Syd Lewis
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About me
We all face challenges at different points in life, and seeking support can be a powerful step toward growth and healing. I provide a compassionate, nonjudgmental, and safe space to explore and work through your concerns at your pace. My approach is entirely tailored to your needs, whether through online video sessions, phone calls, or home visits.
With a lifelong passion for helping others, my journey began in health, fitness, and well-being before leading me to my true calling in counselling and psychotherapy. My work focuses on helping individuals navigate physical and mental health challenges, uncover their meaning and purpose, and build a flourishing life.
Together, we’ll explore your experiences, understand the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of your story, and identify meaningful steps toward change. Whether it’s transforming the things within your control or finding peace with what cannot be changed, I’m here to support you in moving beyond ‘just OK’ to living a life that truly fulfils you.
Training, qualifications & experience
I love learning and have taken a long and non-traditional path to my training and have been studying continuously in this field for eight years and working for 6.
I have a level 8 Diploma in CBT accredited by the University of The West of Scotland and have completed several other courses in CBT, for Trauma Focused and Alternatives for Families CBT. CBT forms the base of my approach to helping because it is evidenced as being effective and recommended by NICE. It provides logical steps to therapy, can be followed easily and provides solutions to problems that can be used after therapy has ended.
I have several master's level certifications in Complex Grief, and Applied Positive Psychology. Specialist training in Addiction, ADHD and ASD. The additional knowledge and training I gained augments my work, providing a depth of understanding beyond the average counsellor and, in the case of positive psychology, an evidence-based frame to help my clients go beyond ending suffering to flourishing.
I have level 3 and 4 diplomas in counselling (distinction) and take an integrative, humanistic perspective. This means I will always treat my clients with respect and hold them in unconditional positive regard, whereas CBT tends to be more structured I can take a client-directed outlook and will use any method, tool, or principle from other counselling approaches and integrate it to achieve the client's objectives. Always agree with the client on what it is we are doing and why.
I have advanced diplomas in Clinical Hypnotherapy and trained in other methods such as the 5-path method, ultra-depth and ultra-hight, and the Silcott method. Clinical hypnosis is a fast and effective way to treat many conditions, and many techniques are used in Schema therapy, Integrated Family Systems, and even EMDR. I first came across training to be a clinical hypnotherapist.
I believe to be at our best, we need to not just tend to the mind but also the body and how we sense and feel; in CBT, we start with thoughts; with clinical hypnosis, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), we start with our body and emotions aiming to create harmony. I have trained in these techniques, and when working with clients face-to-face can also perform Auricular (ear) Acupuncture.
Professional Member Applied Positive Psychology Guild #PPG-314
Accredited Advance Practitioner Alcohol Professionals #3080
Accredited member National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society #NCS22-01833
Accredited National Hypnosis Society #HYP22-00591
CNHC (Clinical Hypnotherapy) #000046-h16
NADA-GB Practitioner #1997
I have had the privilege of working with reputable organisations such as the NHS, Forward Trust, Cruse Bereavement, Surrey Drug and Alcohol Care, and the YMCA, a Harley Street health management organisation. I have helped hundreds of clients with Grief, Trauma, and Addiction. My diverse background has equipped me with the skills and understanding to support you on your journey.
Member organisations
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