OTS-Oxford Therapy Centre
Oxfordshire Therapy & Self-Development Network: 1-to-1 Counselling & Psychotherapy - Group Therapy & Workshops in Oxford and Witney

Lucy Ford
Integrative Counsellor & Psychotherapist

Offering: Individual adults (18+) therapy
Availability: Wednesday & Thursday
Fees: £60-£65
Frequency: Weekly (50 minute sessions)
Location: OTS-Oxford Therapy Centre
Also at: OTS-Witney Therapy Centre; Oxford (OX2) & online


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Approach & Specialist Areas:
Life can be difficult and painful and there are many reasons why you might be looking for support. I will listen deeply and compassionately, holding a confidential space for you to explore your feelings and thoughts on any issues you bring. I have had the privilege of working with clients who have experienced a range of issues, such as loss, anxiety, depression, substance abuse, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem, or trauma and I offer short and long-term therapy. We are complex and unique beings and no one size fits all. Integrative means that I work organically drawing on a diversity of fields. My core training is in Other Centred Therapy (OCT) based on Buddhist psychology. I also have experience and qualifications in psychodynamic counselling and bereavement support. I adhere to the ethical framework of the BACP and attend regular clinical supervision, ongoing professional development as well as my own therapy to ensure a high standard of working.

If you would like to consider working with me, please contact me for an initial session in which we can explore your issues and how we might work together.

Background:
Through working on my own wounds I have come to passionately believe in the significant role the therapeutic relationship can play in transforming lives. This also inspired me to train as a therapist. Prior to this, I worked for over twenty years in higher education in the social sciences, which has given me a keen awareness of how power structures shape our lives, including our inner worlds. Beyond the social we are also part of the wider web of life. I am greatly inspired by the healing power of nature and its relevance to the therapeutic process. In the past I have also volunteered with mental health charities Cruse, Restore and ODAS (Oxford Domestic Abuse Service).


Training & Qualifications:
Diplomas in Other-Centred Counselling and Psychotherapy, Tariki Trust
PGCert in Psychodynamic Counselling, Oxford University
Certificate in Bereavement Support, Cruse, Oxford
Mental Health First Aid Certificate, Restore, Oxford
Certificate in Ecotherapy, Tariki Trust
DPhil International Relations, Sussex University
PGCert teaching in Higher Education

Registered Bodies & Organisational Positions:
British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP), Member
OTS-Oxfordshire Therapy and Self-Development, Member
Climate Psychology Alliance, Member
Ecopsychology UK, member
Psychotherapists and Counsellors for Social Responsibility (PCSR), Member

Charlotta Nuboer-Cope
Integrative Counsellor

Offering: one to one counselling
Availability: Mon, Tue and Wed all day; Thu and Fri mornings
Fees: £60 per 50-minute session
Frequency: weekly
Location: OTS-Oxford Therapy Centre



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Approach & Specialist Areas:
I am a compassionate counsellor and work to establish a trusting relationship so that we can explore the issues you bring. My approach is warm, empathic and accepting. I have worked with clients who have experienced depression, anxiety, trauma and OCD as well as those with life difficulties due to divorce, job stress, parenting, bereavement and low self-esteem. I offer short-term and long-term therapy.

Background:
I grew up in the Netherlands, Sweden and the US and also lived in Africa before settling in Oxford in 2001. Prior to training as a counsellor, I worked for charities, teaching and supporting asylum seekers and refugees.

Training and Qualifications:
Diploma in Integrative Counselling, Banbury Counselling Academy
MSc in International Educational Development, Boston University
BA in International Studies, American University

Registered Bodies:
BACP member
OTS member

Jessica Taylor
Art Psychotherapist and Systemic Practitioner

Offering: Individual, couple and family art psychotherapy
Availability: Thursdays midday until 6pm
Fees: £60 individual (50 min) £75 families & couples (75 mins).
Frequency: Weekly
Location: OTS-Oxford Therapy Centre



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Approach & Specialist Areas:
I am interested in facilitating people to integrate layers of their experience and inhabit their lives and relationships more fully, combining the non-verbal language of art making with reflective conversation. I find working with objects, stories and image-making to be powerful ways of accessing deeper layers of experience and understanding, as well as providing moments in sessions where people can experience reconnecting with themselves. I provide a range of art materials to use and visual media and objects to think and explore with in sessions.
Art psychotherapy invites a process of expression and reflection which incorporates the experience of using art materials and talking with a therapist. The therapeutic sessions offer opportunities to connect with one’s creative resources, while providing a space to explore the emotional and relational context of an image. No previous experience or skill is required, only openness and a desire and curiosity to engage. It is not necessary to think of oneself as a ‘creative’ person to engage with art psychotherapy.
Art making can be helpful as a safe and containing medium to allow difficult, distressing or unrecognised feelings to arise and be explored in a gentle manner. The therapeutic relationship provides the support, curiosity and openness within which to explore any issues, themes, feelings and narratives which arise.
Over the past 9 years I’ve been developing my art psychotherapy practice with adults, children and families. My practice is informed by phenomenological philosophy, attachment theory, systemic, archetypal and psychoanalytical frameworks, and by my own experience of art making.
I have worked with children, young people and adults undergoing acute and chronic states of distress and trauma, as well as with people wishing to explore difficulties with relationships, emotions and connection to themselves through both verbal and non-verbal, creative mediums.
I have a special interest in working with families, and also an interest in developing my art psychotherapy practice within the field of chronic pain and illness.

Background:
I studied social anthropology at LSE and Manchester, and went onto develop my interest in how communication can be transformed through creative means by co-devising semi-improvisational theatre performances within special needs settings. I adapted the social theatre model known as forum theatre and used this to create collaborative performances with groups of young people with profound and multiple disabilities, learning disability, ASC and emotional difficulties. Alongside this I completed Masters research into the relationship between performance, liminality and processes of social change. I continued to be engaged in creative projects with learning disability organisations and have a cross disciplinary publication in the field of anthropology looking at what the practice of observational drawing can teach us about issues of visibility and participation when working with individuals with verbal limitations.
The backdrop to my life has always been painting and drawing, and this is a vital channel for me to express and understand myself and my context. Within my own art practice I am often drawn to working with layers and playing with dialogues between seen and unseen parts. I am interested in how the known and the knowable can merge and come into focus through the instinctive practice of mark making.
In 2010, after my own experience of allowing my artwork to become part of the process within my own therapy I began my training as an art psychotherapist. In 2016 I started to expand my practice to working with families by beginning a systemic training. Since then I have set up a family art psychotherapy service in an acute mental health unit in the NHS, set up an art psychotherapy service within a private psychiatric unit, and provided art psychotherapy to people across the age range within specialist education, CAMHS, and within inpatient settings presenting with complex needs, histories of trauma, attachment difficulties, eating disorders, communication difficulties and autistic spectrum conditions.

Training & Qualifications:
MA Art Psychotherapy
Systemic Psychotherapy Training to Intermediate Level
Psychoanalytical Psychotherapy Introductory course, Philadelphia Assoication
MA Theatre Making: Creative Practice with Critical Engagement
BA Social Anthropology

Registered Bodies:
Registered Bodies and Organisational Positions:
HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council) Member
BAAT (British Association of Art Therapists) Member
AFT (Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice) Member
OTS Member

Fia Lindley-Jones
Integrative Psychotherapist

Offering: Individual therapy
Availability: Monday am, Tuesday eve, Wednesday pm
Fees: £70 per weekly 50 minute session
Frequency: Weekly
Location: OTS-Oxford Therapy Centre



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Approach & Specialist Areas:
I'm an integrative therapist: I believe there's no single approach that can treat every client; I'll tailor my counselling techniques to your individual needs and personal circumstances.
Specialist areas: Though I've supported people with a wide range of experiences and issues, I have special interest and experience in:
– Gender and the body
– Working with young adults
– Menstruation and women’s relationships to their reproductive systems

Background:
Several years' experience seeing clients. Experience seeing women clients at Oxford Women's Counselling Centre since 2011.
Solution-Focused Brief Therapist for an Employee Assistance Programme

Training & Qualifications:
MA in Integrative Psychotherapy
Neuro-Linguistic Programming practitioner

Registered Bodies:
UKCP accredited
OTS Member

Nicola Edmonds
Psychotherapeutic Counsellor

Offering: Individual Therapy
Availability: (Days, evenings) Monday evening (Zoom) and Tuesday evenings (person - Witney)
Fees: £60 (some £50 spaces)
Frequency: Weekly
Location: OTS-Oxford Therapy Centre


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Approach & Specialist Areas:
I am a qualified Psychotherapeutic Counsellor offering medium- and long-term counselling and psychotherapy for individuals. I have been trained in a combination of approaches including Transactional Analysis, Gestalt, Psychodynamic and Person-Centred approaches.

Background:
I have 35 years of experience of working supportively with people from all walks of life through; one-to-one Coaching, Executive Coaching, Group Facilitation of groups with conflicting objectives, Conflict Resolution, working with vulnerable children and troubled adolescents. I have successfully worked in Corporate, Educational, and Voluntary settings. I have been working with clients for the last five years.

Working in an open and transparent way, I tailor my approach to suit your specific needs. I will provide a calm and reflective environment through which we can be curious and explore whatever it is you need to bring. Working together, we can review how you live and relate to others, both now and in the past, to enable you to make sense of how you are feeling and why, and to locate and develop your natural capabilities to enable you to support yourself better. This will be your space to be listened to, accepted and heard.

I work with:

Sarah Jaskowska
Psychotherapy and Counselling

Offering: Individual adults (18+)
Availability:Monday and Tuesday: daytime and evening
Fees: £60
Frequency: Weekly (short term or open ended)
Location: OTS-Oxford Therapy Centre
Also in: Cheltenham


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Approach & Specialist Areas:
I believe that we all have the opportunity to live a fulfilling life but sometimes this can feel difficult especially when our inner struggles and beliefs about ourself get in the way.
I am a compassionate and down to earth therapist. I have worked with individuals with a wide variety of experiences including anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, feeling stuck in life, crises, unhelpful patterns of behaviour, struggles with family, personal or professional relationships. I also have an interest in working with individuals who have made or are experiencing major life transitions. I am always open to working with other experiences not listed here and welcome you getting in touch to discuss this.

In our sessions I will be alongside you through the process of exploring your experiences and whatever emerges whilst we do so. I don’t believe therapy is about advice from an expert or me sitting in silence whilst you struggle alone rather it’s about the two of us working together. I work integratively and relationally which means that I am flexible in the techniques I use and that I believe it’s the quality of the relationship between therapist and client which is most important in therapy; this is especially important if we are exploring aspects of yourself which you might feel uncomfortable with or feel are unacceptable to others. I always aim to respond with honesty and non-judgement.
The process of therapy can be interesting, unexpected, illuminating and always unique. The goal is to reach a deeper level of awareness about yourself; who you are and how you choose to live. I believe that our relationship with ourselves and, in turn, other people, is a deeply important factor in how we feel we can live our lives, and respond to the challenges which arise. Change, if that’s what you seek, doesn’t just mean choosing to behave differently, it can happen when we feel differently about ourselves.

Background:
I have worked to provide individual support in the higher education academic and voluntary sectors and, aside from my therapy work, have experienced the rewards and challenges of running my own business as well as undertaking research projects.

Training and Qualifications:
I hold a Post Graduate Diploma in Existential Psychotherapy and Counselling
I am undertaking training towards a Diploma in Integrative and Relational Psychotherapy.
I take part in regular Continued Professional Development training (including Trans awareness and inclusivity, Transactional analysis, Embodiment and breathwork) and have fortnightly supervision for my work.

Registered Bodies & Organisational Positions:
British Association of Psychotherapy and Counselling
United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy
Member of OTS
Scarborough Counselling and Psychotherapy Training Institute

Dr Rebecca Knowles Bevis
Clinical Psychologist
Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist

Offering: One to one therapy
Availability: Wednesday mornings - generally full
Fees: £90 per hour
Frequency: weekly/fortnightly
Location: OTS-Oxford Therapy Centre
Also at: The Lodge, Wallingford OX10 0DB

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Approach & Specialist Areas:
My approach to therapy is client-centred, compassionate, honest and collaborative, and I place great importance on the development of a safe and supportive therapeutic relationship which I believe to be the key to effective therapy. In the first few sessions, we will work together to make sense of what’s brought you into therapy, to define your goals for treatment, and to identify the most helpful and appropriate way to achieve these. Throughout the therapy, I will work with you to help you develop a better understanding of your difficulties, and to learn strategies and skills you can use to help you improve your current wellbeing and to protect yourself against similar difficulties in the future. During therapy, we will frequently review our progress to make sure things are moving in the right direction, and to discuss anything that you would like to change about the work.

My clinical practice is strongly evidence-based and I have been trained in a number of different psychotherapeutic approaches, meaning that the work will be tailored flexibly to suit your particular needs and preferences. I use a cognitive behavioural approach (CBT) in combination with other models including compassion-focused therapy, schema-focused therapy and cognitive analytic therapy.

I have a particular interest and expertise in perinatal mental health and the transition to parenthood, as well as in supporting people to recover from trauma related to pregnancy and birth.

Background:
I am a clinical psychologist and BABCP accredited cognitive behavioural psychotherapist with many experience of working therapeutically with people who are experiencing a wide range of emotional difficulties. I am registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) and I am a British Psychological Society (BPS) Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow. I spent 13 years working for the NHS, providing a psychological service to adults with severe and complex mental health difficulties, and I established my private practice in 2016.

I have a keen interest in conducting psychological research and have held academic posts at the Universities of Sheffield and Oxford. I enjoy teaching and training and have close links with the Oxford Institute for Clinical Psychology Training.

After the birth of my first child, I trained as a doula and I have been offering birth doula support to women, couples and families in Oxfordshire since 2014.


Training & Qualifications:
BA Hons in Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford
PhD in Experimental Psychopathology, University of Manchester
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, University of Manchester
Diploma in Cognitive Therapy, University of Manchester
Certificate in Mentalisation-Based Therapy, Anna Freud Centre for Children & Families
Certificate in Higher Education Learning and Teaching, University of Sheffield


Registered Bodies:
OTS Member
BPS Associate Fellow
BABCP member
HCPC Registered
AIMH member
Doula UK member
OCTC Associate therapist, supervisor and assessor

Alex Paton
Integrative Therapeutic Counsellor

Offering: Individual Counselling short term / long term
Availability: Monday-Thursday
Fees: £60
Frequency: Weekly
Location: OTS-Oxford Therapy Centre
Also at: Headington / Online


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Approach & Specialist Areas:
I am a qualified counsellor based in Headington, offering a confidential space where you can safely explore your thoughts and feelings. I believe in a flexible, personalised approach, tailoring my focus to suit your unique needs. Together, we’ll build a trusting relationship, creating a space to work through issues such as anxiety, depression, shame, identity challenges, bereavement, divorce, and relationship difficulties.
In our sessions, I provide a calm, compassionate, and non-judgmental environment where you can openly express yourself. My aim is to work alongside you, helping you gain insight into your specific circumstances, facilitating emotional expression, and bringing awareness to the thoughts, feelings, and sensations that arise. We’ll explore habitual relational patterns and core beliefs, helping you gain a deeper understanding that opens up new choices and possibilities.
I’ll encourage you to think more clearly and compassionately about yourself. This process can lead to personal growth, unlocking hidden potential, and helping you move toward a more vibrant and fulfilling life, where your true self can emerge.

Background:
My interests have always centred around helping people and building strong relationships within various different roles. In my previous career, I worked as a manager in the hospitality sector.

Training & Qualifications:
Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (Banbury Counselling Academy)

Registered Bodies:
Member BACP (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy)
Member of OTS