Most though not all of the practitioners listed on this page work at the OTS-Witney Therapy Centre. They can be contacted via the contact details for each entry. Clicking on the contact link will take you to the contact form on the main OTS website. Not all of our therapists who we might refer you to are listed here. If you are looking for low cost counselling or psychotherapy, our trainees are not listed here, as an assessment is required before they see clients.
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OTS Witney Therapy Centre
In this section you will find full members of the OTS organisation who we regularly refer to, as we know their work well. Please be aware that there are many other members who are not on our website.
Linnet Broscomb
Psychotherapeutic counsellor
Offering: Individual therapy (18+)
Availability: Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays (day & eve)
Fees: £45 / £35 student with ID
Frequency: Weekly/fortnightly
Location: OTS-Witney Therapy Centre & Online
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Approach & Specialist Areas:
I aim to build a therapeutic alliance with my clients in an integrative way that borrows from many approaches to therapy, including humanistic, client-centered and psychodynamic approaches. I offer a supportive and sometimes challenging space to explore your inner self and examine the things that have been holding you back from becoming the version of you that you deserve to be.
I offer you an opportunity to explore, discuss and uncover the things that have been causing you pain. I work with you to build an alliance in which you can feel safe and supported to address your deepest fears and problems without fear of judgement or reprisal. My approach means I do not have a pre-conceived idea of what will work best for you, instead I work with you to discover which style is most appropriate for you. You, the client, are in control of your journey and I am the facilitator. I have been in practice for 3 years and have previously worked with a charity for survivors of domestic abuse and with people from the LGBTQ+ community.
Background:
I have always been interested in language and the way it is used to express meaning, particularly when words and meaning differ. I have taken this interest to an academic level through my undergraduate degree and then used it to guide me through my professional diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling. My life experiences have given me an understanding of adversity and I use this background to inform my therapeutic practice.
Training and qualifications:
Level 5 Professional diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling
BA(hons) Creative writing and English Studies
Registered bodies:
Accredited member of National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (MNCPS acc)
Member of OTS
Katrina Hulme-Cross
Psychotherapeutic Counsellor
Offering: Individual adults (18+) therapy
Availability: Monday, Tuesday & Friday
Fees: £45 (50 min sessions)
Frequency: Weekly
Location: OTS-Witney Therapy Centre
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Approach & Specialist Areas:
You may feel isolated and that you have no one to talk to or you may have the most supportive friends and family but still find it difficult to explain why you're feeling anxious or depressed. You might just feel it would be easier to talk to someone independent.
Asking for help can feel daunting, but I can offer you a confidential space in which to share your unique life story and to explore difficult thoughts and feelings as well as your hopes, fears and aspirations.
I work primarily from a psychodynamic perspective. This means I will work with you on existing difficulties or unresolved past conflicts by exploring not only your conscious thoughts, feelings and experiences, but also those you may not be fully aware of, which might be impacting your life. These could be repetitive negative thought patterns, unhelpful behaviours, established defence mechanisms, or long held beliefs or ideas you have about yourself. We will explore the impact of your early life and your childhood and consider your relationships with others. I believe the counsellor-client relationship to be central to this work, allowing for your relational patterns and behaviours to be explored in the ‘here and now’.
Background:
I became a therapist after many years working as a publisher of books for counsellors and psychotherapists. I was inspired by the people I met and the work they were doing and made the decision to embark on a new professional (and personal) journey.
Training & Qualifications:
Level 5 Professional Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling Practice
Registered Bodies & Organisational Positions:
Accredited member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society
OTS Member
Louise Walker
Integrative Therapeutic Counsellor
Offering:Individual Therapy
Availability:Monday & Thursday (Days & Evenings)
Fees: £50 (60-minute sessions)
Frequency:Weekly
Location: OTS-Witney Therapy Centre
Also at: Woodstock (Wed eve) & Online (Mon/Thurs)
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Approach & Specialist Areas:
Experiencing difficult thoughts and feelings is common, but sometimes they seem to take over and start to impact other areas of your life, such as your relationships. Maybe you are going through a period of change and need some support in reevaluating your new situation. I provide a space where you’ll be heard and not judged, and where I’ll seek to earn your trust and foster your awareness of how you experience others and the world around you. ‘Person-centred’ is at the core of my approach, which endeavours to understand things from your point of view. We can think together about your values and beliefs - the unwritten rules that you live your life by. My belief is that everyone has the capacity to access their own resources, to regain a sense of control of their lives and relationships, and I can help you access those resources. I also place great importance on acceptance, as Carl Rogers said; ‘The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change’.
Background:
I have worked in education for over 15 years in primary schools, sixth form colleges, and higher education. Over the last decade my interest has developed in the effects of adverse experiences on individuals, how they can transcend families and communities, in both beneficial and detrimental ways. I have experience of working in cross-cultural settings. I also work for a charity in Oxford supporting people who have fled from war and conflict.
Training and qualifications:
Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (CPCAB)
MSc in Psychological Trauma (University of Chester)
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), working towards Accreditation with EFT International (EFTi)
Registered Bodies & Organisational Positions:
Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (MBACP).
Member of OTS
Student member EFTi.
Anna Ley
Psychodynamic Psychotherapist
Offering: Individual therapy (18+)
Availability: Tuesday & Wednesday (daytime only)
Fees: £70 (limited concessions)
Frequency: Weekly
Location: OTS-Witney Therapy Centre & Online
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Approach & Specialist Areas:
I am a fully qualified psychodynamic psychotherapist. The psychodynamic approach is a way of understanding the more unconscious aspects of yourself and looks at earlier relationships and experiences which may be related to your current difficulties. You may be aware of the cause of your distress or are confused about why you feel the way you do. I offer a safe, non-judgemental and empathetic space for you to explore your feelings and the issues you wish to bring. Having a deeper understanding of yourself can help you to work through your difficulties, feel more in control, and make changes in patterns of thinking and how you relate to others.
I work with a wide range of issues, including anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, panic attacks, trauma, relationship issues and bereavement and loss.
I offer long-term and short-term face to face work depending on what is best for you and I work on line. The aim is to achieve either fundamental long-term shifts or address specific issues that are holding you back, so that you can live a more fulfilled life.
Background:
I have over 8 years experience in the mental health sector. I have worked for MIND and for Sutton Counselling, a community counselling service for the last five years as a counsellor and assessor.
Training & Qualifications:
Masters degree in Psychodynamic Counselling & Psychotherapy from Birkbeck, University of London
Certificate of Higher Education in Counselling & Counselling Skills from Birkbeck, University of London
Degree in Modern History from Oxford University
Registered Bodies:
British Association of Counselling Practitioners (BACP)
Member of OPS (Oxford Psychotherapy Society)
Member of OTS
Katie Burgoyne
Therapeutic Counsellor
Offering: Individual therapy
Availability: Mon day (online), Wed/Thurs day (f2f or online)
Fees: £50
Frequency: Weekly
Location: OTS-Witney Therapy Centre & Online
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Approach & Specialist Areas:
I work in an empathic way, aiming to understand your situation from your point of view. I will help you to understand how you relate to yourself and other people because of your personal experiences. It is important to me that you feel seen, heard and understood so whatever you bring is relevant and we will work at your pace. Whilst my core modality is person-centred, I also have training in other areas such as Transactional Analysis and Psychodynamic. I will integrate these different modalities of counselling into my sessions, depending on what you want and need. For example, if you find it difficult to talk about something I may ask whether you would prefer to write or draw it, or maybe guide you through a visualisation. I offer a confidential, gentle and honest space where we can work together to find out what is helpful to you throughout the process of healing. I am a member of BACP and follow their Ethical Framework. I also have regular supervision, professional development and personal counselling to ensure I am working at a high standard.
Background:
I initially went to a counselling skills course to find out how to help friends and family who were having a difficult time. I very quickly realised that having someone who is not a friend or family member providing a safe place to explore challenging situations and complicated feelings is a powerful process and became fascinated by learning about human behaviour. Starting to apply what I was learning to myself and my own way of relating, I realised I had become stuck in many unhelpful, habitual patterns. Throughout my process I have found inner child work very valuable in finding out who I am and how I want to live my life as an adult. Where appropriate I find it a privilege to facilitate clients in their own inner child work.
Training & Qualifications:
Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
Registered Bodies & Organisational Positions:
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy member; OTS member
Lucy Ford
Integrative Counsellor & Psychotherapist
Offering: Individual adults (18+) therapy
Availability: Wednesday & Thursday
Fees: £60-£65
Frequency: Weekly (50 minute sessions)
Location: OTS-Witney Therapy Centre
Also at: OTS-Oxford 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
Julia Joyce
Integrative Transpersonal Counsellor
Offering: Individual adult (18+) therapy
Availability: Monday - Friday, daytime and evenings
Fees: £60 (60 minute sessions), limited number of concessionary slots for students / lower income
Frequency: Weekly
Location: OTS-Witney Therapy Centre
Also at: OTS-Oxford Therapy Centre, Faringdon & Online
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Approach & Specialist Areas:
As a transpersonal therapist my focus is to help you to understand yourself better and to explore your growth as as individual. Life can be challenging and complicated, resulting in perhaps depression, anxiety, low self-worth, addictions, eating disorders or a sense of feeling empty or stuck. In therapy we would think together about how your life is now, in the present, then work backwards to explore how people and and situations might have contributed to forming beliefs and responses that are no longer helping you. With growing awareness it is then possible to look forwards into the future, perhaps looking at ways to do things a little differently as you continue your life journey.
We will have an initial session; following this, if you decide to continue with weekly therapy, I will provide a safe and confidential room or Zoom setting for you to bring whatever issues you would like to explore. We might do this just through talking, or we can use visualisations / art / myth and stories / dreamwork - how we work is your choice. I will actively engage with the issues you bring, by listening, supporting and challenging you to find out more about the unique human being that you are. As Oscar Wilde said, “The final mystery is oneself”.
Background:
In 2010, following a personal crisis, I went into therapy with a Jungian practitioner which over time, transformed the way in which I understood myself, my life and the world. Excited by this, I then took the decision to retrain as a therapist, so that I could help others as I had been helped.
Prior to this, I worked as a garden designer / gardener. I have always had strong ties to the natural world, which has taught me so much.
Training & Qualifications:
Diploma in Integrative Transpersonal Counselling (ReVision, London).
Registered Bodies & Organisational Positions:
British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP)
OTS-Oxfordshire Therapy and Self-Development
Philippa Spits
Psychotherapeutic Counsellor
Offering:Individual Therapy
Availability:Tuesday-Friday (Days & Evenings)
Fees: £50-£65 per session
Frequency:Weekly
Location: OTS-Witney Therapy Centre
Also at: Wantage (Face to Face and Online)
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Approach & Specialist Areas:
Life can be challenging and tough at times. You may feel anxious or depressed, or even noticed a lingering low mood. You might be feeling 'stuck' with the same thoughts continually 'going round' in your head. Or perhaps you have experienced a relationship breakdown, or may have suffered a bereavement. You might even be seeking to explore ways of making positive changes in your life.
At times like these it can be helpful to talk to someone. I offer a friendly, compassionate, warm and confidential space where you can be listened to and where we can explore what is happening in your life at the moment. My aim is to help create opportunities that will facilitate change and healing. Therapy not only provides an opportunity to work through difficulties but it can also be about celebrating strengths and seeking self-compassion.
I work as an integrative counsellor – which means I use thoughts and ideas from different therapy models including both the humanistic (person-centred) and psychodynamic theories. My approach is client led; thus, my response is unique to each client. I believe that the therapeutic relationship – the relationship between the client and the therapist, is important, and has the potential to be a vital and dynamic part of our work together.
Practical Details
At our first/assessment session (an hour long) we can discuss what brings you to therapy and what you feel you need from our sessions. It is a time to explore how comfortable we are together, and if agreed, organise a suitable time for weekly counselling sessions. These are usually 50 minutes. I offer both short and long-term therapy.
I also offer online counselling on zoom, whatsapp or skype.
Background:
I am an experienced therapist and psychotherapeutic counsellor and have worked with clients from different backgrounds and with a wide range of issues: depression, anxiety, low mood, relationship issues, bereavement (including suicide and drug related deaths), low self-esteem, abuse (sexual and domestic violence), work difficulties, life transitions, suicide ideation, illness and issues around caring.
My counselling background encompasses training and working as a counsellor in a variety of settings. I have experience as a volunteer counsellor in the charity sector - Cruse and Victim Support. In addition to being in private practice I am also currently employed as a counsellor at a local family counselling service.
Other
Prior to counselling I worked in both the arts and education sector, as a musician and music teacher.
I continue to teach; offering private music lessons.
Training and Qualifications:
Diploma in Integrative and Humanistic Counselling (Bath Centre for Psychotherapy and Counselling) (BCPC) (UKCP & BACP accredited)
Foundation Certificate in Counselling and Psychotherapy (BCPC) (UKCP & BACP accredited)
Post-Graduate Certificate in Psychodynamic Therapy, Oxford University
Counselling Children and Young People (Level 5), I’m OK, You’re OK, ABC Awards 7 Certa Awards.
DBT Essentials (Level 2), The Association of Psychological Therapies
Other: B.Mus. (Rhodes), M. Mus. (Edinburgh)
Registered Bodies and Organisational Positions:
I am a fully accredited member of the UK Council of Psychotherapy (UKCP).
Member of OTS.
Melanie Bain
Humanistic Counsellor
Offering: Individual therapy
Availability: Monday - Saturday
Fees: £60 - £65 (50 min sessions)
Frequency: weekly
Location: OTS-Oxford & Witney Therapy Centres
Also at: Bicester, Botley and online
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Approach & Specialist Areas:
The aim of my work is to enable you to increase self-awareness and notice hidden attitudes, feelings or behaviours that you may have in relation to your current situation or problem.My belief is that when we become more aware of ourselves this increases our own ability to see, challenge and change old unhelpful patterns and belief systems. Because we have unique personalities and backgrounds I find that one approach does not work for everyone, therefore, how I work with you may vary depending on your own needs and personality and how we relate to one another during our time together.
Background:
Within my counselling profession, I have worked with adults and young people who have faced difficulties from substance abuse, mental/physical/sexual abuse, self-esteem, depression and relationship issues. However, my work is not specific to these issues alone.
Prior to, during and after my training, I worked within the health, social and criminal justice sector. For nearly five years I have worked with organisations specialising in the rehabilitation of drug and alcohol users and prolific offenders. I currently support children, young people and their families who are facing domestic and social difficulties.
I am a registered member of the National Counselling Society and I work alongside their ethical standards. I undertake regular supervision and ongoing professional development to ensure a high standard of working. I am DBS checked in order to work with children.
Training & Qualifications:
I have a post-graduate diploma in Humanistic counselling and supervision from the Kinharvie Institute, Caledonian University of Glasgow, where I attended from 2001 and 2004.
Registered Bodies:
OTS Member
National Counselling Society accredited registrant
Xanthe Wolter-Ferguson
Counselling Psychologist
Offering: Individual therapy
Availability: Wednesdays, Friday evenings
Fees: £60
Frequency: Once Weekly
Location: OTS-Witney Therapy Centre & Online
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Approach & Specialist Areas:
Life is an intricate journey, full of challenges. If things have become too difficult, you may be considering starting some counselling. I offer a gentle, non-judgmental therapeutic space where you can share your concerns freely and at your own pace. I work towards creating a collaborative relationship, with your goals firmly at the forefront of our work. I believe that the relationship between client and therapist provides a vehicle for change, and I value the importance of nurturing and nourishing this relationship within the context of the therapeutic setting.
I use a combination of different therapeutic approaches including CBT, existential-phenomenology and psychodynamic therapy, tailored towards your individual needs. We may explore in our work how past experiences may be shaping your present-day relationships with yourself and others, and examine how current ways of coping, which may have previously been adaptive and helpful, are serving you. I can help those struggling with depression, anxiety, body image issues, perfectionism, relationship problems and difficulties around gender and sexuality, as well as a range of other issues.
We will review our work periodically, so that we can discuss how the sessions are going and how you would like future sessions to be used.
I also offer online counselling on Zoom and WhatsApp.
Background:
I have always been interested in understanding myself and others, and using these understandings to bring about positive change. I undertook a Philosophy MA and Psychology MSc before completing a Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology. My doctoral training focused on seeking to understand individuals, rather than diagnosing and ‘treating’ them, and this stance underpins my therapeutic approach. I have experience working in the NHS, private and charity settings.
Training & Qualifications:
Philosophy MA
Psychology MSc
DCounsPsych
Registered Bodies & Organisational Positions
HCPC
Member of OTS
