Richard Oliver

Psychotherapist UKCP Accredited

Diss IP22

About me

I am ready to help you as I have helped many others. I accredited as a psychotherapist in 2006. I respond rapidly to all enquiries and I am welcoming and encouraging.

My Approach

I use a creative approach to explore each person's personal process.

My Areas of Special Interest

1. Talk - I understand people who talk to avoid unbearable feelings and I help with this

2. Stuck - I help people who feel stuck in anxiety or depression (or both) and I guide them out of this state (like coming out of a forest)

3. Older People- I am interested in older people as they remember many rich experiences. We celebrate these experiences in my group for the over-60s

What to Expect

Please expect me to take part, clarify the situation and suggest solutions.

My father always stopped to listen to strangers tell their story. I am inspired by my father.

I take a targeted approach and we review our sessions to ensure that we are making progress.

Before the first session, we have a brief phone call to introduce ourselves.

I offer online sessions using Zoom to clients who have had several sessions with me in person. These initial sessions are essential to build up a therapeutic relationship which gives our online work a strong foundation

Experience shows that this work is successful when we meet weekly. Attending each week is important even if you feel tired or stressed.

Who I Work With

I concentrate on helping adults who are experiencing any mental issue. I have worked with well-known conditions such as anxiety, depression, eating disorders, self-harm, anger management and difficulties with relationships. My speciality is how I work actively and creatively and this uncovers the core of the matter.

Training, qualifications & experience

Qualifications

I am UKCP accredited (my reg no is 6158334) and I have 14 years of post-qualification experience since I qualified in 2006.

Training in Oxford

I attended training at the Oxford School of Psychodrama and Integrative Psychotherapy. My trainers were Peter Haworth and Susie Taylor who are well-known and respected. I started training in 1998 and most of it was completed by 2003. I still had to run a weekly group in the NHS and write my dissertation ... these were achieved by 2006.

NHS

My training involved facilitating a weekly group with real patients to prove that I could professionally handle the issues that arise. I held an honorary contract for 3 years at a London hospital psychotherapy department (Mile End Hospital) where I ran a weekly group for out-patients. This included assessing patients as well as facilitating the group of 5-6 members with depression and anxiety.

Accreditation with UKCP

To help the public know who they can trust, UKCP set high standards for psychotherapists to be trained and experienced. They give their seal of approval to those who meet their standards. I received my UKCP registration (approval) in 2006.

Extensive Experience

From 2006 onwards, I have provided both individual and group therapy.

Since 2009, I have facilitated a therapy and support group for Mind in Camden. This group has benefitted many people and I continue to run it every week. The group runs online using Zoom.

From 2009-2018, I provided day workshops for groups of people to experience therapy. They were called 'Saturday Psychodrama' and I ran 65 workshops during 9 years. The workshops suited people who wanted to experience in-depth therapy at first hand (until Covid came along).

Value for Money

To ensure that you benefit from therapy in our sessions, I write down a target that we wish to achieve from the sessions and we stay focused on that. My previous experience was in business and I make sure that I provide value for money.

I work on a group basis and with individuals face to face. Please expect sessions to carry on until you have had enough (there is no fixed limit).