About

Supporting families through challenging times is both an honour and a serious responsibility. As a child-centred practitioner, I hold children’s rights and well-being at the centre of all clinical decisions.

While I work with children individually, caregiver involvement is a crucial part of a child’s treatment. Therefore, every 4 or 5 client sessions, I meet with caregivers to discuss progress. These sessions are less frequent with teenagers, but caregivers are still updated on progress.

My vision: A child-centred society that values and respects children’s rights.

In adolescent sessions, ​I aim to create a safe, non-judgmental and nurturing space where clients can comfortably explore issues, process experiences, heal through connection, learn new skills, and grow into their best selves. Significantly, research shows that the client-clinician relationship is the most important predictor of positive treatment outcomes, regardless of the approach.

As well as individual supervision and professional development, I attend regular group supervision with colleagues at the Family Psychology Practice. I am also a member of the CCPT Collective, an international community of play therapists with the goal of advancing the child-centred model.

 

 

 

 

Alejandra Hayes

Play Therapist & Adolescent Counsellor

PACFA Reg Certified Practising 29750

APTA Associate Member 20190226