Nick Wakefield

Therapist Directory Listing Category: Psychotherapists and Counsellors

About the Therapist

About the therapist:

Trained in the UK both academically (University of Liverpool Doctorate in Clinical Psychology) and by the clients I have met along the way, I’ve spent 15 years developing my therapy style; how I relate to the person in the room is just as important as the psychological knowledge I bring. I try to take a person centred approach, first trying to understand not just the problems a person presents with but the person themselves so that the current issues can be put into the context of the whole person. Through this approach I aim to help a person deal with their psychological, emotional and relational difficulties in a way that best suits them.

My background is working with people who have complex presentations and trauma, as such I have substantial experience in working with a range of psychological difficulties including personality disorder, psychosis, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, self-esteem, anger, LGBTQI+ related issue, Gender, Sexuality and Relationship Diversity, interpersonal difficulties. I have spent the last 5 years working in the Middle East learning from my clients about a wide variety of different cultures and cultural experiences that contribute to psychological distress and resilience.

Sexual identity:

Gender identity: Male

Gender history: As assigned at birth

Non-monogamy: No

Intersex: No

Neurodivergent: No

Personal pronouns: He/Him

Qualifications - Links to websites:

Doctorate of Clinical Psychology
University of Liverpool
Pass 2012

Post Grad Cert Primary Care Mental Health
University of Manchester
Pass 2005

BSc (Hons) Psychology
Manchester Metropolitan University
2.1 2003

Chartered Member of the British Psychological Society (BPS) – since 2013 (on going) - 149379 Member Division of Clinical Psychology (DCP) – since 2007 (on going)

Registered with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) – since 2012 (on going) PLY28183

Mentalization Based Treatment Qualified Practitioner – British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) – Since September 2014

Qualifications - Additional:

Award	Awarding body	Year of award

Experience and approach:

I have a passion for learning and to continue to develop my theoretical knowledge and therapeutic skills. I believe that no one psychological theory or model can fully explain the human condition. And working in the NHS for many years I have been fortunate enough to be trained and supervised in a range of psychological therapies for both individuals and groups which include:

Schema Focused Therapy
Mentalization Based Therapy,
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Dialectical Behavior Therapy,
Eye-movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR).

More recently my explorations have taken me down the Existential therapeutic and philosophical path, whilst I do not claim to be an Existential Psychotherapist I try to incorporate these ideas into my therapeutic approach.

Teaching and Training

I have extensive teaching and training experience (I’m just showing off now, you probably don’t need to know this) having taught on the University of Liverpool, Doctorate of Clinical Psychology program, and University of Nottingham, Doctorate of Forensic Psychology program. I have been responsible for the supervision of assistant psychologists, Trainee Clinical Psychologist and Qualified Clinical and Forensic Psychologists. I have delivered training to a range of professionals including medical professionals, psychologists, nurses and probation officers.

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