Russ Thompson

Humanistic counselling and coaching available in Witney and Wantage, Oxfordshire in comfortable and private surroundings or online if preferred

Open-ended (long-term) or focused (short-term) therapy based on your individual needs

Rates: £60 per session for 50 minutes of counselling

Interactive coaching sessions typically last for 90 minutes duration

Coaching appointments are usually agreed in block bookings

Contact me for coaching session fees - block bookings/concessions are available

An integrated form of therapeutic coaching is also available

My availability for counselling and coaching:

Afternoon and evening sessions Monday to Friday

Some availability late mornings (Mon-Fri) and/or at weekends - negotiable

I know how it really can be quite daunting and scary to visit a counsellor to discuss such personal matters. I offer sensitive, gentle and confidential counselling conversations intended to help you to feel safe so we can work out ways to help you 

My personal counselling and coaching styles incorporate elements from the positive psychology movement and positive therapy

I subscribe to the optimistic idea that everyone has the potential and resources for self-understanding, self-direction (self-determination) and growth, if those resources can be effectively mobilised

I trained as a counsellor in Wantage, Oxfordshire where I achieved my Certificate and Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling from Orchard Counselling and Mercure Counselling and Training Alliance, respectively

I trained in coaching at the internationally recognised Centre for Coaching and Mentoring Studies in the Business School at Oxford Brookes University where I was awarded a Master's degree, MA in Coaching and Mentoring Practice

I trained in Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) and NLP Coaching at The Performance Partnership, London to Master Practitioner level

I work within the BACP ethical framework and also undertake regular CPD training

We will explore your feelings, emotions and aspirations in a safe, supportive, non-judgmental environment in our therapeutic or coaching journey together

Types of therapy and coaching available:

Humanistic and experiential therapy, including aspects of person-centred, existential, Gestalt, emotion-focused, phenomenological, relational, and pluralistic therapies

My coaching style includes developmental coaching, NLP coaching, positive psychology coaching and metaphor-based coaching

Alternatively, I am able to offer an integrated form of therapeutic coaching which incorporates aspects of both therapy and coaching, suited to individual needs

A principal aim of the experiential way I work is to help clients to increase their self-awareness

I offer face-to-face humanistic counselling/psychotherapy and coaching in Witney and Wantage, Oxfordshire for adults in comfortable and private rooms

These are safe, confidential spaces for us to explore your thoughts, feelings and aspirations, non-judgmentally for when life becomes difficult

Online therapy or coaching is also available if preferred

I believe in the positive potential of human beings, and counsel and coach from that perspective

I offer developmental coaching and NLP coaching, both grounded in positive psychology principles

Developmental coaching is a modern evidence-based style of coaching helping clients to expand in outlook and attitude as individuals as they work through their life experiences

Inherent in developmental coaching is an assumption of movement from where you are now to where you want to be

Alternatively, I am able to offer an integrated form of coaching combining/incorporating both aspects of therapy and coaching suited to individual needs

You are the expert on your own life situation and experiences, and we work together to explore and understand your needs and issues

Our work together aims to help you achieve emotional wellbeing and personal growth via constructive discussion in a safe, supportive, and listening relationship

Finding the right therapist for you is a vital part of your successful therapeutic journey to wellness

If you make initial contact with me by e-mail or telephone, our first session together will be a free-of-charge, no obligation opening call (video or telephone - your preference) for about 20 minutes to give us the space to introduce ourselves and to confidentially start to explore your issues and expectations (i.e., what you hope to get out of therapy or coaching)

This helps you decide if I am the right therapist or coach for you

If we do agree to work together, I will send you a working agreement document that sets out my terms and conditions, together with a GDPR consent form for you to read and accept (sign and return) if you agree, before we arrange our first meeting

Our early sessions will be about getting to know each other and establishing our way of working together whilst respectfully exploring your stuff

All sessions will be conducted with openness, empathy, authenticity (genuineness) and positive regard (where I accept you as you are)

I offer to work flexibly to arrange counselling or coaching sessions in a way that suits you - we can meet face-to-face in comfortable and private therapy rooms in either Witney or Wantage or alternatively online (or a mix to suit your needs)