Stephanie Davis

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MA (Cantab.), PhD, UKCP reg
Available for new clients
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Abingdon OX14 & Witney OX28
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

About me

Finding the right therapist for you is the most important step in your therapy process. I work with a diverse group of clients and always begin with an initial meeting in which we would explore what you are needing help with right now and decide, together, if therapy with me is right for you.

I am an experienced qualified psychotherapist registered with the UKCP. I offer short and long term counselling and psychotherapy to individuals and couples. I have experience of working both in the NHS and in private practice with a range of issues including anxiety, depression, identity issues, eating disorders, personality disorders, stress, relationship issues, family issues, fertility issues, pregnancy and post natal depression.

Prior to working as a therapist, I worked as a management consultant and also as a research fellow in Education and Psychiatry. As such, I have a keen understanding of the impact of different environments on mental well-being as well as mental health issues themselves. I have worked in the NHS, private practice and with several charities specialising in fostering and adoption, refugees and stroke survivors and their carers.

Working with Individuals

As an attachment-based therapist, I view relationships with others as a key part of human development and growth, and understand that disruptions and difficulties in relationships - in both childhood and adulthood – and feelings of isolation can damage our ability to manage our lives and our selves. These disruptions and difficulties can affect us in a variety of ways of which we may be unaware. My work with clients involves facilitating an understanding of how much of one’s behaviour, and way of relating to others, is influenced by processes linked to such disruptions and difficulties. I consider the therapy to be ‘relational’ in that it is an endeavour in which the therapist and client are both mutually engaged and working together to effect change.

Working with Couples

I use the Emotionally Focussed Therapy (EFT) approach when working with couples. Attachment needs are present throughout the lifespan and viewing the adult couple relationship as an attachment relationship offers a perspective which views the difficulties and disruptions as a consequence of couples struggling to have a good enough, supportive attachment with one another. When a couples’ attachment feels insecure it can result in negative cycles of behaviour which prevent them from communication and connecting effectively. Working from this perspective, I endeavour to support couples to identify and understand their negative cycles and support them in unlocking the emotions fuelling this negative cycle to facilitate a move to a more secure and supportive attachment and way of relating.

Training, qualifications & experience

UKCP Registered Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist

Diploma Attachment Based Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (The Bowlby Centre)

PhD Psychology

Emotionally Focused Therapy with Couples

Post Graduate Clinical Supervision Training (WPF)

Intercultural Supervision Training (Nafsiyat)

MA (Hons) Psychology (Cantab)

Certificate Relationship Counselling

Perinatal Mental Health

Member organisations

Registered / Accredited

Registered / Accredited

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UKCP
UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)

The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.

As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.

UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.

Accredited register membership

UK Council for Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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UK Council for Psychotherapy

Fees

£75.00 - £100.00

Additional information

Fees are from £75-£100 depending on the length and nature of the therapy.

I have some concessions for the low waged which are negotiated on an individual basis.

Abingdon Natural Health & Therapy Centre, Coxeter House, 21-27 Ock Street, Abingdon, OX14 5AJ

The Witney Therapy Centre, 2a Corn Street, Witney, OX28 6BL

Type of session

In person
Online

Types of client

Young people
Adults
Older Adults
Couples
Employee Assistance Programme

Key details

Wheelchair user access
Wheelchair user access

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Under the Equality Act 2010 service providers have a duty to make reasonable adjustments to ensure that individuals with disabilities can access their service. You can read more about reasonable adjustments to help you to access services on the CAB website.

The Abingdon Natural Health and Therapy Centre is wheelchair accessibile.

Online platforms

Zoom

Supervision

In person
Online

I am a qualified supervisor offering supervision from an attachment-based relational perspective to counsellors and psychotherapists.

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Stephanie Davis
Stephanie Davis