Diana Wicks Accredited Play Therapist and EMDR Practitioner
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Hi my name is Di Wicks and I am an accredited play therapist and EMDR trained therapist based in Filey, North Yorkshire. I offer playful evidence-based therapeutic services to children and young people and family members, as well as therapeutic training to professionals who support the carers of children whose behaviour is spilling out and affecting the whole family.
I work with pre-natal mothers, young children, adolescents and parents and I offer one to one sessions, family or sibling groups.
The specialist services I offer are tailored to the individual adult, child and/or young person and their family and can include, Play Therapy, sandplay, attachment focussed dyadic play based on Theraplay® principles and Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP), Filial Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR).
I am on the Approved Provider List for Therapeutic Services (Yorkshire & Humber Adoption Consortium).
I have a fully equipped therapeutic room with a waiting area and parking close by in the middle of town, close to the beach and shops.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have over 17 years experience of working with children, young people and their families who have emotional and behavioural difficulties caused by a wide variety of reasons that include:
Loss and bereavement, domestic abuse, neglect, abuse (physical, emotional, psychological and sexual), PTSD and trauma across a number of settings that include residential care, foster and adoption services, hostel accommodation and home settings.
My qualifications include a Managing Care Cert, BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care, PGDip Social Science, PGDip Play Therapy.
I am an Accredited Play Therapist with Play Therapy UK (PTUK) and a Clinical Supervisor for Play and Creative Arts
I have further training in:
Rewind Therapy
Therapeutic Life Story Work
Filial Therapy,
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR),
Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP)
Theraplay.
Sensory Processing, Trauma and Attachment (SAI)
Jungian Sandplay
Please view my web site for links to the above.
Member organisations
Accredited register membership
Areas of counselling I deal with
- Abuse
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Anxiety
- Asperger's syndrome
- Attachment disorder
- Attachment disorder in children
- Autism
- Behaviour problems
- Bereavement
- Bullying
- Child related issues
- Childhood bereavement
- Childhood bullying
- Depression
- Depression and anxiety in children
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Emotional abuse
- Family issues
- Generalised anxiety disorder
- Loneliness
- Low self-confidence
- Low self-esteem
- Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Panic attacks
- Phobias
- Physical abuse
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Pregnancy and birth
- Relationship problems
- Self-harm
- Separation anxiety
- Sexual abuse
- Stress
- Suicidal thoughts
- Trauma
- Young carers
Fees
My fees vary according to the type of intervention and length of the session agreed upon (1:1, family, play therapy or EMDR etc.) but they range from £50-£70 a session.
The initial telephone consultation is free of charge.
Further information
I am a fully registered PTUK clinician on the PSA Accredited Register for Play Therapy; I have fully enhanced DBS clearance; indemnity insurance and I'm registered with the ICO, and I adhere to the PTUK Ethical System; and work with full clinical supervision.
Maps & Directions
Filey, YO14 9DW
Type of session
| Online counselling: | Yes |
| Telephone counselling: | Yes |
| Face to face counselling: | Yes |
| Home visits: | No |
Practical details
| Sign language: | No |
| Other languages: | None |
Accessibility
| Wheelchair user access: | Yes |
parking and waiting areas available
Availability
Please leave a message, text or email and I will get back to you ASAP. Sessions times and days are arranged to suit both of us.
Types of client
| Children |
| Young people |
| Adults |
| Families |
| Groups |
| Organisations |
| Employee Assistance Programme |
Supervision & training
I am a qualified clinical supervisor for play and creative arts therapy.
| Online supervision: | Yes |
| Telephone supervision: | No |
Skype details
Skype name
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