Dr Natasha Czerwinski-Alley

About Natasha

Hello! My name is Dr Natasha Czerwinski-Alley. Before working for the NHS, I worked with children and young people in mainstream and specialist schools and colleges.

After leaving the education sector, I completed my Postgraduate Diploma in Children and Young People’s Psychological Wellbeing Practice alongside a placement in a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS). Following this qualification, I supported the development of a local Mental Health Support Team in Schools as a Primary Mental Health Worker, before going on to complete my Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.

Over the years, I have worked with people across the lifespan, from children to adults and older adults aged 65 and above. My experience includes supporting people with a variety of difficulties across inpatient, outpatient, forensic and community settings.

Alongside my work at Evolving Families, I work in an NHS learning disability service. This has strengthened my interest in supporting people with behaviours of concern, or behaviours that others may find difficult to understand.

I am particularly interested in exploring these behaviours through an attachment-informed and trauma-informed perspective, considering the person’s experiences, relationships, communication and environment. I also enjoy working alongside care-home teams to develop a shared understanding and practical ways of supporting the person.

I am passionate about supporting people’s mental health and wellbeing and exploring the “systems” around them. This means seeing the person as part of a wider network of relationships and experiences—with family, friends, peers, teachers and colleagues, and at home, school or work. I am interested in understanding this context and how it may influence how someone feels or interacts with others.

My therapeutic approach is integrative. This means I take a holistic and person-centred stance so that we can think together about what you might need and which approach fits best. Sometimes, this involves drawing on ideas from different therapies, such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT).

I aim to create a safe and supportive space to explore difficulties or challenges you may be facing, whether personally, as a professional or as a family member caring for someone else. I draw on a strengths-based approach and work collaboratively to build an understanding of what might be happening. This helps inform the work we might do together.

I enjoy working creatively to ensure that therapy is accessible and easy to understand. This might involve talking, drawing, modelling, play or a combination, depending on who you are and the goals you want to work towards.