Justine Gore-Smith: BA (hons), Dip Couns, MBACP (Accred)

I have been working with children, young people and adults since 2003. I have a diploma in counselling skills from Oxford Brookes University and I am an accredited member of BACP. 

I currently work in schools and in private practice, seeing young people and adults either in person or online. 

Lucy Healey: BSc (hons), Dip Couns, PG Dip, MBACP (Accred)

I am an accredited member of the BACP. I have a BSc in Psychology, a Diploma in Counselling Principles and Practice, and a post-grad Diploma in Psycho-analytical Observation as well as qualifications in supervision, assessment, life-coaching, working with trauma and I specialise in working with neurodivergent clients. I have over 20 years' experience working as a counsellor with young people aged six upwards with a wide range of complex needs. I currently offer counselling to young people and staff members in both primary and secondary schools, and clinical supervision to qualified therapists and trainees. I have direct experience working with adults and adolescents with mental health needs and learning disabilities from my former work as a support worker with the Mental Health NHS Trust and the Learning Disabilities Trust. I am also in private practice working with young adults. 

Sophie Pryal: MA, PG(dip), BA(hons) Child and Family Psychotherapist

I am a child and family psychodynamic psychotherapist, registered with both the BPC and BACP professional associations. My background is in the Arts and working therapeutically in schools. For six years I managed a therapeutic service in a London primary school, ensuring that appropriately targeted interventions were provided to those in need. I currently work as a psychotherapist for an independent fostering agency and therapeutic residential organisation in Buckinghamshire, as well as continued work in a school setting. I am experienced in working with children and adolescents from 4-18 years and within a network around the young person. 

Vincent Tan: MA; M.St.(Psychodynamic Practice) Oxon; MBACP; MUPCA; UKCP(Accred)

I have experience working across a wide range of clinical settings; NHS, university, schools and in private practice following a successful corporate career in strategic planning and operations and as a senior business analyst. I gained a Masters in Psychodynamic Practice (2018) from the University of Oxford and was awarded a distinction for my research on transgender transitioning. I hold membership with BACP, UPCA and UKCP professional bodies. I continue to work in the NHS, schools and in private practice with adolescents and adults on a range of difficulties and complex issues.

Henrietta Ray: BComm (hons.), PGDip Psychodynamic Practice

Working with anxiety and the varied ways it presents in young people is an area of particular interest to me.  I am a qualified counsellor with a Postgraduate Diploma in Psychodynamic Practice (University of Oxford).  As a member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy), I adhere to their standards of good practice. For the past two years, I have volunteered and worked as a school counsellor in multiple school settings.  Alongside my work as a school counsellor, I worked for a community counselling service offering low-cost counselling to adults and young people.  The work in these settings has spanned a broad range of issues.  Prior to training to be a counsellor, I worked in both the corporate and NGO sectors providing a range business and IT consultancy services.

Claire Tyrrell-Williams: BSc.; MSc., MST., MUPCA (Accred), UKCP

Working in secondary schools and private practice, I offer remote and in-person counselling to adults and young people of secondary school age. I gained an MST (Distinction) in Psychodynamic Practice from the University of Oxford, and I am accredited with UPCA. As a full clinical member of UKCP, I adhere to their ethical standards of best practice. I also hold an MSc (Distinction) in Social Psychology and Social Research Methods from LSE and a BSC (2:1 Hons) in Psychology from the University of Bath. I have been counselling since 2017 following a successful 20-year career in social and market research as a Research Director, still providing research consultancy advice and support when required. 

Heidi Mercer: BA(hons), CPCAB L4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling, MBACP

I am a fully qualified member of the BACP, having completed my training at Banbury Academy and Place2Be in London. I am passionate about working with young people and seek to empower them to build resilience, become self-confident and develop self-awareness. I am an integrative counsellor, trained in the Gestalt, Person-Centred and Transactional Analysis models. I use whichever approach I feel best suits an individual client, meaning the therapeutic process is tailored for each individual. I work predominantly with secondary school students - in school, online and in my own private practice in Summertown, Oxford. I worked as a sport massage therapist for 20 years managing clients physical aches and pains, before changing direction and studying to work in mental health.

Kylie Bicknell: Dip.Couns. MBACP

I am an Integrative Therapist, working with a number of counselling modalities to best suit a client’s individual needs. I have trained at Place2Be London, Banbury Counselling academy and more recently Authentic Therapy and Training gaining a Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapy with Developmental and Relational Trauma. I am a member of the BACP and adhere to their code of ethics. I feel passionately that everyone is deserving of feeling valued and heard, with compassion and empathy at the core of my practice. I work with young people and adults in my private practice based in Kidlington and have experience working in a secondary school and college, giving me an insight into the experiences and pressures our young people are navigating. I believe early intervention is key in supporting young people to be the best they can be.

Rebecca Jenkinson: MA (Cantab), PGCE (Oxon), Cert Psychodynamic Studies (Oxon) , BA Person Centred Psychotherapy (Warwick), MBACP (Accred). 

I am accredited member of the BACP and hold qualifications in counselling from the universities of Oxford (2013) and Warwick (2016). I have been working as a counsellor in schools since 2014. I also work with young people and adults in private practice. Before undertaking training as a psychotherapist, I taught science in a large comprehensive school in the county, heading up the psychology department and acting as a tutor for the sixth form.