Counselling in Oxford
My service is provided as a specialist sex and relationship therapist. I aim to provide a safe environment in which clients can share their intimate thoughts and problems with no fear of judgement. I honour all sexual orientations, gender identities and sexual preferences. I am kink aware and knowledgable and take a sex positive approach. Specific issues covered include: erection problems, inability to orgasm, low sexual desire, painful intercourse, premature/early ejaculation, problematic porn use, relationship problems–couples/poly, (sex, gender, erotic, relationship) identity, BDSM, kinks and fetishes, vaginismus
My service is provided as a specialist sex and relationship therapist. I aim to provide a safe environment in which clients can share their intimate thoughts and problems with no fear of judgement. I honour all sexual orientations, gender identities and sexual preferences. I am kink aware and knowledgable and take a sex positive approach. Specific issues covered include: erection problems, inability to orgasm, low sexual desire, painful intercourse, premature/early ejaculation, problematic porn use, relationship problems–couples/poly, (sex, gender, erotic, relationship) identity, BDSM, kinks and fetishes, vaginismus
I am an experienced CBT psychotherapist. My approach combines the warmth of person-centered therapy with the practical tools of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. I strive to understand your unique experiences and emotions in our sessions. I offer a judgment-free space where you can feel valued and safe and work to build a genuine and therapeutic relationship. CBT Techniques use evidence-based strategies to help you reshape thought patterns and behaviors and to understand your emotions. Together, we'll explore new perspectives and develop effective coping strategies, empowering you to transform your thoughts and to achieve your goals.
I am an experienced CBT psychotherapist. My approach combines the warmth of person-centered therapy with the practical tools of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. I strive to understand your unique experiences and emotions in our sessions. I offer a judgment-free space where you can feel valued and safe and work to build a genuine and therapeutic relationship. CBT Techniques use evidence-based strategies to help you reshape thought patterns and behaviors and to understand your emotions. Together, we'll explore new perspectives and develop effective coping strategies, empowering you to transform your thoughts and to achieve your goals.
I am a qualified relationship therapist. I help couples who have challenges getting along. Maybe you are arguing all the time or intimacy has gone out the window? Perhaps someone has been cheating, had an affair or struggles with an addiction to sex or porn. If your world has been rocked by a discovery about your partner or you are living with secrecy that is weighing you down I can help you work through it.
I am a qualified relationship therapist. I help couples who have challenges getting along. Maybe you are arguing all the time or intimacy has gone out the window? Perhaps someone has been cheating, had an affair or struggles with an addiction to sex or porn. If your world has been rocked by a discovery about your partner or you are living with secrecy that is weighing you down I can help you work through it.
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.
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 am a Chartered Psychologist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council and the British Psychological Society. I have more than 20 years experience in higher education, the private sector and the NHS. I provide warm, respectful and personally tailored therapy for adults, teenagers and their families, covering a wide range of mental health conditions, including anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, depression, stress, and PTSD. My training in a diverse range of psychological techniques allows me to offer therapy adapted to an individual’s needs.
I am a Chartered Psychologist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council and the British Psychological Society. I have more than 20 years experience in higher education, the private sector and the NHS. I provide warm, respectful and personally tailored therapy for adults, teenagers and their families, covering a wide range of mental health conditions, including anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, depression, stress, and PTSD. My training in a diverse range of psychological techniques allows me to offer therapy adapted to an individual’s needs.
We can all find our lives get difficult as events and emotions come and go: these are often left unprocessed until we give ourselves time to think and talk about them. You may be very unhappy or may just be feeling some discontent, or at a crossroads, lacking motivation or direction. My aim is to help you explore all or any area of your life and work out what the future might hold. W H Auden, in his poem in memory of Sigmund Freud, referred to 'a world he changed / simply by looking back with no false regrets'; like him, having explored both the past and the present, I hope you will feel 'able to approach the Future as a friend'.
We can all find our lives get difficult as events and emotions come and go: these are often left unprocessed until we give ourselves time to think and talk about them. You may be very unhappy or may just be feeling some discontent, or at a crossroads, lacking motivation or direction. My aim is to help you explore all or any area of your life and work out what the future might hold. W H Auden, in his poem in memory of Sigmund Freud, referred to 'a world he changed / simply by looking back with no false regrets'; like him, having explored both the past and the present, I hope you will feel 'able to approach the Future as a friend'.
Everyone deserves to enjoy a life worth living. Anybody can go through times when emotions such anxiety, shame, anger and sadness become overwhelming and get in the way of life. These can be difficult times, but you are not alone and I am here to help.
Everyone deserves to enjoy a life worth living. Anybody can go through times when emotions such anxiety, shame, anger and sadness become overwhelming and get in the way of life. These can be difficult times, but you are not alone and I am here to help.
Just as you may need specialist treatment and rehabilitation for medical symptoms following injury and illness, I believe that effective, evidence-based psychological interventions should also be available, when needed. I am a HCPC registered Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist specialising in working with adults struggling with the emotional impacts of physical injury and illness. Many of the people I work with have not spoken with a Psychologist before and I know it can feel daunting to reach out. My priority is to create a trusting therapeutic relationship, where you feel able to speak openly.
Just as you may need specialist treatment and rehabilitation for medical symptoms following injury and illness, I believe that effective, evidence-based psychological interventions should also be available, when needed. I am a HCPC registered Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist specialising in working with adults struggling with the emotional impacts of physical injury and illness. Many of the people I work with have not spoken with a Psychologist before and I know it can feel daunting to reach out. My priority is to create a trusting therapeutic relationship, where you feel able to speak openly.
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.
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.
If you look 'together' on the outside but still feel part of you is stuck in survival. If you have done a lot of work already and still feel something is missing or doesn't feel right this is for you. That missing part shows up as holding you back at work, in your business or in your relationships. 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. As a trauma resolution psychologist and coach I help you rewire the impact of past trauma so you can finally fully inhabit a thriving identity.
If you look 'together' on the outside but still feel part of you is stuck in survival. If you have done a lot of work already and still feel something is missing or doesn't feel right this is for you. That missing part shows up as holding you back at work, in your business or in your relationships. 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. As a trauma resolution psychologist and coach I help you rewire the impact of past trauma so you can finally fully inhabit a thriving identity.
Whether you’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, disconnected or just want to understand yourself better, therapy can offer a safe, supportive space to make sense of your experiences, build confidence and explore how to change things in your life that feel like they are holding you back. It’s not about being judged or “fixed.” It's a collaborative process where we'll work together to better understand your relationship with yourself and others, identify and break unhelpful patterns like people-pleasing or avoidance, and build meaningful, sustainable strategies to help you feel more fulfilled and in control.
Whether you’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, disconnected or just want to understand yourself better, therapy can offer a safe, supportive space to make sense of your experiences, build confidence and explore how to change things in your life that feel like they are holding you back. It’s not about being judged or “fixed.” It's a collaborative process where we'll work together to better understand your relationship with yourself and others, identify and break unhelpful patterns like people-pleasing or avoidance, and build meaningful, sustainable strategies to help you feel more fulfilled and in control.
Individuals or couples who want to explore relationship issues and work out what they want, whether in the relationship or out of it. Highly experienced in working with infidelity. I help clients identify patterns of destructive communication and rebuild connection. I work with individuals who need support with decision making about their relationship. who may be experiencing anxiety or low self -esteem as a result. Having worked extensively in the corporate sector for many years I also offer single session therapy for clients who feel they are at a career crossroads and would benefit from objective and constructive listening.
Individuals or couples who want to explore relationship issues and work out what they want, whether in the relationship or out of it. Highly experienced in working with infidelity. I help clients identify patterns of destructive communication and rebuild connection. I work with individuals who need support with decision making about their relationship. who may be experiencing anxiety or low self -esteem as a result. Having worked extensively in the corporate sector for many years I also offer single session therapy for clients who feel they are at a career crossroads and would benefit from objective and constructive listening.
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.
Firstly, id like to congratulate you for getting this far on getting help with your difficulties, this can be a scary first step!
As your therapist, I will take time to know you as a person and work together with you to make changes with nothing but encouragement (even if things dont go to plan). I'll celebrate the wins with you, big and small.
I will listen to your perspectives and experience without judgement in order to get to know all of you as a person. Then, ill work together with you to plan putting changes into place to interrupt old and unhelpful cycles of thinking and behaving.
Firstly, id like to congratulate you for getting this far on getting help with your difficulties, this can be a scary first step!
As your therapist, I will take time to know you as a person and work together with you to make changes with nothing but encouragement (even if things dont go to plan). I'll celebrate the wins with you, big and small.
I will listen to your perspectives and experience without judgement in order to get to know all of you as a person. Then, ill work together with you to plan putting changes into place to interrupt old and unhelpful cycles of thinking and behaving.
Are you at a crossroads? Have a problem to solve and are unsure how to? Stuck in a place but not sure what to do next? Thinking about your next career step? Preparing for retirement? Dealing with a stressful relationship? Struggling with loss? Feeling alone and isolated. I am skilled in successfully helping people find a way through their life journey, and I do that by letting them stay in charge and work things out on their own terms. My working style is compassionate and collaborative, guiding you to take that step confidently and flourish along the way. It’s not magic, but the results can be!
Are you at a crossroads? Have a problem to solve and are unsure how to? Stuck in a place but not sure what to do next? Thinking about your next career step? Preparing for retirement? Dealing with a stressful relationship? Struggling with loss? Feeling alone and isolated. I am skilled in successfully helping people find a way through their life journey, and I do that by letting them stay in charge and work things out on their own terms. My working style is compassionate and collaborative, guiding you to take that step confidently and flourish along the way. It’s not magic, but the results can be!
I am an integrative psychotherapist with a primary training in Psychosynthesis and secondary trainings in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (Certified Practitioner), Internal Family Systems Psychotherapy (Levels 1-2) and EMDR (Levels 1-3). 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 am an integrative psychotherapist with a primary training in Psychosynthesis and secondary trainings in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (Certified Practitioner), Internal Family Systems Psychotherapy (Levels 1-2) and EMDR (Levels 1-3). 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.
Do you look as though you're coping on the outside, while feeling exhausted and overwhelmed on the inside? Do you tend to keep going, overthink everything, put everyone else first and try harder than most people realise? From the outside, you seem capable, yet you're wondering why life feels so much harder for you than it seems to for everyone else. Perhaps food has become a way of coping with feelings that are difficult to name or understand. Perhaps you're beginning to wonder whether ADHD and/or autism might explain experiences you've struggled to make sense of for years.
Do you look as though you're coping on the outside, while feeling exhausted and overwhelmed on the inside? Do you tend to keep going, overthink everything, put everyone else first and try harder than most people realise? From the outside, you seem capable, yet you're wondering why life feels so much harder for you than it seems to for everyone else. Perhaps food has become a way of coping with feelings that are difficult to name or understand. Perhaps you're beginning to wonder whether ADHD and/or autism might explain experiences you've struggled to make sense of for years.
I have 13 years experience supporting people from diverse backgrounds with varying mental health & interpersonal difficulties. I currently work part-time as a Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist in a complex needs NHS hospital & part-time in private practice.
Seeking and engaging with therapy can be a challenging process, therefore I always aim to deliver a warm, compassionate, non-judgemental & collaborative therapy space to support you to achieve your goals. Together, we will develop a treatment plan that is based on evidence, driven by our shared understanding of your difficulties and tailored to your individual needs.
I have 13 years experience supporting people from diverse backgrounds with varying mental health & interpersonal difficulties. I currently work part-time as a Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist in a complex needs NHS hospital & part-time in private practice.
Seeking and engaging with therapy can be a challenging process, therefore I always aim to deliver a warm, compassionate, non-judgemental & collaborative therapy space to support you to achieve your goals. Together, we will develop a treatment plan that is based on evidence, driven by our shared understanding of your difficulties and tailored to your individual needs.
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.
As a UKCP-accredited psychodynamic therapist with a four-year postgraduate training at Oxford University, I provide a private, confidential space for individuals, couples, and polycules. My work focuses on examining the unconscious patterns influencing your life, relationships, and wellbeing. Whether you are dealing with acute distress or seeking to explore long-standing personal dynamics, I offer a professional, contained environment. I believe lasting change is achieved by working through root causes while simultaneously addressing the symptoms—such as anxiety, depression, or relational disconnection—that bring you to therapy.
As a UKCP-accredited psychodynamic therapist with a four-year postgraduate training at Oxford University, I provide a private, confidential space for individuals, couples, and polycules. My work focuses on examining the unconscious patterns influencing your life, relationships, and wellbeing. Whether you are dealing with acute distress or seeking to explore long-standing personal dynamics, I offer a professional, contained environment. I believe lasting change is achieved by working through root causes while simultaneously addressing the symptoms—such as anxiety, depression, or relational disconnection—that bring you to therapy.
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Number of Counsellors in Oxford
400+
Average cost per session
£74
Counsellors in Oxford who prioritize treating:
| 91% | Anxiety |
| 83% | Depression |
| 81% | Self Esteem |
| 79% | Relationship Issues |
| 76% | Stress |
| 65% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 65% | Complex PTSD |
Average years in practice
10 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
| 77% | Aviva |
| 67% | AXA PPP |
| 62% | Vitality |
How Counsellors in Oxford see their clients
| 72% | In Person and Online | |
| 28% | Online Only |
Gender breakdown
| 75% | Female | |
| 24% | Male | |
| 1% | Non-Binary |