See his statement here:

• 7th May 2008: –>PJ Files

Alan Pike who works for the →Centre for Crisis Psychology, was hired by Mark Warner and flew out on the 4th May 2007 to assist the McCann couple.

See: –> Telegraph & Argus

According to his →Linkedin profile Alan Pike gained a BA (Hons) Social Science, Psychology from Manchester Metropolitan University (which at the time was a Polytechnic) - 1986-1989. From 1999 to 2004 he worked as a Child Protection Social Worker in South Manchester local authority. In 2004 he joined the Centre for Crisis Psychology as a trauma Consultant. Alan Pike states having worked as a Clinical Consultant for the Centre for Crisis Psychology from 2004 - 2005. However, it is not known, whether he has any clinical qualifications.

Alan Pike is often referred to as a psychologist but he does not have qualifications as a Psychologist. Curiously, there is no record of Alan Pike being registered as a Social Worker on →Health & Care Professionals Council or on →British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy

On 19th September 2013 Alan Pike acted as a witness for the McCanns in the Libel Trial 'McCanns vs. Amaral'.

The Centre for Crisis Psychology is linked to the →Missingpeople.org with Kate McCann as an ambassador. There is seemingly also some linkage of CCP/A.Pike to Richard Branson.

see his →Twitter account