Dr Nick Wakefield (D.Clin.Psy UK), Clinical Psychologist, King's Cross

My background in the UK is working with 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, addiction,  sexual and relationship/interpersonal difficulties.   I work with individuals, couples and families. I spent 7 years in the middle east and have learnt a lot about working with people from a range of cultural and religious backgrounds, and importantly the impact of intersectionality and trauma. I have extensive experience in working with queer people, including time spent in a specialist NHS HIV service predominantly working with gay men; helping navigating living as a queer person in the middle east; supporting GSRD people with a variety of psychotherapeutic needs. 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. I have an interest in psychedelics and their use in supporting self-exploration, emotional and relational wellbeing, and therapy.  I am currently completing a year long diploma with the Psychedelics Health Professionals Network