Melanie Jones
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About me
I am a BABCP and BACP accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and integrative psychotherapist. I have been working for the last 12 years both in private practice and for an Employee Assistance Programme. As well as working with individuals and couples, I do a great deal of post-trauma work with groups and organisations, and also work as a mediator (qualified member of the Professional Mediators' Association).
Though trained integratively (MA and Diploma, Minster Centre), I have subsequently undergone training in CBT at the Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre and in Evidence-Based Psychological Treatment at Reading University. I am fully accredited by the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (BABCP). I am currently working almost exclusively with clients seeking CBT for specific issues and disorders, such as OCD, PTSD, Panic, Anxiety and Mood Disorders, addictions and impulse control disorders.
For 15 years I have worked as an executive coach (AC Accredited), for the Civil Service and other public and private sector clients, both in the UK and overseas. Since 2008, I have been a regular Associate Tutor / Coach at Oxford Said Business School on many open and custom programmes in Executive Education. Enquiries are welcome from anyone interested in career development / executive / life coaching.
I believe that the key to a successful therapeutic outcome is a genuine, warm and respectful relationship between client and therapist. I prefer to work collaboratively, tailoring my approach to the needs and objectives of each person. My greatest pleasure is accompanying clients through a challenging period in their lives, offering them appropriate support, and seeing them build strength and confidence in their ability to access and make use of their own resourcefulness.
I speak fluent Spanish and am happy to work with Spanish-speaking clients.
Training, qualifications & experience
MBACP Accred
MBABCP Accred
MA and Diploma Counselling, Minster Centre
BSc Psychology
Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society (MBPsS)
Certificate Counselling (Regent's College)
Introduction to CBT (Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre)
Certificate in Evidence-Based Psychological Treatment (i.e. CBT), Reading University
Accredited Member of the Association for Coaching
Member of the Professional Mediators' Association
Certificate in Workplace Mediation
Member organisations
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Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
Additional information
Couples counselling, £75 per 50 min session
CBT for panic/ anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD and other specific disorders: £75 per session
When I work
08:00-19:30 Mon-Fri; 09:00-12:00 Sat
Further information
I have a welcoming practice room with ample free parking (including designated spaces for clients with a disability directly in front of the building) and easy public transport access via buses along the Cowley Road, about 5 minutes' walk away. The building has a lift and facilities adapted for people with impaired mobility. There is a reception with WIFI access, comfortable seating and a machine offering drinks and snacks.
