About Lixson
Lixson Cyriac is a BACP-registered counsellor based in the United Kingdom. He uses psychodynamic therapy alongside cognitive behavioural techniques to help people unpack long-standing patterns and tackle immediate problems. He works in English and Malayalam and has eight years of experience supporting people with a wide range of concerns, including phobias and anxiety.
He often begins by looking at how past experiences shape present feelings and reactions. This psychodynamic perspective helps identify repeated coping patterns that can keep problems going.
Background and approach
He also draws on cognitive behavioural methods to teach practical skills for managing symptoms day to day. Across his career he has worked in student counselling at universities and within counselling foundations affiliated with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. He has also provided pastoral and spiritual care in hospitals, care homes, schools and services for people who have experienced homelessness.
In sessions he prefers a collaborative style. He and the person he sees decide together whether to focus on exploring past events or learning new coping strategies. The choice is shaped by the issue, how long it has been going on, and what the person hopes to achieve.
People bring a wide range of problems, from mood and relationship issues to grief, trauma, addictions and difficulties like hoarding or jealousy. He aims to create a calm space to talk, to make sense of painful experiences, and to build more helpful ways of coping.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Attachment-based thinking focuses on how early relationships shape expectations and emotions in later life. It helps when people want to understand why they react strongly in relationships or struggle with trust. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical steps to change unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns. It is often used for anxiety, phobias and mood difficulties to reduce symptoms and build coping skills.Choosing the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will discuss the person's history, current problems and goals and then recommend a way forward. They may blend psychodynamic exploration with CBT techniques so that both deeper patterns and present symptoms are addressed together.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, giving options for different situations. Video calls work well for in-depth conversations when visual cues help. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a break at work. Live chat or text messaging are useful for shorter check-ins and flexible contact. These options aim to make accessing therapy easier from different locations and schedules.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Jealousy
- Multicultural concerns
- Phobias
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English, Malayalam
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