The Practice Rooms, 150 Caledonian Road, London

N1 5RD

United Kingdom

Alyx Lakewood

Alyx Lakewood (MBACP)


Attachment-Based Psychotherapy

Hello, welcome here

I am a BACP Registered Member (registration number 408764), and am also on the UKCP trainee register. I am currently working towards registration with UKCP. I completed my UKCP accredited 4 year training at The Bowlby Centre, here in London. I also teach at The Bowlby Centre on the APL course (for those already registered, qualified therapists, counsellors) on sexuality.

I have been working with clients coming to therapy for a variety of reasons ranging from childhood emotional neglect, disordered eating and body dysmorphia, low self esteem, chronic shame, disorganized and insecure childhood attachments, parenting difficulties, unresolved loss and grief, relationship difficulties, dissociation, fearfulness, health anxiety and low mood.

I work with individuals aged 18+ on a once/twice weekly basis.  I am not able to offer couples work.  


My contact details are at the foot of this site, and do contact me via email if you would like to start therapy or have some further questions.   Please see the practicalities section further down where you will find more information on therapy such as my current availability, fees.

Thinking about starting therapy can feel daunting, and overwhelming. I hope this site helps give you an insight into how I work, and what therapy together could look like.  

 













About Psychotherapy

 Psychotherapy is a unique space, in which you can explore in confidence, experiences both past and present which may be impacting your life right now.

Clients come to therapy for a number of reasons and with experiences that may be affecting how you are at home, work and in relationship with others. You may have specific experiences that you want to explore and have a firm idea of what you would like to work with and on in therapy.  Equally you may just have a feeling that something is not quite right in your life and want a safe space to go deeper.
 
Psychotherapy is a space in which you can seek meaning around your experiences and ways of being in the world.  It maybe that you have never had space or time in which to seek support for your experiences. This unique process can help you find your voice, give words to feelings and emotions all within the confidential space of therapy.  You may through the process find new ways of feeling, thinking and experiencing yourself and how you relate to other people.

You may have experiences of being discriminated against and pushed to the margins. Marginalization is a very powerful experience, and multiple experiences of this can affect our sense of self and how we view ourselves. I welcome all aspects of my client's experiences into the room including those around marginalization. I respect each part of your experiences and welcome exploration around marginalization if that is something you would want to talk about with me.  

From my own experience of psychotherapy before and during my training, I have found it offers great potential, as a space in which you can speak and find your voice for your experiences in order to move onwards.  I aim at all times to advocate for you, as you begin to explore and find your voice for your story in psychotherapy with me.  I will stand with you in our journey together.


How I work 

My starting point is that all clients are unique. Your experiences, and story are just yours.  Psychotherapy is not a one approach fits all clients way of working. We will work together to create your therapy space in which you will be able to start to explore your experiences both past and present of being in the  world and in relation to other people. 

My training is informed by an attachment-based psychoanalytic psychotherapy framework. Attachment is about our earliest relationships with our caretakers in the first years of life. Those relationships and how we develop a sense of self through them can have long last impacts into adult life. Part of an attachment-based approach will be to look at your early experiences and see how they have shaped and informed you.  Psychoanalysis seeks to bring out those thoughts, fears, hopes and desires which we may not be aware of (that remain below the surface). One way to work possibly with the hidden aspects is through dreams for example. 

I believe that therapy is at its heart, a co-created relationship between client and therapist.  Part of therapy is paying attention to our relationship not just at the start of therapy but as an ongoing aspect of psychotherapy. At the start of therapy, we will take time to build our relationship through getting to know each other to help build trust and safety.  It is only when that sense of safety begins to grow that you can explore further what your experiences have been.

Practicalities

What's next ?
Please contact me via email if you decide you would like to enquire further about therapy with me. It is helpful if you can say whether you would like in person work or online, and whether you would like once or twice weekly sessions.  I will respond to all queries within 24-48 hours of receipt.  If you send a query at the weekend, I reply on the next working day (e.g. Monday). 

Current availability?
At this time, all my low fee (concessionary spaces) are currently full.  I have limited evening availability at this time, so please contact me if you are seeking in person sessions.  I also have remote (Zoom) availability if you are located outside London.  I do offer Saturday morning in person sessions, if you have caring or professional commitments which would make therapy during the working week difficult.  

How much does it cost ?
I work with a sliding scale fee, with an average fee of £70.00 per session

Where is your practice ?
The Practice Rooms is located within a short walk (10 minutes) of Kings Cross station, and several local bus routes (nearest bus stop is Killick Street). The practice is in a Georgian townhouse, over three floors. There is no lift owing to the building structure so it is not accessible. There are 3 small steps up to the front door.  
 

Contact Me

Email:  AlyxDLakewood@protonmail.com

I aim to respond to email enquires within 1 working day (Monday-Friday). Any enquiries received over a weekend will receive a reply from the next working day (Monday)


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