Alejandra HAYES

Ages served

Ages 3–17

Therapy approaches

• Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT)
• Sandtray / Sandplay Therapy
• Person-Centred Therapy

Who I help

Child-Centred Sydney is a specialist counselling service for children aged 3 to 10, adolescent girls and parents. Based in North Narrabeen, Sydney.

This service can help children who are struggling with social, emotional or behavioural difficulties that affect their wellbeing or ability to learn and grow optimally.

While children engage in therapy individually, caregiver involvement is a crucial part of a child’s treatment. For that reason, review meetings are held every five child sessions to discuss progress with caregivers.

Parent support sessions are also available for families who would like to consult with a specialist, and their child is not in therapy. Typically, this service involves three to four consultation sessions over a six-week period.

Frequent concerns

Common childhood problems (e.g. behavioural issues; emotional dysregulation; poor social skills; bullying and low self-esteem).

Anxiety, stress and low mood.

Trauma (e.g. medical, relational or developmental).

Grief and loss, including parent separation and family breakdown.

Communication difficulties (e.g. expressing thoughts, feelings and emotions).

Adjustment to life events (e.g. parent separation; birth of sibling or starting school).