues, relationship difficulties, anger and career concerns.
What is her approach in sessions?
She combines client-centred listening with cognitive behavioural tasks and psychodynamic reflection to address both immediate reactions and longer-standing patterns.
How much experience does she have?
Christiane has three years of counselling and psychotherapy experience working with teenagers from 16 and adults.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I don’t speak English?
Sessions are offered in English and Shona.
Does she accept clients outside the UK?
She accepts international clients; confirm time zones and scheduling when booking.
How are sessions arranged and what formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are set by the therapist and may vary.
How does the cost and subscription work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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 unsafe, use the crisis numbers.