Lixson Cyriac, BACP

Lixson Cyriac is a BACP counsellor who draws on psychodynamic therapy as his main way of working. He explains how early experiences shape current patterns and helps people notice the links between past and present. Sessions are practical and reflective, aiming to make unconscious patterns clearer so people can try new ways of coping.

He trained at Birkbeck College, University of London, and the University of East London. He has worked in student counselling at several universities and with a counselling foundation accredited with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. He is also a member of the counselling team at HCC, Marylebone.

While psychodynamic therapy is central, he also uses cognitive behavioural therapy techniques when helpful. He describes working collaboratively to decide which approach will best match the presenting issue and the time someone wants to spend in counselling. This flexibility lets him tailor the work for issues such as anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and grief.

He also brings many years of pastoral and spiritual care experience from hospitals, care homes, schools and homeless rehabilitation. Clients sometimes bring spiritual or pastoral questions to sessions and he is comfortable addressing those matters alongside psychological concerns.

People may come with a wide range of struggles including trauma, addictions, hoarding, jealousy, phobias, self-harm and eating difficulties. He offers a calm, thoughtful space to talk through these problems and to consider practical steps that fit each person’s life.

How his approaches shape online therapy

Psychodynamic therapy looks at how early relationships and life events shape current feelings and reactions. It helps when someone wants to understand recurring patterns, relationship difficulties and emotional responses. Cognitive behavioural therapy focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and can help with anxiety, low mood and specific habits by using practical exercises and small experiments.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and then agree together which methods to try. That collaborative decision is revisited as the work progresses so the plan stays relevant to what the client needs.

Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into busy lives and keeping regular contact without travel. Confirm the current session options before booking so you know how sessions are scheduled. Many people find remote sessions make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to use shorter check-ins or longer blocks when that best suits their routine.