Richard Evans-Lacey
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About me
Is something blocking you in your personal or professional life? Perhaps you know that there are some specific issues you need to work though or that something just doesn’t seem quite right? Let me help you get back into the flow.
Hi, my name is Richard. I’ve been working as a psychological coach since 2002 and as a registered psychotherapist since 2008.
I help people face the things they most want to avoid and become free of the emotional “stuff” that is preventing them from being more comfortable in themselves and successful in life.
My style is a synthesis of no-nonsense talk therapy and approaches that engage more directly with your feelings and imagination. The work can be emotionally intense so I like to keep things relaxed and informal. Therapy can be serious without being somber!
Sessions are online and flexible to fit with your schedule. Most people choose 70 minutes over the standard 50 minute ‘therapy hour’.
Your choice of psychotherapist
Some of the reasons you may choose to work with me are:
| Depth of change | Speed of change |
| Complex symptoms are usually the result relatively simple root causes. My approach can work back through the generations to heal old traumas and repair family relationships. | Talking about your problems is not always enough to change them. My approach is gently direct and I will coach you to face your fears, feel your emotions, and move through them quickly. |
| Empowering teamwork | Energetic rapport |
| I don't see you as a victim. Your symptoms are indications that you have coped with past traumas. I will coach you to harness your core-rage and channel it in a healing direction. | I am able to sense the energy in and around your body. I use this to pace my questions and draw your attention. If there are blockages I will coach you to remove or dissolve them. |
| Time | Flexibility |
| A standard 50 minute therapy 'hour' is over in no time. I offer longer sessions to make your visit as valuable as possible. | I offer flexible appointment times from 8am to 7pm. We meet online so you can do therapy from wherever is most convenient to you. |
Training, qualifications & experience
The trainings and experience I draw on include:
- 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
- Foundation training in systemic constellations
- Foundation training in Encounter Centred Couple Therapy
- Specialist in metaphor therapy and ancestral healing
- MSc in Computer Science from the University of London
- MEng in Engineering, Economics, and Management from the University of Oxford
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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 UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
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Fees
Free initial telephone or online session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Our first 30 minute consultation is absolutely free and gives us an opportunity to decide if we would like to work together.
My rates are:
- £110 for 90 minutes (for couples)
- £95 for 70 minutes (for individuals)
As a new client if you book two sessions your third session is free.
From then on most clients choose to pre-pay for blocks of six sessions. To reward this commitment your seventh session for free.
Weekend sessions are sometimes available at a supplement of £20 per session.
When I work
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I usually have availability for sessions starting between between 8am and 4pm. Occasionally I have evening slots available.
Further information
For a video introduction to my work please see:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz6DramFiro&feature=player_embedded
