Alex Nikiteas
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This professional is available for new clients.
About me
I offer psychodynamic psychotherapy & counselling in Brighton & Hove, and am an accredited member of the British Psychoanalytic Council.
People come to therapy for all sorts of issues, some of which have been going on for years and others because of a recent trauma. Whatever you may be experiencing, my aim is to help you better understand the situation you find yourself in, and provide a safe, non-judgemental, confidential space for you to explore what has brought you to therapy.
Psychotherapy addresses the person as a whole. It is an open exploration of your thoughts and feelings, which leads into an uncovering of the unconscious factors that lie behind your difficulties, therefore, allowing you to develop the agency to make necessary changes. Psychotherapy is a deeper way of working, which enables you to safely process emotions that may have been experienced as unbearable, as well as providing the support for learning about our whole selves at depth, freeing up our mind to address our situation more honestly and effectively. A sense of feeling more focused and in control of your life, along with improved inner resilience and self-belief, and improved emotional stability, are key benefits I hope you’ll enjoy.
I offer flexible session times between 8am and 9pm, Monday to Friday.
The Setting
I have a private consulting room at Brighton Consulting Rooms by Preston Park Station.
I am also able to provide therapy at a clinic in Hove on The Drive, as well as in Kemptown on Eastern Road.
I am also able to offer therapy online.
Fees
Initial consultation £60
50 minute therapy £60
I offer a free 15 minute telephone consultation to answer any questions you might have and to discuss what you would like to explore in therapy. If agreed, we will then meet for our initial consultation to discuss your issues in more depth as well as give you the chance to meet me and experience how I work.
Training, qualifications & experience
I hold an MSc in Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy from Birkbeck University, London, as well as a Diploma in Counselling Psychology. I am a member of the BPC & BACP.
I have extensive experience of working with clients from different backgrounds, with a range of emotional difficulties including, anxiety, depression, loss and trauma.
Member organisations
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
The British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) is a professional association, representing the profession of psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
The organisation is itself made up of fourteen member organisations and BPC accredits the trainings of its member organisations. An individual who qualifies from one of these trainings is then eligible for entry into the BPC's register.
BPC registrants are governed by a code of ethics, a policy of continuing professional development, a statement on confidentiality and a complaints procedure. The BPC is a Member Society of the European Federation for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in the Public Sector (EFPP). Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred).
Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision.
Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training.
All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
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Fees
£60.00 per session
Additional information
I offer a free 15 minute telephone consultation to answer any questions you might have and to discuss what you would like to explore in therapy. If agreed, we will then meet for our initial consultation to discuss your issues in more depth as well as give you the chance to meet me and experience how I work.
Initial consultation £60
50 minute therapy session £60
When I work
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I offer flexible session times between 8am and 9pm, Monday to Friday.
We will meet at my private consulting room in Brighton or at a clinic in Hove or Kemptown.
Further information
If you are a shift worker, we can discuss availability prior to starting.
Please note, I do not offer crisis support.
