An entry for the mindguide
We are a charity providing affordable counselling and psychotherapy to adults and young people from the age of 12.
We’re here to listen to you and to give you the time and space to talk through your problems in a confidential and non-judgemental way.
You can contact us directly to arrange an initial appointment to discuss your needs and to consider if counselling and our service would be right for you.
Oxford Women’s Counselling Centre (OWCC) offers a professional counselling service to women in Oxfordshire. Counsellors are fully qualified or following an approved training course. OWCC provides a supportive counselling environment for women seeking help to explore the issues in their lives and to consider alternative perspectives. People can self-refer by phone, leaving their name and contact details. Cost is dependent on the person’s financial circumstances.
Relate offers telephone and online counselling and can provide specialist counselling for a wide range of relationship issues. Telephone Counselling is just like having a face-to-face counselling session, except you’re talking to a trained counsellor over the phone. You can arrange counselling sessions whenever it’s convenient for you. They can provide specialist counselling for a wide range of relationship issues – not just couple relationships.
Oxford Mindfulness (Foundation) offers mindfulness courses run over eight weeks, which includes 2.25-hour classes per week and home practice. These courses help the general public to manage their mental health. Courses are accessed via self-referral. The Oxford Mindfulness team also train individuals to teach mindfulness.
Oxford Men’s Counselling Service (OMCS) supports men (over 18) to explore issues relevant to them. The service works with men who may benefit from short or long-term counselling. The introductory session costs £20 and there is a charge on a sliding scale thereafter. Access to the service is by self-referral and enquirers are invited to leave their contact details on the voicemail. Counsellors are fully qualified or following an approved training course.
The Oxford Counselling Centre offers private counselling and hypnotherapy services. They can offer counselling in German, French and Polish. Counsellors are fully qualified or in their final year of training.
Oxford Counselling Centre is an organisational member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy so all counsellors adhere to the BACP ethical framework and guidelines. The Counsellors at Oxford Counselling Centre receive regular supervision and continuing professional development to ensure the highest standards of practice.
The Listening Centre is a low cost counselling service for people in East Oxford based in Blackbird Leys, Rose hill and Barton. The service is run by mainly trainee counsellors and psychotherapists. Many clients are signposted to the service by GP’s but all clients have to make contact themselves.
Cruse Bereavement Care Oxfordshire provides a range of services for people over 18 affected by bereavement, including face to face sessions with a Bereavement Support Volunteer, Bereavement support groups, Friendship groups and a Bereaved by Suicide support group run in conjunction with SOBS (Survivors of bereavement by suicide).
The service is run by fully qualified counsellors and offers counselling to adults, couples and 16-18 year old’s. They work with a wide range of issues such as loss, depression, anxiety & relationship problems.
Chipping Norton Counselling Service work both short term (for an agreed number of sessions) and longer term, allowing the time and space for the work to evolve. In the initial sessions they will work together to find out whether this is the right time for you to do this sort of work and whether they are the right therapists for you.
The Banbury Therapy Centre offers universal access to therapy which they promote as a positive and life affirming part of general health and well-being. They provide a wide range of psychological therapies including counselling, psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, family therapy, art therapy, addictions services, relationship counselling and victim support.
