Effie Hicks
Integrative psychotherapist blending depth and practical tools
About Effie
Effie Hicks is a psychotherapist with eight years of clinical experience and a BACP registration. She offers a calm, approachable presence for people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and relationship difficulties. Sessions are offered in English and Greek and can be carried out online for international clients.
Effie trained to Masters level in psychotherapy and healing. Her work blends Jungian, psychodynamic and mindfulness perspectives so conversations look at both present problems and deeper patterns.
Background and approach
She uses simple, practical steps alongside exploration of feelings and personal history. In sessions Effie aims to be warm and interactive. She helps people name what is going on, spot recurring patterns and try out different ways of relating.
Practical tools for sleep, coping with cravings or managing intense emotions are used alongside reflective conversation. Her focus covers a wide range of concerns including depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting stress and compassion fatigue. She also offers help for attachment and abandonment wounds, communication and commitment problems, body image and codependency.
People who choose her can expect tailored work that pays attention to their unique history and goals. Therapy uses the approaches that best fit each person rather than a single fixed model. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
Effie has experience in both personal and voluntary sectors and brings lived experience of therapy into her practice. Her style aims to combine practical support with deeper exploration so people can find sustainable change.
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Sessions & fees
Approaches that travel well to online therapy
Jungian Therapy looks at symbols, dreams and personal myths to help people understand inner conflicts and recurring life patterns; it can be useful for those dealing with emptiness, identity questions and deep emotional issues. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and simple attention practices to reduce anxiety, manage stress and improve sleep and eating habits. Psychodynamic Therapy focuses on how past relationships shape current feelings and behaviours, helping with attachment, abandonment wounds and repeating relationship patterns.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will explain each option and collaborate with the client to decide what feels most helpful for their goals and preferences. Sessions can combine elements from different approaches and are adjusted over time as needs change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different lifestyles. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and non-verbal connection, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins and text messaging works for ongoing support between meetings. These options let people fit therapy around work, travel or family commitments while keeping a steady therapeutic relationship with registered or accredited professionals.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
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| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- 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
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English, Greek
