Welcome

Child-Centred Sydney is a specialist counselling service for children aged 3 to 11 and adolescent girls between 12 and 16 years old. Based in North Narrabeen, on the northern beaches of Sydney.

Working from a developmental lens, the practice follows an evidence-based and trauma-informed model with a strong foundation in modern attachment theory and interpersonal neurobiology. 

Founder Alejandra Hayes specialises in child-centred play therapy and person-centred counselling. While her work with teenagers may draw from solution-focused, cognitive behavioural and sand tray therapeutic modalities, her primary clinical approach is rooted in person-centred theory. 

Frequent concerns

• Anxiety, depression, stress and low mood.
• Common childhood problems and concerns (e.g. emotional dysregulation; poor social skills; behavioural issues; bullying and low self-esteem).
• Trauma (e.g. medical, relational or developmental).
• Grief and loss, including parent separation and family breakdown.
• Communication difficulties (e.g. struggling to express thoughts, feelings and emotions).
• Adjustment to life events (e.g. parent separation; birth of sibling; starting school or moving house away from family and friends).

NOTE: Play therapy is a highly effective complementary treatment for neurodiverse children, as they tend to have concurrent emotional problems.

To book a consultation, call (02) 8964 9487. Sessions can also be conducted in Spanish.