Elizabeth Hicks (COSRT)

Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2
07402763521 elizabethhickstherapy.co.uk Click here to Email me

Profile

Are you frustrated with the way you and your partner (or family) communicate together? Do you find it hard to talk about sex? Or, would you like to take some time to explore your own feelings and responses in life? I am an approachable and experienced Family & Relationship Counsellor, and Psychosexual Therapist. I can help you to navigate through some of these personal issues that are sometimes difficult to talk about with friends and family. I am also a fully qualified Sex Addiction Specialist.

I have a warm and friendly manner and offer a safe, confidential and non-judgemental service. I am a member of The College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists (COSRT) and BACP, and am bound by their codes of ethics and principles of good practice. I am trained in systemic, psychodynamic and CBT approaches. I have a private practice in Lincoln with disability access.

Individual & Couple Counselling & Family Therapy
I work with individuals, couples (couple counselling) and families (family therapy), with a wide range of issues such as:
communication difficulties (within the couple relationship & the wider family); trust & jealousy issues; effects of past relationships; adapting to change; low self esteem & confidence issues; parenting challenges; stress & anxiety; depression; work difficulties; the impact of addiction; grief & loss; affairs; and coming to terms with the ending of a relationship.

Psychosexual Therapy
Psychosexual Therapy focuses on sexual and intimacy issues in your relationship and on an individual basis.
These issues may include:
-vaginismus (the involuntary tightening of the vagina)
-loss of interest in sex and arousal difficulties
-difficulty in achieving orgasm
-painful sex
-erectile difficulties
-premature and delayed ejaculation
-sex, love & porn addiction
-reintroducing sex and intimacy after a period of not being sexual
Other issues which may impact your sexual relationship such as: the menopause; chronic illness or disability; sexuality issues; gender issues; sex after IVF; sexual trauma and childhood sexual abuse.

Sex Addiction & Compulsive Behaviours
Do you or your partner feel your use of internet pornography; masturbation; cyber-sex or chat rooms, has become excessive, preoccupying or no longer acceptable? Are your online or sexual behaviours impacting your sense of self, your relationship, family or work life? I am a member of The Association of the Treatment of Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity (ATSAC) and can help you to explore these issues to gain a better understanding of your behaviour, support with change, and increase your overall sense of well-being.

Working Together
We can together, explore your individual or sexual and relationship issues in a sensitive, but productive way. The therapy process can help to try to make sense of what's gone before; rebuild confidence and self esteem, achieve a more effective way of communicating and establish resilience for the future. Clients often say that it is helpful to have a place to take time for themselves, and to reflect on their own needs.

I offer both long and short term counselling and therapy and together we will explore during an intial assessment, which is the most beneficial for your situation.

You are welcome to ring, text or email me to discuss making an initial appointment, or to help you to decide whether you feel my services are appropriate for you.

Training, Qualifications & Experience

University Advanced Diploma in Couple Counselling (Relate Institute)
Advanced Certificate in Systemic Practice with Families and Couples (Institute of Family Therapy)
Post Graduate Diploma in Psychosexual Therapy (Relate Institute)
Professional Certificate in the Treatment of Sexual Addiction and Compulsive Behaviours (ATSAC)

CPD:
-Pyschosexual therapy in a sexualised culture
-How to treat painful sex
-Sexual violence and the impact on the victim
-Counselling children
-Adult Survivors of sexual abuse
-Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
-Supporting Parents of Children with additional needs
-Domestic violence & abuse: individual structured interviews
-Domestic violence & abuse: assessment & interventions
-Understanding self-harm
-Mental Health & the impact on couples
-Impact of children living in a sexualised culture
-Transgender Issues

Areas of counselling I deal with

• Abuse
• Addiction(s)
• Affairs and Betrayals
• Anxiety
• Asperger's Syndrome
• Bereavement
• Child Related Issues
• Couples Counselling
• Depression
• Disabilities
• Emotional Abuse
• Family Issues
• Gender Identity
• Generalised Anxiety
• Internet Addiction
• Low Self-Confidence
• Low Self-Esteem
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Physical Abuse
• Pre-nuptial Counselling
• Pregnancy and Childbirth
• Psychosexual Therapy
• Relationship Issues
• Separation and Divorce
• Sexual Abuse
• Sexual Issues
• Sexuality
• Spirituality
• Stress
• Trauma
• Work Related Issues

Therapies Offered

• Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies
  - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

• Psychoanalytical and Psychodynamic
  - Psychodynamic Therapy

• Other Therapies
  - Integrative
  - Family/Systemic Therapy

Fees

Sessions are for up to 50 minutes at a cost of £50 (individual, couple or family).

Initial Appointment £40

Individual History Taking Appointments (after Initial Appointment- if needed) charged at a rate of £75 for up to 1 hour 30 minutes. 

1 hour 30 minutes couple sessions which are charged at £80, are also available.

Skype sessions, can be available if appropriate.

Payment is accepted in cash or by cheque

Sessions are usually weekly or fortnightly.

Further Information

• Online, email or telephone counselling available