Working4Recovery
Psychotherapy, clinical supervision, case consultation and consultancy to support mental health recovery
Psychotherapy, clinical supervision, case consultation and consultancy to support mental health recovery
working4recovery provides integrative and trauma focused psychotherapy and counselling (via zoom) and mental health consultancy, training and clinical supervision via zoom or face-to-face. Confidential psychotherapeutic services can be provided on-line.
Dr Richard Lakeman is a clinical member of the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (#30949) and is on the National Register of Psychotherapists and Counsellors. He is also a member of the Australian Association of Family Therapy.
Dr Richard Lakeman has post-graduate training and experience in a range of psychotherapeutic approaches including CBT, DBT, ACT, EMDR, solution focused, narrative and family therapy.
Richard has adapted established 'evidence-based' psychotherapeutic approaches to working with people with extraordinary experiences and who may have diagnosed psychiatric conditions. Because of Dr Lakeman's depth of training in multiple therapeutic techniques he is able to practice integrative psychotherapy. That is he can draw from multiple therapeutic techniques and theories to create a comprehensive and personalised treatment plan for an individual or family. The approach to starting therapy is to develop a collaborative alliance with clients over several sessions and to arrive at the best formulation to explain the presenting problem, what precipitated and perpetuates it and crucially how to resolve the problem or situation. Read more
Dr Richard Lakeman is an accomplished trainer, public speaker, author and researcher.
He has published over 120 peer reviewed papers, numerous books and well over 150,000 people have read his work on researchgate. He has provided consultation and training to numerous organisations related to mental health recovery, psychotherapy and psychotherapeutic approaches and therapeutic programmes. He has most recently developed a 15 day therapeutic group programme entitled, 'Restoration of a sense of safety & Resourcing for Recovery' (R&R) for a group of private psychiatric hospitals.
Clinical supervision is a formal and structured process in which a more experienced and qualified professional provides guidance, support, and oversight to a less experienced individual in a clinical or therapeutic field. It is a crucial component of professional development, ensuring that the supervisee (often referred to as the "clinician" or "supervisee") receives feedback, education, and support to enhance their clinical skills, ethical decision-making, and overall competence in their role.
Dr Richard Lakeman has developed, provided training and led the evaluation of models of 'peer group' supervision which are self-sustaining. He has also had considerable experience providing individual clinical supervision to people wishing to develop their skills and capacity in delivering psychotherapeutic services such as motivational interviewing or dialectical behaviour therapy, working with particular groups e.g. people who may be homeless, or have complex needs, or more broadly to assist with role development. Richard meets with supervisees regularly via zoom for a contracted period of time (minimally one hour per month) at a mutually agreed time. Download a Flyer.
Dr Richard Lakeman can also provide regular or 'one off' case consultations. Case consultation is a collaborative process in which a professional seeks advice, guidance, or expertise from colleagues or experts in a particular field to help them better understand and address a specific case or clinical situation. It is a common practice in various healthcare and therapeutic professions and is used to enhance decision-making, improve treatment outcomes, and ensure the highest level of care for clients or patients. Dr Richard Lakeman typically promotes a systemic model for case consultation.
working4recovery was founded in 2007 by Richard Lakeman in order support various research, educational and advocacy projects relating to mental health promotion and recovery. Drawing on over thirty years of work, teaching, researching, leading and directly providing mental health and recovery focused services in New Zealand, Australia and Ireland, working4recovery is pleased to offer psychotherapy to individuals and families, consultancy services to the mental health industry and clinical supervision to individuals and groups.
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Richard Lakeman has since lived and worked in New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, and Australia. In Australia he has practiced psychotherapy in Far North Queensland, the Gold Coast and since 2019 predominantly online or via phone to people throughout Australia. Richard is presently living adjacent to Mooball National Park near Stokers Siding in Northern New South Wales.
Working4recovery specialises in providing "off the grid" counselling and debriefing to professionals who experience vicarious trauma through their work. Dr Lakeman also specialises in working with people who have experienced trauma of all kinds or who have survived unhelpful encounters with the mental health system. Download a flyer
It is difficult to make sense of qualifications and post-nominals used by health professionals and what such qualifications might signify in relation to competency to provide psychotherapy. Dr Richard Lakeman holds the following qualifications:
DipCompNsg, Certs (EMDR, Adult teaching & Learning), BN, BA Hons, MMH(Psychotherapy), AdvCert(Family Therapy), DNSci
These represent approximately 15 years of full-time study. However, in the unregulated psychotherapy environment in Australia membership of professional organisations that require relevant qualifications, clinical supervision, on-going relevant professional development and a commitment to professional standards and codes of ethics may provide a better indication of who is a competent and safe practitioner to engage with. The Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia is the umbrella or peak organisation in Australia which accredits psychotherapy training programmes and practitioners. Note that APHRA regulates some health professionals (e.g. doctors, nurses and some allied health professionals) but does not regulate the practice of psychotherapy.
Dr Richard Lakeman holds the following (relevant) memberships and registrations:
Richard Michael Lakeman, PACFA Reg.Clinical 30949
Member of the Australian Association of Family Therapy
Fellow of the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses
Credentialled Mental Health Nurse #21
Registered Nurse # NMW0001450536
