Lizzy Wicks
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About me
I am an experienced counsellor with 24 years experience working with individuals and couples . I work in an integrative style, focussing on humanistic models, such as Person Centred Therapyand use methods such as CBT methods for behavioural changes and also integrating methods such
as EFT, mindfulness, breathing techniques to help manage stress and anxiety. I amexperienced in delivering psycho-education to help with stress, anxiety, depression, loss, grief, shame and anger management.
Over the last few years my interest has developed in the direction of attachments and trauma including pre verbal trauma. I am interested in Attachment Disorder and have worked with clients who have experienced difficult childhoods including adoption. I help clients to process their depression, anger and grief arising from childhood issues and reflect on their attachment patterns that affect their current relationships. Childhood trauma and poor attachment patterns are repeated in adult relationships and therapy can help to disentangle past and present.
Within my practice I am trained to work with Eating Disorders such as Binge Eating,Bulimia, Obesity and Anorexia.
I provide therapy for addiction issues as well as post treatment support for individuals following twelve step programmes.
Life coaching for individuals who are inexperienced in managing life stresses and problematic situations in their private and working lives.
I have a private practice in Weybridge to work with individuals and couples. I currently offer face to face sessions but also happy to do Skype/FaceTime or Zoom sessions.
I also work with individuals in Europe and the US. An initial breakthrough week can take place in your own home, or a place of your choice - to establish a therapeutic relationship and identify issues and source coping techniques, (this can be extended to 10 days or longer if required). I can then travel to your home town on a weekly basis to continue the therapy with weekly/monthly follow up sessions and additional Skype/Facetime calls. Rates vary - please contact me to discuss costs.
Training, qualifications & experience
I initially trained at the University of Surrey and gained a Diploma in Person Centered Counselling in 2002. I then returned to full time study in 2004 gaining an Honours Degree in Psychology in 2007. I am a member of the BACP, BPS and FDAP and I am currently completing a Master Practitioner in Eating Disorders and Obesity and have a certificate in Nutritional Interventions.
I have also undertaken many hours of professional development in many different areas:
Priory Hospital, Roehampton - CBT and Reality Therapy, 12 Step Addiction Treatment Programme
Treatment of Eating Disorders, Half Life of Anorexia Nervosa, Connections between the use of Cannabis and Schizophrenia, Alcohol and Drug Addiction, The Missing Link in Addictions Treatment, Trauma Resolution, The Ghoul of Psychosexual Medicine, Anger management,
Tran cranial Magnetic Stimulation for Depression – Hype or Hope? (Dr.Ian Muir Anderson),
Addicted to Love- Management of Compulsive Relationships .
• Sam Beare Palliative Care (2002 – 2004) Working with - Suicidal Clients, Clients Suffering from Terminal Illness, Existential Perspectives on Mortality, Grief and Grief Rituals Across Different Cultures.
• Skills Development Workshops (2003) Managing Self Harm & Suicide, CBT and other interventions
• St.Christophers’ Hospital Tooting (2003 ) Anger & Aggression (Colin Murray Parkes)
Working with Traumatic Death and Bereavement (Colin Murray Parkes)• Mindfields College, (2004) REBT and CBT therapy - Effective Anger Management (Joe Griffin)
• European Symposium on Addictive Disorders (2005) Is it Love or is it Addiction (Brenda Schaefer) Couples in Recovery 7 Golden rules for Happiness (John Friel)
• University of Surrey(2008) - Evolution (Sir Robert Winston)
• NLP (2008) Guildford Adult Education
• Elmbridge Borough Council (2009) Let’s Talk Inclusion – One day workshop on Equality and Diversity. Workshops including Forced marriages and honour violence and Travellers and ethnic communities .
• NHS First Aid Training. (2009)
• HMP Send ACCT training –managing self harm and suicide ideation (2010)
• RAPt Diversity Training (2011)
• RAPt 12 Step Programme Training (2011)
• RAPt Motivational Enhancement Training(2011)
• PTSD, COMBAT & CHILDHOOD Part 1, 2 & 3. (UKESAD 2011) Larry Ashley
• HMPrison Security Training (Feb 2012)
• Attachments and the Development of Self (March 2012) Lynne Hipkin
• IMAGO Relationship Training (May 2012) Sophie Slade
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Eating Disorders (October 2012) PrifGlenn Waller
Ethical Marketing - (October 2012) Martin Hogg
Certificate in Social media (March 2013) Julian Holden
Attachment Theory - Creating a Secure Base (June 2014) Dr.Gwen Adshead
Certificate Nutritional skills for Eating Disorders (Novemeber 2014) Jane Nodder
Practitioner Skills in Obesity Management - (June 2015) Deanne Jade
Practitioner Skills for Eating Disorder - (October 2015) Deanne Jade
BPS Approver Advanced Diploma For Eating Disorders and Nutritional Skills - (April 2015) - Deanne Jade
Tight Ropes and Safety Nets - Counselling Suicidal Clients- (February 2016) - Dr.Andrew Reeves -
New Approaches to Working with Bodies Today - (February 2016) - Susie Orbach
Dyadic Developmental Practice Psychotherapy & Parenting Level 1 September 2017
Mindfullness and meditation September 2017
• Couples Therapy: Dynamic Approaches for Working with Aggression (March 2018)
• Attachment Theory in Clinical Practice - The Bowlby Centre ( February/March 2018)
• Neurosomatic Therapy - Chronic Fatigue and Fybromialgia. (April 2018)
• Making Better Relationship choices Wimbledon Guild (June 2018)
• Sex on the Rocks - Anne Power (June 2018)
• EFT - Energy Therapy Centre (September 2018)
• The Phsychophysiology of PTSD and Trauma ( October 2018)
• Schema Focussed Therapy for Eating Disorders - BPS (November 2018)
Battlefield Birth Working Therapeutically with Birth Trauma, Tokophobia and Perinatal PTSD - WPF (January 2019)
• Developing Minds mental Health Children & Young People - Dan Siegel Place2Be (February 2019)
Somatic Psychology as Integrated into Evidence Based Trauma Treatment (June 2019).
Traumatic Attachment and Co Regulation The Neurobiology of Relationships. (November 2019).
Guided Imagery and Visualisation for Therapeutic Change (February2020) The Fast Trauma and Phobia Cure (March 2020).
Trauma Masterclass:The Art of Trauma Treatment (March 2020).
Repairing a Ruptured Attachment Relationship (May 2020) .
Moving Towards Physical & Mental Health: those Suffering w/Eating Disorders (June 2020).
EMDR - Introduction to - TheBreakthrough Therapy ( January 2021). Working with Families to Aid Eating Disorders (March 2021),
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy ( November 2021).
Gabor Mate. A Biopsychosocial View of Attention Deficit Disorder and other Childhood Developmental Disorders (January 2022).
Art and Science Couples Therapy. (February 2022).
Coercive Control,Physical and Sexual Violence in Intimate Relationships : Understanding the Spectrum of Domestic Abuse ( science training -June 2022).
Therapeutic Yoga for Self Discovery, Embodied Healing and Meaningful Change: Applying the Principles of Polyvagal Theory for Trauma Recovery ( Seminar - Arielle Schwartz June 2022).
Congresso Attaccamento e Trauma (Congress of Attachment and Trauma) Isc.training October 2022. ICEEFT Core Skills Advanced Training Emotionally Focused Therapy, Modules 1 and 2. ( March 2023).
Member organisations
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
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Disordered Eating including weight management for individuals who struggle with dieting. Long term dieting or yo-yo dieting often affects your metabolism which makes it very difficult to lose weight. I coach individuals in changing their lifestlyles, their behaviours and attitudes towards food and eating - which can help people to understand why they have gained weight and how they can change and adapt their lifestyle to lose weight and gain self esteem. This is a programme for well being and not a dieting plan. Please contact me if you wish to discuss an eating disorder and require further information.
Therapies offered
Fees
£75.00 - £95.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Initial individual assessment £120
Therapeutic sessions are 50 minutes long and cost between £75 - £95 in the Weybridge area, to be agreed after initial assessment .
Couple sessions Asssessements £120 each . Weekly session £160.
Some Saturday sessions are available Single - £120 - Couple £170.
London sessions cost between £160 - £250. Please discuss when you first make contact.
Concessions are available for Individuals who have genuine financial circumstances, for example the unemployed or pensioners. Please ask about this prior to your frst appointment so we can agree a fee.
Weekly Rates - please call to discuss.
When I work
Please call 07910284089 for an appointment or email me on lizzywicks@yahoo.co.uk. Day and evening appointments available in Weybridge and London, EC1
Further information
Counselling psychotherapy MBACP, FDAP, BPS . BSc Hons Psych, Dip Counselling.
Walking distance from Weybridge or Walton Train Station.
Previous places of employment - The Priory Hospital - Roehampton. RosGlas Recovery , Southern Ireland, The Kusnacht Practice - Zurich. HMP Prison - Send. Sam Beare Unit - Weybridge. Lone Parents - Basingstoke. WI-CS - London. Hope Therapy - Private Practice - Weybridge, London & Geneva.
