Alyx Lakewood

I currently have limited evening availability, please get in touch with me to discuss your in-person session requirements. 

I do offer Saturday morning in-person sessions by prior agreement.

I am available to do online sessions via Zoom. Please get in touch if you would like to discuss remote therapy.

My starting point is that all clients are unique. Your experiences and stories are just yours. We will work together to create your therapy space in which you can start to explore your experiences both past and present of being in the world and about other people.

An attachment-based psychoanalytic psychotherapy framework informs my training. Attachment is about our earliest relationships with our caretakers in the first years of life. These very early experiences can impact our sense of self, how we do or do not relate to others and how we are in the world.

 Psychoanalysis seeks to bring out those thoughts, fears, hopes and desires that 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. 

When you meet with me, whether it's online or in person, you can expect a warm and safe relational approach. Taking the step to seek therapy is significant, and it's only when you start to feel safe enough that you can open up and explore what has brought you to see me. 

I offer all new contacts, a free, short online call to discuss what you are looking for in therapy. If we both agree, we will arrange a full assessment session (full fee) to explore more in-depth some of your history, experiences with therapy, and background.

After the assessment session, we will discuss together whether I am the right therapist for you and arrange to move forward.