London - Central > NW : 1 > Raymond Dixon Name:   Raymond Dixon    I practise at:   Dorset Square, London, NW1   Phone:   07913 368406      Professional    membership:   BACP  -  British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy   UKRCP  -  UK Register of Counsellors and Psychotherapists   I gained an MSc (Masters of Science) in Addiction Psychology & Counselling from Greenwich University in 2004. I have also attended various supplementary courses including Brief Solution Based Therapy, CBT and Relapse Prevention Programmes. I am currently taking a Certificate in CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy). My therapeutic approach is integrative, combining Motivational Interviewing, CBT and the Minnesota Model. I specialises in addiction treatment for clients and their families. I also treat people whose recovery feels unsatisfactory or who need relapse prevention sessions. Qualifications & Training MSc Addiction Psychology & Counselling Post Grad Diploma Addiction Counselling CBT Introduction to Cognitive Therapy ATP (Association for Psychological Therapies) Brief Solution Focused Therapy (ATP) Experience I have worked extensively with drug & alcohol addictions, gambling, sex addictions and eating disorders. I have devised and managed addictions programmes for chemical dependency units as well as a gambling addiction unit. In 2006 I took a 6 month sabbatical working in 2 addiction treatment centres in California facilitating groups and individual sessions and conducting weekly lectures on aspects of addiction. I also visited various American treatment centres to study methods of approach. As well as seeing individual clients I also treat family members affected by chemical addiction or pathological gambling. I have a wide experience of treating people addicted to skunk/cannabis. I have given various lectures and presentations on skunk, cannabis, alcohol & drug addiction and pathological gambling to GPs, doctors and other professionals in the UK. Fees Individuals £80. Couples £80. Family members & friends £80. Key words for this entry: Couples, Groups, Individual Counselling, Adults, Elderly, Men, Women, Young, Home visits, Long-term, Short-term, Single sessions, Time-limited, Workshop, Concessionary rates, Addiction, Aging, Anger, Anxiety, Commitment, Depression, Eating, Self-esteem, Mental Health, Panic, Substance Abuse, Behavioural, Counselling, Integrative, Motivational Interviewing, Person-centred, Reality Therapy, Transactional Analysis, Life Coaching.