Richard Evans-Lacey MEng (Oxon), UKCP
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020 7377 1918
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Profile
Hi, my name is Richard. I am a UKCP registered Neuro-Linguistic Psychotherapist. I have been practicing as a professional therapist since 2002 and over that time have clocked up in the region of 2500 supervised therapy hours.
Psychic plumbing is a potent metaphor for the networks of relationships that shape our lives. The pipes are the connections between us and others: us and our ancestors, friends, and lovers; us and ourselves; us and the world, us and life. The water in the pipes is the flow of ideas, emotion and energy exchanged between us. When our psychic plumbing is straight enough, wide enough and well connected our communications are direct and clear, our relationships are healthy, we have plenty of energy, and we are in the flow of life.
Unfortunately life experiences have damaged most people’s plumbing. We tie ourselves in knots by deciding things like ‘I’m not like my mum / dad’, ‘I don’t care’, ‘I’m not good enough’, ‘this can’t be happening’, etc. These mental and emotional blocks stop cause pressure to develop, the pressure causes stress, and stress leads to leaks. Rather than allow these leaks to flood our awareness and overwhelm us with emotion we plug them with improvised coping strategies. These can include distancing ourselves from our family, maintaining needy relationships, keeping ourselves busy, avoiding conflict, seeking approval, or becoming anxious, addicted, detached, depressed, ill, etc, etc. Today’s coping strategy becomes tomorrow’s problem.
Eventually we realise that it is time to call in a plumber and get things sorted out properly.
You are the expert in you. The questions I ask will help you to discover yourself and release your potential. In metaphorical terms I will help you to come back to yourself by reconciling and re-uniting those parts that have become separate (e.g. emotional baggage, blocks, shields, bubbles, walls, lost children, lost hope, critics and observers). I will also help you let go of anything that doesn't belong to or serve you (e.g. other people's emotions, beliefs, disapproval and responsibility; unwanted attachments; black clouds; heavy weights; and other assorted 'weird' stuff).
Every session is different but may well include some modelling ("And whereabouts in your stomach is that knot?", "And when you see a bird, then what happens?); dialoguing ("And if Fred was here now ... what would you like to be able to say to him?"); time line work ("Imagine floating way up above your life ... and back to the first time that it ever happened ..."); spatial work ("Move to a space in the room that knows about ..."); visualisation ("And if you were to imagine being there now ..."); technique learning (such as 'ha' breathing, meridian tapping or peripheral vision); or even some time spent resting in 'nothing'.
As we work together our sessions tend to find their own natural flow. I make much use of my intuition (ideas from a higher place) and empathy (feeling your feelings). It is not unusual for clients to have some deep emotional release / spiritual experiences.
Training, Qualifications & Experience
My personal style draws from a variety of different influences. In addition to my wider reading and exploration I have the following recognised qualifications, training and memberships:
- UKCP registered Neuro-Linguistic Psychotherapist
- Postgraduate Diploma in Neuro-Linguistic Psychotherapy (NLPt)
- Double certified Master Practitioner of NLP (classical and emergent)
- Time Line Therapy trained to master level
- Hypnosis trained to master level
- Specialist in metaphor therapy and ancestral healing
Areas of counselling I deal with
- Abortion
- Abuse
- Addiction(s)
- Adoption Issues
- Affairs and Betrayals
- Anger Management
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Antisocial Personality Disorder
- Anxiety
- Avoidant Personality Disorder
- Bereavement
- Binge Eating Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder/Manic Depression
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Bullying
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME
- Couples Counselling
- Dependent Personality Disorder
- Depression
- Domestic Violence
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Abuse
- Gambling
- Generalised Anxiety
- Histrionic Personality Disorder
- HIV/AIDS
- Infertility
- Internet Addiction
- Low Self-Confidence
- Low Self-Esteem
- Narcissistic Personality Disorder
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
- Panic Disorder
- Personality Disorders
- Phobias
- Physical Abuse
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Postnatal Depression
- Pre-nuptial Counselling
- Psychosexual Therapy
- Relationship Issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Self Harm
- Separation and Divorce
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Issues
- Sexuality
- Smoking
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Trauma
- Work Related Issues
Therapies Offered
- Other Therapies - Integrative
Fees
The session rate depends on the day of the week and the time your session starts (other therapists often offer sessions lasting a 50 minute ‘hour’ so I include this for ease of comparison):
- Weekday up to 3.30pm: £80 for 1.5 hours (equivalent to £44 per 50 minutes)
- Weekday after 3.30pm: £95 for 1.5 hours (equivalent to £53 per 50 minutes)
- Weekend any time: £120 for 1.5 hours (equivalent to £67 per 50 minutes)
In addition to this I keep a £80 fully refundable deposit from all my clients to insure me against late cancellations.
For clients who are ready to commit to a series of sessions I offer blocks of sessions for a discounted price:
- 12 offpeak weekday sessions: £880 (one session free)
- 12 anytime weekday sessions: £1045 (one session free)
Further Information
For a video introduction to my work please see:
- Online, email or telephone counselling available
- Also registered with Hypnotherapy Directory
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