Nikolaos

Dr Nikolaos Tzikas

Child Psychotherapist

“I offer confidential assessment and brief- and long-term psychotherapy, and I work with under5s, young children and their families, adolescents and young adults up to the age of 25.”

About Me

I offer a confidential space where children, young people, and their families can explore challenges. My assessments help us understand what's needed, whether for brief support or deeper, long-term work. I guide under 5s through to young adults (up to 25) as they navigate their feelings. This tailored approach ensures therapy fits your unique journey.

Approach

I build on assessment work across early years to young adulthood, clarifying what feels most pressing and shaping a pace that fits attention and development. In London I offer face-to-face and online sessions in English and Greek, and I keep contact between sessions with parents or carers when useful. Sessions combine play and conversation with close listening to behaviour and relationships, using gentle interpretation and practical experiments to test new ways of being together. Families and young people who need careful attunement and time to understand patterns often find this way of working helpful.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

Services

Services Offered:

  • Adoption

    The process of legally becoming a parent to a child who is not biologically yours, which can raise complex emotions around identity, attachment, and belonging for all involved.

  • Child Psych & Diagnostic Assessment

    Formal assessment of a child's psychological, cognitive, or emotional functioning to identify conditions and guide appropriate support.

  • Child / Adolescent Therapy

    Therapy for children and teenagers using age-appropriate methods, such as play, art, or adapted talk therapy, to address emotional and behavioural difficulties.

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  • Parenting Support

    Guidance for the psychological challenges of raising children, including discipline, communication, co-parenting, and managing the emotional demands of parenthood.

  • Psychodynamic Therapy

    A therapy that explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape current feelings, relationships, and behaviour.

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Works With:

  • Adolescents
  • Children
  • Families
  • Parents
  • Under Fives

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Adolescent Therapy

    Therapy designed for teenagers, using age-appropriate methods to address issues like anxiety, identity, peer pressure, and family conflict.

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  • Adoption

    The process of legally becoming a parent to a child who is not biologically yours, which can raise complex emotions around identity, attachment, and belonging for all involved.

  • Anger

    An intense emotional response to perceived threat, injustice, or frustration that, when persistent or uncontrolled, can damage relationships and well-being.

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  • Relationship Issues

    Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.

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  • ADHD / Attention

    A neurodevelopmental condition involving persistent difficulty with attention, impulsivity, and/or hyperactivity that interferes with daily functioning.

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  • Behaviour or Conduct Issues

    Persistent patterns of defiant, aggressive, or rule-breaking behaviour in children or adolescents that significantly disrupt home, school, or social life.

  • Child Psych & Diagnostic Assessment

    Formal assessment of a child's psychological, cognitive, or emotional functioning to identify conditions and guide appropriate support.

  • Young Adult Issues

    The unique psychological challenges of emerging adulthood (18–25), including identity formation, independence, relationship navigation, and finding direction.

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Professional Title:

  • Child Psychotherapist

    A psychotherapist specialising in the emotional and psychological needs of children, often using play and creative techniques.

Credentials

Registrations

DPsych in Child & Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP)

Qualifications

University College London

Service Areas

HQ Therapy

In-person & Online

Haggerston

London, Greater London

United Kingdom

Haggerston, London, United Kingdom