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Oxfordshire Therapy & Self-Development Centres
1-to-1 Counselling & Psychotherapy - Group Therapy & Workshops in Oxford and Witney

Welcome to OTS

What do you need:
Counselling or psychotherapy in Oxford, Witney or across the Oxfordshire region?
Confused by the many types of counselling & psychotherapy on offer? There are hundreds of types!

With two therapy centres and around 100 members offering services across the Oxfordshire region, we can help find the right therapy and therapist for you.
What’s better for you:
Individual or group therapy? Looking for Low-cost therapy?

Our reputation comes from our experience with thousands of clients over the last few decades, in helping them through either our thorough assessment and referral process, or helping them choose their own therapist.


OTS:
Can help you find a therapeutic approach, that works for you. We are connected with a wide and range of networks beyond the members of our community, we have no particular investment in the route you take, and will you give unbiased advice specific to you. Finding the right counsellor or psychotherapist to work with is the most important factor for achieving what you are looking for.

What kind of problems can you help me with?
What do you offer? Which services do I need?
Fees: Costs for different therapy options
What to do next
Information for Referring & Practicing Professionals
Free Talks at Oxford & Witney Therapy Centres

"There are many more ways of addressing the
psychological challenges of life than the average
person knows about. OTS aims to make that
accumulated richness of human understanding and
wisdom available to everybody seeking help."


What kind of problems can you help me with?

Whilst we often don't talk about our problems, it is becoming more normal for us to recognise the difficulties we have as human beings, and that these difficulties are 'normal'. Anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, stress, and many other areas of mental and emotional difficulty are why people seek the help of psychotherapists and counsellors, as being very different to talking to friends or family!

We recognise that life can be difficult for all of us from time to time. We can help with these difficulties whether it is a temporary crisis or life transition, ongoing emotional distress, the aftermath of trauma, the stresses and growing pains of life or the wish for a more fulfilling everyday experience; OTS can help find an appropriate, effective and affordable therapeutic solution for you.

Whether you have a clear diagnosis (like stress, depression, anxiety, etc) or an 'unlabelled' experience of mental or emotional pain, or just a ‘felt sense’ that 'life could or should be better'; whether it is an outer problem like a relationship difficulty or an inner experience of turmoil, emptiness or confusion, there are more ways of responding to the psychological challenges of life than most people appreciate – OTS aims to make this accumulated richness of human understanding and wisdom available to everybody seeking help.

OTS have a wide range of counsellors and psychotherapists including those offering low cost counselling across the Oxford & Witney regions.


What do you offer? Which services do I need?

Assessment & Referral
If you aren't sure about what you need, please get in touch with us. We can help you in the choice of therapist, or we offer you an initial interview to explore what would work best for you:

  • which type and format of 1-1 psychotherapy/counselling in Oxford & Witney areas, including Abingdon, Bampton, Carterton etc.
  • which therapeutic approaches;
  • whether group or individual counselling/therapy;

    The fee for assessment and referral appointments to help you find your therapist is a minimum of £50 and a maximum of £100 . This is to allow people that need to, to access the low-cost OTS service.
    Find out more 'About Assessment & Referral Sessions'

    Therapy Groups in Oxford and Witney: working with relationship difficulties, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, parenting, addictions, eating disorders, addictions, abuse etc.; for many, group therapy can be a better, more productive and more affordable option than individual therapy.
    (Current Groups)

    Couples Therapy
    There are fewer practitioners offering couples therapy, which is generally charged at a higher rate than individual sessions, from £70 - £130 per hour session. Please email us for further information.

    A Low-Cost Therapy & Counselling Service: Many people can’t afford the cost of psychotherapy sessions with experienced practitioners. Fees typically range from £46 to £130, depending on the counsellor or therapist. If group therapy is not appropriate, we can offer low-cost therapy with advanced trainees (who are in regular supervision with us), with newly qualified practitioners and with experienced practitioners who offer some low-cost places from £20 - £45 per session. If you feel you need or would like to consider a low-cost place, then you will be able to register this on the application form if you...

    Click here to request an appointment

    We would also recommend you have a look at the further information on the FAQ page which tells you how the low-cost service operates.

    Resources:
    See our resources pages for additional resources, links and book lists

    Support, supervision and development groups - for counsellors, therapists, life and business coaches and other helping professionals.
    (Current Groups)


    • Fees: Costs for different therapy options

    Assessment Fees:
    The fee for assessment and referral appointments is based upon the maximum you can afford on a weekly basis for your sessions.
    For those who can afford between £20 - £45 the assessment fee is £50
    For those who can afford £46 or more the assessment fee is £100
    We will then only consider practitioners who charge up to the amount you can afford. It is important to set a fee limit that is sustainable for you.

    Low-Cost Service Fees
    Weekly session fees for the low-cost service are in the range of £20-£45 per session. This service is staffed by trainees in supervision with us, newly qualified practitioners building their practices and occasionally by experienced practitioners with a lower fee place available. Please note that the assessment fee of £50 will be payable for this service, as we don't refer to trainees without an assessment. We have trainees offering low-cost counselling at both OTS-Oxford therapy centre & OTS-Witney therapy centre.

    Individual Counselling & Psychotherapy Fees
    This is dependent on the practitioner. In Oxfordshire the average cost of therapy with a qualified practitioner is around £65 per session, and the range is generally from £46 - £130 per session.

    Couples Therapy Fees
    Couples Therapy is generally charged at a higher rate than individual sessions, from £70 - £130 per hour session. (The assessment fee for a couple would be £100)

    Group Therapy
    2.5-hour Group therapy is currently charged on a sliding scale from £20 - £45 per session.
    90min & 120min low-cost groups are charged at £15-£25 per session, with some lower cost spaces when available.


    What to do next

    If you want an initial interview for psychotherapy or counselling in Oxford or Witney areas, or simply to explore the best options for you or to be referred to a suitable counsellor or psychotherapist in Oxford or Witney areas, please choose from one of the following options:

    Click here to request an appointment
    Email us

    You can read more about the current therapy groups we offer in the options menu here.

    You can also explore the differences between individual psychotherapy / counselling and group therapy in the options menu here .


    Information for Referring & Practicing Professionals

    At OTS, we believe in maximum diversity and choice for clients and patients, and helping them make informed choices, with as little professional and self-serving bias as possible. In order to achieve this, we advocate transparent communication and co-operation between different services, agencies and disciplines. We support the increasing integration, cross-fertilisation and mutual understanding between different helping professions, and to this end offer specific resources and information about the different types and formats of counselling and psychotherapy to our colleagues across the various disciplines. (Further Information)


    Help in finding the right person or option

    An initial assessment & referral session is the most popular option people choose for two main reasons. Firstly, it enables us to get to know you well so that we can match you with one of the practitioners who we work with and also know well; and secondly, it allows us to help you make sure you get the best our of any sessions you have.

    You might feel you do not need an assessment & referral session: - If you are only looking for a few sessions of counselling or psychotherapy, or, if you already have a pretty clear idea of the type of counsellor/therapist and approach you are looking for (usually based on past experiences), we can make a referral via the information you can give us by email.

    Assessment and Referral Appointments

    The purpose of the appointment is to get to know you and match you with the right therapist and an approach to therapy which suits you. During the appointment...

  • we will discuss why you are looking for counselling/therapy, so that we can understand what you are looking for from therapy.
  • we can explore - the history of your issues, your hopes for counselling/therapy, your present circumstances and how counselling/therapy will fit in.
  • we will also discuss any previous experience of therapy or psychological input that you have, so we can understand what does and doesn't work for you.
  • we can then explore the options and discuss the best way forward is. If 1-1 work is the best option, we will refer you to someone who can work well with you.

    Finding the right psychotherapist or counsellor to fit with you is the most important factor that impacts outcomes.

    Your Appointment

    The initial assessment & referral appointment will take up to 1-hour.
    The fee for an assessment and referral appointment is based upon what you can afford for weekly sessions.
    Session affordability between £20 - £45: the assessment fee is £50
    Session affordability of £46 or more: the assessment fee is £100
    We will then only choose from practitioners who charge up to and within the amount you can afford. Please appreciate that it is important to set a fee limit that is sustainable in the longer term, and not just the next few weeks.

    To discuss any of this, please email us or you can....

    Click here to request an appointment


    • The PsychoEducational Blog

    In January 2025 we started a blog - the aim of which is to help develop appreciation of the complexity of the human condition and the challenge of change. New posts will be added to this blog at the start of the month so please re-visit for the next instalment!

    There is an educational journey unfolding with our blog posts, so, you may wish to start from the top here.

    August continues with Part 2 of ‘The Law Of Unconscious Attraction’


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