About Effie
Effie Hicks is a BACP-registered counsellor who draws on psychodynamic, Jungian and mindfulness ideas. She offers a calm, conversational space where people can talk about stress, anxiety, relationships, depression and loss. Effie uses practical exercises and reflective dialogue to help people make sense of painful patterns and feel steadier day to day.
Effie trained to Masters level in psychotherapy and healing and has eight years' experience in personal and voluntary settings.
How Effie works
She has worked with adults and has helped people manage addiction, grief, intimacy-related issues and difficulties with sleep and eating. She also supports people navigating career changes, compassion fatigue and problems linked to family of origin and relationship breakdown. Her approach mixes Jungian ideas about meaning and imagery with psychodynamic attention to past patterns.
Mindfulness practice is used to build calm and focus between sessions. Sessions are tailored to what each person needs, with practical steps alongside deeper reflection. People can expect a warm, interactive style that balances listening with gentle challenge.
Effie can work in English or Greek and she accepts clients from outside the UK. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to make therapy more convenient. Effie helps people explore attachment wounds, abandonment fears and codependency while also addressing issues such as body image, eating and communication problems.
Her work aims to help people feel clearer about what they want, repair stressful patterns and regain a sense of direction.
Effie lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Effie works with
The areas below are the ones Effie selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English, Greek |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Jungian Therapy looks at images, dreams and personal symbols to find meaning in difficult feelings and recurring patterns. It can help people who want to understand why certain emotions and behaviours keep returning.Psychodynamic Therapy focuses on how past relationships and early experiences shape current reactions. It helps people uncover long-standing patterns and gently work through their origins so life feels less driven by old hurts.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce stress and bring day-to-day calm. It is useful for anxiety, sleep problems and for slowing down when thoughts feel overwhelming.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which ideas and techniques suit their situation and goals. This is a shared process that can change over time as needs evolve.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when convenience matters, while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and text-based messaging make shorter check-ins easier and let people reflect in writing between sessions. Registered or accredited professionals use these formats to make therapy more accessible without losing therapeutic depth.
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