Trauma and PTSD Counselling in Oxford
I have experience working with individuals who have a variety of complex emotional needs, including those with diagnoses of complex trauma, PTSD, OCD, phobias, GAD, depression, and mental health issues related to neuro-developmental disorders (ASC & ADHD).
Forging solid therapeutic connections is mostly dependent on transparency and empathy. By fostering genuine cooperation, validating experiences, and appreciating individual uniqueness, I hope to empower my clients and inspire them to work toward their objectives and gain an appreciation for the process of self-discovery.
I have experience working with individuals who have a variety of complex emotional needs, including those with diagnoses of complex trauma, PTSD, OCD, phobias, GAD, depression, and mental health issues related to neuro-developmental disorders (ASC & ADHD).
Forging solid therapeutic connections is mostly dependent on transparency and empathy. By fostering genuine cooperation, validating experiences, and appreciating individual uniqueness, I hope to empower my clients and inspire them to work toward their objectives and gain an appreciation for the process of self-discovery.
This includes narrative therapy, somatic trauma therapy, third wave CBT approaches (CFT, ACT), and ideas from attachment theory and parts work.
Hi, I'm Katherine. I work as a clinical psychologist offering online psychological therapy sessions. I previously worked in a range of NHS mental health services (primary and secondary care), supporting adults with longstanding mental health difficulties.
I have worked with people who:
- Would like to better understand themselves, their emotions and relationships
- Feel distressed and stuck
- Need a safe space to make sense of significant life events
-Identify as neurodivergent and are looking for ways care for themselves and navigate challenges in life
- Are looking for different ways to manage their physical and emotional health
This includes narrative therapy, somatic trauma therapy, third wave CBT approaches (CFT, ACT), and ideas from attachment theory and parts work.
Hi, I'm Katherine. I work as a clinical psychologist offering online psychological therapy sessions. I previously worked in a range of NHS mental health services (primary and secondary care), supporting adults with longstanding mental health difficulties.
I have worked with people who:
- Would like to better understand themselves, their emotions and relationships
- Feel distressed and stuck
- Need a safe space to make sense of significant life events
-Identify as neurodivergent and are looking for ways care for themselves and navigate challenges in life
- Are looking for different ways to manage their physical and emotional health
I utilise a blend of positive psychotherapeutic enquiry and solution focussed approaches, to identify and reframe the cause of limiting beliefs and behaviours. I tailor my approach and work with individuals and couples. Whether you need to overcome a traumatic experience, difficulties in relationships, self esteem, anxiety or coaching to provide skills to transition through life, manage a situation or perform at your best. Building an independent, safe and trusting environment for you to explore issues and challenges in life: both work and/or personal is important for me.
I utilise a blend of positive psychotherapeutic enquiry and solution focussed approaches, to identify and reframe the cause of limiting beliefs and behaviours. I tailor my approach and work with individuals and couples. Whether you need to overcome a traumatic experience, difficulties in relationships, self esteem, anxiety or coaching to provide skills to transition through life, manage a situation or perform at your best. Building an independent, safe and trusting environment for you to explore issues and challenges in life: both work and/or personal is important for me.
I am an experienced integrative counsellor working with trauma - whether from conflict, abuse or other difficult life events.
I offer short or longer term help. I work both online and as a walk and talk counsellor on Port Meadow in Oxford. I welcome clients from different cultures and backgrounds and I also work as a counsellor for a local refugee charity. I grew up in the Netherlands, Sweden and the US and then lived in Namibia, Kenya and Togo before settling in Oxford in 2001.
I am an experienced integrative counsellor working with trauma - whether from conflict, abuse or other difficult life events.
I offer short or longer term help. I work both online and as a walk and talk counsellor on Port Meadow in Oxford. I welcome clients from different cultures and backgrounds and I also work as a counsellor for a local refugee charity. I grew up in the Netherlands, Sweden and the US and then lived in Namibia, Kenya and Togo before settling in Oxford in 2001.
I specialise in working with people affected by neglect, complex trauma, sexual harm, and personality disorders.
I offer online sessions using an integrative approach—drawing on DBT, somatic therapy, and IFS—to support emotional regulation,
I specialise in working with people affected by neglect, complex trauma, sexual harm, and personality disorders.
I offer online sessions using an integrative approach—drawing on DBT, somatic therapy, and IFS—to support emotional regulation,
I am an experienced and highly trained Integrative Body Psychotherapist, Couples Psychotherapist and Trauma Recovery Specialist, Supervisor, Consultant and Trainer having been in the field for over 29 years.
Compassionate and embodied psychotherapeutic relationship explores the interconnection of mind, body and spirit in support of your deeper connection with you. This is transformative, creative and empowering experience which enables you in discovering how you feel and how you wish to evolve in your relationships and your life.
I am an experienced and highly trained Integrative Body Psychotherapist, Couples Psychotherapist and Trauma Recovery Specialist, Supervisor, Consultant and Trainer having been in the field for over 29 years.
Compassionate and embodied psychotherapeutic relationship explores the interconnection of mind, body and spirit in support of your deeper connection with you. This is transformative, creative and empowering experience which enables you in discovering how you feel and how you wish to evolve in your relationships and your life.
You might want therapy to heal from trauma you've experienced; explore any topics that feel important to you - such as identity, work, sex, religion, food, parenting, relationships, neurodivergence, physical health, or money - build feelings of safety and self-acceptance; or explore uncertainties or hopes for the future.
Are you feeling trapped in patterns of behaviour that made sense in the past but hold you back now? Perhaps you're constantly reliving traumatic experiences in your mind or body, or feeling shame, self-criticism, anger or anxiety that you can't seem to change. Together we'll notice the feelings, beliefs, sensations and memories that show up for you in each moment, and find ways you can respond to these feelings that leave you feeling calm, self-compassionate and more resolved. If talking hasn't changed the difficulties you're experiencing, or your body feels stuck in past experiences, this way of working might be a good fit for you.
You might want therapy to heal from trauma you've experienced; explore any topics that feel important to you - such as identity, work, sex, religion, food, parenting, relationships, neurodivergence, physical health, or money - build feelings of safety and self-acceptance; or explore uncertainties or hopes for the future.
Are you feeling trapped in patterns of behaviour that made sense in the past but hold you back now? Perhaps you're constantly reliving traumatic experiences in your mind or body, or feeling shame, self-criticism, anger or anxiety that you can't seem to change. Together we'll notice the feelings, beliefs, sensations and memories that show up for you in each moment, and find ways you can respond to these feelings that leave you feeling calm, self-compassionate and more resolved. If talking hasn't changed the difficulties you're experiencing, or your body feels stuck in past experiences, this way of working might be a good fit for you.
I can help you to reduce your anxiety, gently face into your trauma and to feel your way into your best life.
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 can help you to reduce your anxiety, gently face into your trauma and to feel your way into your best life.
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.
As an experienced Chartered Counselling Psychologist and Clinical Supervisor, I work with adults and young people in the areas of anxiety and depression, trauma, relationship breakdown, lifestyle change, bullying and low self-esteem, those coming out of abusive situations, especially involving narcissism, post-natal depression, birth trauma, grief and end-of-life care, gender and sexuality.
I am passionate about empowering people to heal, make sense of their lives and achieve balance, so that they feel able to move forwards from a place of strength.
As an experienced Chartered Counselling Psychologist and Clinical Supervisor, I work with adults and young people in the areas of anxiety and depression, trauma, relationship breakdown, lifestyle change, bullying and low self-esteem, those coming out of abusive situations, especially involving narcissism, post-natal depression, birth trauma, grief and end-of-life care, gender and sexuality.
I am passionate about empowering people to heal, make sense of their lives and achieve balance, so that they feel able to move forwards from a place of strength.
You are wondering why you still react in ways and with patterns that repeat when you know better: that is the past trauma is running the show.
Using methods to regulate your nervous system so your body no longer lives in the past. Connecting your parts that carry old outdated beliefs. Updating your old emotional wiring and integrating the bits you couldn't or werent able to own you can resolve past trauma and reconnect with your dormant and thriving identity. Trauma resolution psychologist & coach.
You are wondering why you still react in ways and with patterns that repeat when you know better: that is the past trauma is running the show.
Using methods to regulate your nervous system so your body no longer lives in the past. Connecting your parts that carry old outdated beliefs. Updating your old emotional wiring and integrating the bits you couldn't or werent able to own you can resolve past trauma and reconnect with your dormant and thriving identity. Trauma resolution psychologist & coach.
I work with a wide range of people and life issues including: feeling stuck, life transitions, depression, anxiety, bereavement, work-related stress, relationship difficulties, personality disorders, trauma, addictions and many others.
I am a HCPC registered Counselling Psychologist, a Chartered member of the British Psychological Society, and an integrative psychotherapist. I use psychodynamic, humanistic and developmental theories, current psychology research and neuro-science. This enables me to offer an effective therapeutic relationship based on your individual needs and personality.
I work with a wide range of people and life issues including: feeling stuck, life transitions, depression, anxiety, bereavement, work-related stress, relationship difficulties, personality disorders, trauma, addictions and many others.
I am a HCPC registered Counselling Psychologist, a Chartered member of the British Psychological Society, and an integrative psychotherapist. I use psychodynamic, humanistic and developmental theories, current psychology research and neuro-science. This enables me to offer an effective therapeutic relationship based on your individual needs and personality.
Our clinicians are highly trained and experienced in working with a wide range of presentations, including depression, anxiety, OCD, PTSD and complex trauma, relational difficulties, and personality-related concerns.
Our clinic offers evidence-based psychological therapies. We provide a confidential space where individuals can explore emotional difficulties that may be longstanding, complex, or resistant to change. Informed by relational models that emphasise the therapeutic relationship as a dynamic, co-created process, our work supports meaningful, lasting change through sustained attention to the deeper layers of the mind. This integrative approach is supported by a growing body of clinical research demonstrating its effectiveness, especially in complex or chronic cases, with benefits that often continue beyond the duration of therapy.
Our clinicians are highly trained and experienced in working with a wide range of presentations, including depression, anxiety, OCD, PTSD and complex trauma, relational difficulties, and personality-related concerns.
Our clinic offers evidence-based psychological therapies. We provide a confidential space where individuals can explore emotional difficulties that may be longstanding, complex, or resistant to change. Informed by relational models that emphasise the therapeutic relationship as a dynamic, co-created process, our work supports meaningful, lasting change through sustained attention to the deeper layers of the mind. This integrative approach is supported by a growing body of clinical research demonstrating its effectiveness, especially in complex or chronic cases, with benefits that often continue beyond the duration of therapy.
I also work with people who have experienced trauma, including with a PTSD diagnosis, helping them to process the trauma and reduce unwanted symptoms.
I offer therapy which is engaging and collaborative - all topics are welcome. It combines a focus on a client's life in the present with appropriate referencing back to the past making experiences of life events whole and integrated. We continually assess readiness for organic sustainable change, utilising psychotherapeutic and coaching approaches.
I also work with people who have experienced trauma, including with a PTSD diagnosis, helping them to process the trauma and reduce unwanted symptoms.
I offer therapy which is engaging and collaborative - all topics are welcome. It combines a focus on a client's life in the present with appropriate referencing back to the past making experiences of life events whole and integrated. We continually assess readiness for organic sustainable change, utilising psychotherapeutic and coaching approaches.
I feel passionate about helping my clients, be it dealing with anxiety, depression, marriage and other relationship difficulties, addressing trauma including Complex- PTSD and childhood trauma, achieving personal growth or wanting to get on better in life or at work.
I integrate theories and methods from key psychotherapy orientations, including Transpersonal, Psychodynamic and Jungian as well as Transactional Analysis (TA) and Mindfulness. This offers me a broad therapeutic toolbox with which to help my clients.
I feel passionate about helping my clients, be it dealing with anxiety, depression, marriage and other relationship difficulties, addressing trauma including Complex- PTSD and childhood trauma, achieving personal growth or wanting to get on better in life or at work.
I integrate theories and methods from key psychotherapy orientations, including Transpersonal, Psychodynamic and Jungian as well as Transactional Analysis (TA) and Mindfulness. This offers me a broad therapeutic toolbox with which to help my clients.
I work with adults navigating anxiety, trauma, identity dilemmas, and relational challenges—as well as those seeking to make deeper sense of their emotional experience, life direction or patterns of relating.
Therapy with me may include exploration of dreams and imagery, alongside attention to unconscious dynamics and cultural context. I view psychological distress not solely as an individual problem, but as shaped within relationships, histories, and wider social worlds. Issues of belonging, marginalisation, and identity are integral to the process.
I work with adults navigating anxiety, trauma, identity dilemmas, and relational challenges—as well as those seeking to make deeper sense of their emotional experience, life direction or patterns of relating.
Therapy with me may include exploration of dreams and imagery, alongside attention to unconscious dynamics and cultural context. I view psychological distress not solely as an individual problem, but as shaped within relationships, histories, and wider social worlds. Issues of belonging, marginalisation, and identity are integral to the process.
I specialise in trauma, chronic stress and burnout, as well as anxiety, low mood and longstanding patterns.
Are you used to performing at a high level, while feeling overwhelmed or exhausted underneath? You might be used to pushing through, while feeling burnt out, stuck, or hard on yourself beneath the surfaceI work with high-achieving professionals and others in demanding roles who are used to pushing through, yet feel burnt out, stuck, or caught in patterns they can’t shift.
You might notice overthinking, a strong inner critic, or difficulty slowing down even when you need to. I offer online therapy across the UK, helping you understand what’s driving these patterns and feel steadier, more resilient, and more like yourself again.
I specialise in trauma, chronic stress and burnout, as well as anxiety, low mood and longstanding patterns.
Are you used to performing at a high level, while feeling overwhelmed or exhausted underneath? You might be used to pushing through, while feeling burnt out, stuck, or hard on yourself beneath the surfaceI work with high-achieving professionals and others in demanding roles who are used to pushing through, yet feel burnt out, stuck, or caught in patterns they can’t shift.
You might notice overthinking, a strong inner critic, or difficulty slowing down even when you need to. I offer online therapy across the UK, helping you understand what’s driving these patterns and feel steadier, more resilient, and more like yourself again.
I'm Helen, an HCPC Registered Clinical Psychologist with over 14 years experience in the NHS, academia and charity sector. I specialise in evidence-based psychological treatments for adults with mental health problems, specifically: cognitive behavioural therapies; carer/family interventions; and EMDR.
I'm Helen, an HCPC Registered Clinical Psychologist with over 14 years experience in the NHS, academia and charity sector. I specialise in evidence-based psychological treatments for adults with mental health problems, specifically: cognitive behavioural therapies; carer/family interventions; and EMDR.
I work with people with a wide range of issues including trauma and abuse, PTSD, depression, anxiety, phobias, panic attacks, and low self-esteem.
I am an accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and trained in EMDR. I take an integrative approach to therapy, using knowledge from a range of psychological models, so that I can tailor therapy around each individual's needs. I have extensive experience having worked since 2003 in the NHS, University of Oxford, and in the corporate sector.
I work with people with a wide range of issues including trauma and abuse, PTSD, depression, anxiety, phobias, panic attacks, and low self-esteem.
I am an accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and trained in EMDR. I take an integrative approach to therapy, using knowledge from a range of psychological models, so that I can tailor therapy around each individual's needs. I have extensive experience having worked since 2003 in the NHS, University of Oxford, and in the corporate sector.
Drawing on the body, long history with Buddhist psychology and meditation practice, and over 12 years experience working with complex trauma in therapeutic communities in the NHS and the prison system, I work to help people reframe mental health difficulties as psychospiritual opportunities to deepen our relationships and maximise our potential.
I have a special interest in working with trauma and spirituality in the body, including working with non-ordinary states of mind, using such techniques as mindfulness, guided imagery, parts work, and movement, among others. Offering: psychotherapy, coaching, supervision, group work, training and consultancy.
Drawing on the body, long history with Buddhist psychology and meditation practice, and over 12 years experience working with complex trauma in therapeutic communities in the NHS and the prison system, I work to help people reframe mental health difficulties as psychospiritual opportunities to deepen our relationships and maximise our potential.
I have a special interest in working with trauma and spirituality in the body, including working with non-ordinary states of mind, using such techniques as mindfulness, guided imagery, parts work, and movement, among others. Offering: psychotherapy, coaching, supervision, group work, training and consultancy.
I have experience working with childhood trauma, depression, anxiety, work-related stress, and relationship problems.
I offer a confidential, reflective space where you can talk openly about what is troubling you. People often come to me feeling stuck, anxious, low, or confused about their relationships or their sense of self.
I have experience working with childhood trauma, depression, anxiety, work-related stress, and relationship problems.
I offer a confidential, reflective space where you can talk openly about what is troubling you. People often come to me feeling stuck, anxious, low, or confused about their relationships or their sense of self.
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When should I seek treatment for trauma?
Not everyone who undergoes trauma needs therapy to heal, but many do. If, after experiencing a traumatic event, you find yourself struggling with symptoms such as nightmares, dissociation, irritability, or emotional numbness—especially if these symptoms last more than a month and are severe enough to interfere with your daily functioning—you may benefit from seeking out therapy with a trauma-informed provider.
How long does trauma therapy take?
Different types of therapy for trauma unfold on different timelines. Prolonged exposure therapy and cognitive processing therapy, for example, each take about three months, while trauma-informed CBT may last anywhere from 8 to 25 sessions. Other approaches, especially those that are less structured or that incorporate elements from multiple modalities, may be more open-ended, though many patients report feeling better within the first few months of treatment.
What happens if trauma is left untreated?
Unaddressed trauma can have serious—even devastating—effects on relationships, career, and day-to-day functioning. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can lead people to distrust or lash out at others, making it difficult to maintain intimate relationships; it can also trigger symptoms such as flashbacks or hyperreactivity that can interfere with a person’s ability to function effectively, personally and/or professionally. Some sufferers turn to drugs to find relief. Symptoms may lessen on their own with time, but there is no guarantee that PTSD will resolve on its own.
Can PTSD come back after treatment?
It is possible for PTSD symptoms to recur months or years after successful treatment. This is because, like most mental health disorders, it is not possible to “cure” PTSD, and stressful life events may cause symptoms to recur in even the most resilient individuals. There is no shame in re-experiencing PTSD symptoms nor in returning to therapy when such relapses occur; indeed, many forms of trauma therapy explicitly encourage periodic “maintenance sessions” to reinforce coping skills and ensure that symptoms stay manageable.