Alice Child
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About me
Hello, I’m Alice, a compassionate, curious, and non-judgemental psychotherapist. I help people explore and overcome the difficulties stopping them from enjoying rewarding lives and fulfilling relationships.
I passionately believe in the possibility of change, and, that given enough time and space, everyone can enjoy a richer, happier life. Sometimes you just need the help of a therapist to find your way there.
I know choosing a therapist to share your feelings with takes a leap of faith. Trust your instincts, and if you feel I could be a good fit, please get in touch to arrange an initial session, where you can ask me any questions.
How I can help you
I am experienced in supporting clients to:
- Process difficult and traumatic experiences, including sexual and childhood trauma
- Build resilience and self-esteem to better manage depression, anxiety, and panic
- Develop greater self-awareness to reduce repeated distressing or unhelpful behaviours
- Clarify feelings about neurodiversity to navigate the world with greater confidence
- Explore gender or sexual identities to feel more comfortable in themselves and in relationships
- Understand behaviour and thought patterns to improve relationship difficulties
- Examine who they are, where they are in life, how they got there, and where they’d like to be.
However you’re feeling, and whatever has happened to you, I can help by:
- Listening with curiosity, compassion, and no judgement
- Taking you, and your difficulties, seriously
- Offering an affirming, supportive space where you can bring all of yourself, however you identify
- Building a trusting relationship with you where we can explore your feelings
- Sensitively developing knowledge of your inner world, including patterns you may be repeating which aren’t helping you.
This can increase your sense of well-being and equip you better for the future, allowing you to move forward with more confidence and self-awareness.
My approach to therapy
I’m kind, empathetic, compassionate, and curious. I’m patient – we’ll go at your pace. I’m supportive – I know examining your feelings can be difficult, so I’ll be alongside you in our work. I’m honest – unlike friends and family, I won’t judge or give advice. Instead, I’ll offer an alternative perspective to untangle and reframe your feelings. As a psychodynamic therapist, I’m interested in your past and present. Childhood experiences create coping mechanisms (often out of your awareness) which impact how you move through the world. Increasing awareness of these patterns allows you to alter thoughts, feelings and behaviours – to fundamentally redefine your relationship with yourself and others and experience life differently.
Practicalities
I offer sessions in-person at One Allan Park Wellbeing Clinic, as well as online. My fee is £60 for 50-minute sessions. Consistency supports change, so I usually meet clients weekly, on the same day, at the same time, on an open-ended basis. If that doesn't work for you (if you work shifts for example), please get in touch so we can discuss how we could work together.
Regardless of what we discuss, how we meet, and for how long, I will hold your story with the greatest care, providing a confidential, private, and caring space, where I hope you can feel safe.
Training, qualifications & experience
I hold a Postgraduate Diploma (Distinction) in Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy from the University of Brighton. This diploma is accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. I also have a degree in Psychology.
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I have a particular interest in depression, sexual trauma, victimisation, family estrangement, and previous experiences of harmful therapy.
Prior to training as a therapist, I worked in secure settings and the legal profession, therefore I have specific experience in understanding the pressures and traumatic issues faced by people with experience of the criminal justice system, whatever form that might take.
Therapies offered
Fees
£70.00 per session
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