About me
I am compassionate, non-judgemental, and offer a confidential space for you, a unique person with your own history, to explore what is happening for you now, to help you to make sense of what has happened in the past as well as putting in place changes that you might want for yourself. I have 19 years' experience working with adults and young people. Recent issues I have worked with include: anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, bereavement, traumatic childhood, anger, life changes. I offer both long and short-term counselling. I am a qualified, experienced, integrative, relational psychotherapist, I am BACP Accredited and work in both Temple Cowley in Oxford and also Ducklington, near Witney, Oxfordshire. Get in touch to book a free 15 minute call or send me a message to explore how we might work together. See my website: www.alisonjonestyler.co.uk
First Contact
I offer a free 15 minute conversation by phone or online to help you to decide whether you would like me to be your therapist.
First Session
The first session is longer than other sessions (about one and a quarter hours) because I need to ask some questions to help me understand better the difficulties that you are facing and what you are looking for from therapy. There will also be space for you to talk about what you are feeling, what is concerning you in your life.
Following Sessions
Following sessions last for 50 minutes and are usually weekly. I will help you to explore your experiences and feelings. It's an opportunity to make sense of what is happening or has happened in your life. I am not going to have an opinion or judge. It can be helpful to talk to someone who is not involved directly.
Confidentiality
Sessions are highly confidential. I work within the BACP "Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions": https://www.bacp.co.uk/events-and-resources/ethics-and-standards/ethical-framework-for-the-counselling-professions/
BACP is a professional body for therapists and I am an accredited member.
How long does it take?
It is not possible to say how long counselling will take because each person is unique. It lasts for as long or for as short as you feel you need. It is helpful for most people to plan for an ending to counselling when it feels like the right time.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have worked in mental health since 2003. I trained at Wantage Counselling Service and more recently at the Minster Centre in London. I have the following qualifications:
Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Clinical Practice, Middlesex University 2023
Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling (Psychodynamic), Wantage Counselling Service 2014
Certificate in Psychotherapeutic Counselling, Wantage Counselling Service 2006
a degree - BA (Hons).
I became Accredited by the BACP in 2014.
Before qualifying as a counsellor, I worked for Oxfordshire MIND. I have 19 years' experience of working as a counsellor. I have worked for Wantage Counselling Service (now called Wantage Counselling and Training Centre) and also at King Alfred's Academy (the secondary school in Wantage). I set up in private practice in 2014. I have also worked as a Trainer for the Certificate in Counselling at Wantage Counselling and Training Centre.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 - £70.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Sessions last for 50 minutes and the fee is £70. I offer concessionary rates for sessions in Ducklington down to £60, depending on individual circumstances and availability. I do not offer concessionary rates in Oxford as I need to cover room rental costs.
When I work
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I work in Ducklington every day except Tuesday and I work in Oxford (Cowley) on Wednesday mornings and Friday afternoons/evenings.
Current available sessions:
Wednesdays 10.15 am and 11.20 am Oxford (Cowley)
Thursdays 9 am and 11.30 am Ducklington
Further information
I work at OTS in Oxford in a quiet therapy room and also from home, one mile from Witney, in Ducklington, in a discrete room. Research tells us that the relationship between counsellor and clients is an essential part of the therapy which is a central part of how I work. It is also helpful to look at the relationships and experiences that you had as a child and to see how these play a part in your responses to people and circumstances in your current life, whether helpfully or unhelpfully. Some “truths” that we learn about ourselves or others can be formed early in life and shape our reactions to situations in the here and now, even years later. We will explore these responses and work together to develop healthy ways of relating to yourself and others. This improves relationships and increased self-esteem and a reduction in symptoms such as anxiety and depression.
Since qualifying, originally as a psychodynamic counsellor, I have developed the way that I work to incorporate aspects of other theories, including Attachment Theory, Relational Psychotherapy, and trauma work, now practising as an integrative psychotherapist. I also use Mindfulness, and if this is something that you would find useful we can incorporate it into your sessions.
If you would like any more information about counselling and psychotherapy or how I work, please contact me by email: alisonjonestyler@gmail.com, telephone or text: 07572606856 or look at my website: www.alisonjonestyler.co.uk
I am happy give you more information to help you to decide whether therapy is right for you or if I am the therapist you want to work with.
