Claire Vickers
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About me
I use a cognitive behavioural approach in my therapeutic work. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thinking patterns and behaviours that may be contributing to distressing feelings. Through collaborative work, clients and I explore these thoughts and actions through a mixture of discussion and exercises to help find new kinds of responses to help relieve anxiety and low mood. CBT is usually a fairly short-term treatment and I see most clients, on average, for twelve to fifteen sessions, although this varies according to the client’s individual needs.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have a clinical MSc in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy from Goldsmiths, University of London, following an MSc from University College London in Theoretical Psychoanalytic Studies, which enhances my cognitive approach. I work with clients on a wide range of issues (such as depression, anxiety and unwanted habits) and I have a particular interest in OCD, health anxiety and phobias.
I also have Level Two certification in TEAM-CBT, a framework developed by David Burns, one of the pioneers of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. TEAM-CBT draws on techniques from many schools of therapy to tailor an approach best suited to the client's needs. I am an accredited member of the BACP.
I have training in specialist approaches to OCD (Inference-based CBT and Rumination-Focused ERP) that can be very effective in cases that have not responded fully to previous treatment strategies.
I offer therapy from an office in North Oxford (Summertown), or online.
Member organisations
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
Additional information
I work in Oxford (Summertown) and online. Fees vary - please contact me for more information. I offer a free initial telephone consultation to see if CBT sessions with me would be a good fit.
When I work
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I normally offer sessions between 9am and 6pm.
