Ben Midworth-Oxford Counselling Service- Dip Psych, UKCP registered.

181 Campbell Road Oxford Oxon OX4 3NT View map	33a Canal Street Oxford Oxon OX2 6BQ View map
07876441596 http://www.oxfordcounsellingservice.co.uk Click here to Email me

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I am down to earth, experienced, established, qualified, compassionate, professional, UKCP registered counsellor and psychotherapist, offering a local service providing short and long term work to suit your specific needs.

I have over 25 years experience of working with people facing serious difficulties and life's challenges. I have had a private therapy practice in Oxford since 2000 with referrals from GPs, Occupational Health, employee assistance providers as well as private referrals. I have had a particular focus on helping successful individuals deal with their difficulties and distress including academics, Doctors, Lawyers, local businessmen and women, and local students as well as people working in the media including artists, film directors and actors.  I have helped over 200 local people from all walks of life to personally develop, overcome their problems and lead more satisfying and rewarding lives.

I work with a wide range of problems, typical among these are anxiety, relationship problems, depression, life crisis, addictions and low self-esteem.

I also provide a number of specialist services including family reconciliation, couples counselling, supervision of counsellors and psychotherapists and a referral and assessment service. 

I have practice rooms in East Oxford (within easy access of the ring road and A34 ) for Oxford, and in Jericho, close to Oxford Town Centre.

Some of the benefits of talking to me include- 

Improving your personal and professional relationships 
Finding release from emotional and painful symptoms 
Having more control and choice in your life 
Changing old ways of coping that haven’t worked 
Gaining deeper understanding of behaviours and feelings
Ending self-destructive patterns of behaviour 
Resolving symptoms of trauma 
Feeling more pleasure and vitality

My approach includes sensitive listening, open exploration, interactive engagement, respectful challenge and mutual participation in the process. I follow an integrative approach gathering what is best in the field of counselling and psychotherapy and integrating them to work in the best way for you. I am familiar with CBT techniques and short term approaches and stress and anxiety management. I also work where appropriate in the "here and now" humanistic traditions as well as the with the relational and analytic approaches looking at the patterns we get stuck in and how these relate to our past experiences. I offer both short term work and long term psychotherapy over several years. 

Training, Qualifications & Experience

Minster Centre PG Dip in Integrative Psychotherapy

UKCP registered (UK Council for Psychotherapy) Reg No 06158435

I am an associate member of a number of local and national organisations including Oxford Counselling and Psychotherapy Service, Oxfordshire Counselling and Psychotherapy Assessment and Referral Service, Oxford Psychotherapy Society, Minster Centre Graduate Body, the Chiron Centre for Body Psychotherapy Graduate Body and I am registered (see above) with the main psychotherapy accrediting body United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP).  

I am an Associate Counsellor with the Oxford School of Drama.

My work is fully insured and supervised.

Areas of counselling I deal with

• Abortion
• Abuse
• Addiction(s)
• Adoption Issues
• Affairs and Betrayals
• Alcohol Dependence
• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Bipolar Disorder/Manic Depression
• Bullying
• Cancer
• Career Counselling
• Child Related Issues
• Couples Counselling
• Debt Management
• Depression
• Disabilities
• Domestic Violence
• Drug Abuse
• Eating Disorders
• Emotional Abuse
• Gambling
• Gender Identity
• Generalised Anxiety
• HIV/AIDS
• Infertility
• Internet Addiction
• Low Self-Confidence
• Low Self-Esteem
• Panic Disorder
• Phobias
• Physical Abuse
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Postnatal Depression
• Pre-nuptial Counselling
• Pregnancy and Childbirth
• Relationship Issues
• Seasonal Affective Disorder
• Self Harm
• Separation and Divorce
• Sexual Abuse
• Sexual Issues
• Sexuality
• Smoking
• Stress
• Trauma
• Work Related Issues

Therapies Offered

• Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies
• Psychoanalytical and Psychodynamic
• Humanistic Therapies
  - Gestalt Therapy
  - Psychosynthesis
  - Existential Therapy

• Other Therapies
  - Integrative
  - Family/Systemic Therapy

Fees

I charge £47 for an initial assessment and then fees are agreed on a sliding scale between £42 and £60.

Further Information

To make an appointment
Please do contact me to set up a non-commital intial meeting on 07876 441596 or email me using the link above.

At an initial assessment we would discuss the specific problems, difficulties which you are facing, the range of options open to you and different forms of treatment and therapy. Both short term or ongoing in-depth therapy would be considered depending on your needs. Normally I would suggest an initial 6 sessions which would be reviewed.

I also provide a confidential assessment and referral service. After an initial assessment I would refer you to an appropriate, local, trusted professional. 

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