Gary Bloom

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Accredited UKCP & MBACP psychotherapist
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

London W1G & Oxford OX2
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

About me

A friend once asked me why people come to therapy.
My answer was ‘because sometimes, there’s nowhere left to go.’
I’m a psychotherapist and counsellor specialising in helping people feel better when they're going through a tough patch. Most of us end up there at some stage or another. Feel free to pick up the phone or ask me to call you. We can have a quick chat and I'll see if I can be of help. I don’t charge for an initial phone call. If you’re happy to try an appointment we’ll arrange to see each other within a few days. From that initial meeting you can decide if therapy is for you - and/ or we click. From there I’d normally suggest a series of six initial meetings. Most major ‘here and now’ problems can be tackled in this period.

During these sessions we’d discuss if further therapy is a good idea to address long-standing stuff that’s upset you for a long time. There’s no hard or fast rule here. Everyone’s history is different.

I treat anxiety, depression, relationship issues and addictive behaviours. I work with executives on their careers, and do quite a bit of work with fed-up teenagers who are finding it hard to find their place in the world.

I work from a clinic in central London and also out of my Oxfordshire clinic where there is plenty of car parking and easy access from most major routes. I do Zoom/FaceTime sessions at the moment.

I see adults as well as teens.

I also have a particular interest working with sportsmen and women who are underachieving in their sport. I work for a professional football league club working with players, coaching staff and admin staff.
Please call me on: 01865 715150 or click here to send

Training, qualifications & experience

BA (Hons) University of Wales (1979)

PGDip Psychotherapy and Counselling 2017

Member organisations

Registered / Accredited

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.

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.

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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

UK Council for Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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UK Council for Psychotherapy

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Fees

£90.00 - £150.00

Additional information

Fees are based on the means of the client. Contact me to discuss what works for both of us.

When I work

Monday - Friday 9 am to 5pm

Further information

As well as a therapist I present an award-winning mental health radio show;

talksport.com/sporting-couch

54 Harley Street, London, W1G 9PZ

71 Park Close, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 8NP

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Children
Young people
Adults
Older adults
Couples
Families
Groups
Organisations
Employee Assistance Programme

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