Suicidal Ideation Counselling in Oxford

John-Henry graduated with distinction from Oxford University with an MSt in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. He is currently completing doctoral research at Oxford University on the psychoanalysis of dreams. Prior to becoming a psychotherapist, John-Henry played professional rugby in several successful teams, winning the Guinness Premiership, European Cup and Varsity matches as Captain at Oxford University. He works privately in Oxford and in a clinic on Harley Street in London. He also offers online sessions, which can be combined with face to face meetings at your convenience.

Is it time your life changed? Worried about the future, or troubled by the past? Considering and accessing counselling is not the easiest decision to make. I am an experienced relational counsellor that has a genuine care for others and their overall wellbeing. Whether you are struggling with anxiety, relationships, stress, depression, I will work at your pace, to find the right answers for you, tailoring sessions around the issues that you are encountering. I do this by aiming to create a safe space for you to explore those areas of your life, that you feel are difficult or challenging.

Life can leave you feeling many different thoughts and feelings, anything from amazing to awful, and sometimes we need support to make sense of our lives, experiences and emotions. They say "a problem shared is a problem halved" and getting things off your chest confidentially and safely with a therapist can help. Even at the best and worst times of our lives, we need a caring, empathic and compassionate other to listen and share our experiences with, to feel we belong and are loved. Therapy allows you the space to determine what's best for you, despite limitations, to thrive, to accept yourself and become who you are meant to be.

Are you struggling with depression, stress, anxiety, relationship challenges? Let me help you. I also have experience helping with bereavement, addiction, alcohol and drug misuse, anger management, life coaching, identifying narcissists in your life and what to do, suicide ideation, low self esteem.

If you are thinking about therapy, it can be difficult to take the first step. When you come to your first session, you want to be encouraged to feel comfortable and able to share distressing thoughts and feelings. I am a compassionate listener, with experience extending over more than twenty-five years. Many people experience anxiety and/or depression at some point in their lives. Usually, there are factors and events over a period of time which have contributed to the way the person is feeling. We explore themes and patterns in sessions, identifying triggers for feelings and responses which may seem hard to understand.

Life can be hard at times; work can be stressful, relationships challenging and circumstances in the past and present can all affect our emotional health. Perhaps you struggle with anxiety or low mood or self esteem, or a life event has knocked you off course. When we're struggling it can be really helpful to speak with someone outside of our family and friends who can gently help you understand the why behind your feelings and behaviour; and offer the hope of change.

People come to therapy for all sorts of reasons, and often when life has not been easy. Choosing a therapy, and a therapist often adds to the confusion of obstacles to be overcome at such a difficult time. I am a fully qualified and accredited counsellor and psychotherapist and qualified supervisor of other therapists. I do not claim to have the answers, but I can offer you a quiet calm space in which you can take time to explore your life with someone who is non judgemental and who wants to support you in your goals.

Psychotherapy, or talking therapy helps us identify aspects of our past and how they impacted on us throughout our lives and in the present day. Through explorations with a trained professional this can lead to shifts in how we think about and understand what has happened to us and also how to respond to others and to events in our lives moving forward. You will be encouraged to talk about whatever is on your mind and to bring up feelings and thoughts for us to look at together.

I provide focused therapy that will help you to see your patterns and emotions as well as moral and ethical challenges arising from interpersonal and social contexts better, to then allow you to change them. Obstacles to change are very subtle, often almost invisible. Self-awareness can redirect your energies to creating more positive states of mind. We will work on how ethical and moral dilemmas arise between people, how this interacts with different life experiences that impact your personality and how that then affects your psychological well being.

Whatever is wrong, what you want to change about yourself, how you feel, and how your moods and feelings affect you, depends on the emotion in you. To change your moods and feelings and how they affect your behaviour you need to work with the underlying emotion. Adaptation Practice is designed to do this. It is a safe and effective treatment for all emotional (that is, emotion-based) difficulties and problems.

I am a Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist and Autogenic Therapist and offer Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, Child Parent Psychotherapy, Infant Parent Psychotherapy, parent sessions and Autogenic Training (meditative self-help technique for children and adults).

I am an integratively trained counsellor and registered member of BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy). I have experience of working with adults with a wide variety of presenting issues such as anxiety, depression, work and relationship/family stress, bereavement, self-harm, addiction, trauma, abuse, chronic pain and illness. I welcome clients from diverse backgrounds.

I have 14 years of experience working in the NHS for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS). I can work with children of all ages and young adults up to age 25. I have had experience with a wide variety of difficulties, from anxiety and depression, to eating disorder, self harm, ASD and ADHD, social and school difficulties. I also have experience with working with young refugees and migrants, as well as with children in foster care. I offer parents consultation, offering support and understanding on the difficulties and strategies to deal with them. These consultations can be also done via skype.

You may seem to the world to be successful, sure of yourself, and in control whilst feeling increasingly isolated as you battle, perhaps in secret, with your fear, anxiety, loneliness or past. You may sense that part of you is hidden, maybe even from yourself, tripping you up when it matters most, that your life is not quite what you hoped or your choices are unfulfilling. You may wish to know your own heart, to be on your own side, and to be able engage authentically and meaningfully with your life. Working together we can listen out for your quiet inner voice, the one that already knows you and already knows how to be.

I am an integrative psychotherapist with a primary training in Psychosynthesis and supplementary trainings in EMDR (Certs 1-3) and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (nearing completion of Advanced Integrative Training toward certification, Level 3). Drawing on the body, long history with Buddhist psychology and meditation, and over 12 years experience working with complex trauma in therapeutic communities in the NHS and the prison system, I work with clients to reframe mental health difficulties as psychospiritual opportunities to deepen our relationships and maximise our potential.

I am an Oxford-based counsellor and psychotherapist (MA, MSc) offering online and telephone counselling specialising in anxiety, depression, loss, grief, disordered eating, abuse, self-esteem related and relationship issues. I will help you to build up your strength and resilience so that you can face life’s challenges with greater ease. Through therapy, you will learn how to make empowering choices, and regain control over your feelings, actions and relationships. My aim is to support you in releasing your emotional blocks and in finding resolution to painful past events so that you can live a more fulfilling life.

Often, individual difficulties are accompanied by the challenges of daily life, which make each person’s experience different and their therapeutic needs unique. Through short or long term therapy, I aim to support meaningful change in areas you would like to work on, with an understanding of the wider picture of how these issues may feature in daily life.

Do you or a loved one have unhealthy habits that are becoming regular routines? Is anxiety, low mood or depression causing you to feel lost, helpless or worthless? Is drinking or using drugs becoming more frequent as a way of coping? Are personal and work relationships being affected? Is your mental or physical health affecting your motivation? Do you feel shame, remorse and loneliness? If you or someone you are supporting is experiencing any of these feelings then I can help.

You’d like to feel better about yourself, your life, your future. You’ve probably tried several approaches to help yourself, but you’ve run out of ideas. You know that change is necessary. You want to do the work. Perhaps right now you’re just too ill, overwhelmed or exhausted to know what to do next. You know that you need a collaborator, Someone who will listen carefully to you. Someone who will support you while you figure it all out. Someone who will teach you new skills, if necessary. Someone who will help you to explore new ways of being in the world. Someone who will apply the best available science to your unique situation.

Our minds can be confusing places at times. Especially when it comes to issues of mental health. It may feel hard to talk about certain things with friends and loved ones for many reasons, and it can feel like there’s no way to escape these problems. I can offer you a safe, confidential space to help you make more sense of your situation, help you throw your problems into a new light and perhaps give you a new perspective on what’s going on for you. I work in a holistic way, which takes into account you as a whole person and not just a problem that needs to be treated.