Respice Counselling
COUNSELLING & THERAPY IN WITNEY, WEST OXFORDSHIRE
Counselling in a safe and comfortable setting
Life is challenging. Many times in our lives we will be able to take on these challenges and find our own way through, but sometimes we can feel stuck or overwhelmed and they can feel like mountains. Try as we may, they seem impossible to climb alone.
Recognising when we may need support to find our way forward can be a big step and a brave one too. Counselling can provide the opportunity to pause, to be heard and to hear and understand ourselves in new ways.
Now you’re ready to take that step, I’m here for you and provide that safe, non judgemental, compassionate space you need to work out what’s going on for you now and how you might like that to be different in the future.
About Counselling
People from all walks of life come to counselling for lots of different reasons and, from experience, I know it can feel a daunting step to take.
Perhaps you’re struggling with persistent anxious thoughts, feelings of hopelessness, relationship issues, navigating loss or trauma, experiencing addiction, or fertility or family difficulties…..please know you’re not alone.
I understand we are all shaped by our experiences and never cease to be amazed at the human spirit that adapts in order to survive. Sometimes we may be so used to behaving and relating in the ways that have been necessary in the past, other possibilities are out of our awareness.
Together, and at your pace, we can explore the challenges you are facing now, gently turn over the stones of experience, with patience and compassion, to bring about new awareness and new possibilities for the future.
Some people find simply having the space to talk and be heard is enough to see significant change. Psychoeducation can also be incredibly useful in helping to understand some of the difficult feelings and experiences we're working through. Working creatively using objects or cards can also help bring awareness to emotions just below the surface. Working together, we can find what’s useful to you on your journey.
About Me
I believe connection with others, and to ourselves, is essential for living well. There have been challenging times in my life when I moved away from that connected feeling and by reaching out for support through counselling I was able to come back to myself and find my way forward.
After many years of successfully working in a high pressure corporate environment, I recognised I wasn't where I wanted to be and embarked on the next step of my life journey, completing a Psychology degree through the Open University and then a further four years training to obtain my Counselling qualifications. I know now I am where I am meant to be and split my time working in private practice and volunteering with a counselling charity in Gloucestershire.
I am a qualified, trauma informed Integrative Therapist drawing from Gestalt, Person Centred, Transactional Analysis, Attachment Theory, Polyvagal Theory and Existentialism. This means I have been trained in a number of different modalities and theories which allows us to find which approach bests suits you and your needs.
Above all, I am me; warm, kind, compassionate and deeply committed to working with clients to find their own way forward by providing genuine support, gentle challenge and true collaboration.
I am a registered member of the BACP (British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists) and work within their Ethical Framework. I work with clients struggling with:
Anxiety
Depression
Loss and Grief
Relationship Difficulties
Addiction
Abortion
Chronic Illness
Searching for meaning
Stress
Redundancy
Infertility
Domestic Violence
Sexual Abuse
Emotional Abuse
Isolation and Loneliness
Low Self-Worth
Qualifications: BSc Psychology Hons, Diploma Integrative Therapeutic Counselling
"She has been amazing, and it has been so good to talk to someone with no connections to me or my family. She listened to me, carefully and sensitively unpicked parts of my earlier life and offered reasons and explanations as to my feelings. It all began to make sense and the awful sense of grief and anxiety slowly started to improve.
I would highly recommend working with Lisa.
It is so good to be able to understand why we feel the way
we do."
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It is an honour and a privilege to sit alongside clients as they begin to feel safe in sharing their inner world, their challanges and vulnerabilities.
It's through the process of feeling understood, validated and heard that clients often begin to offer themselves these same qualities and find their own path forward.
Lisa Upson
"Lisa has been fantastic to work with. I approached during a
tough period in my life and was facing a lot of change. She helped me deal with my emotions and aided me in building my confidence in my decision making.
I would absolutely recommend working with Lisa."
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Services & Fees
I provide short and long term one to one counselling with adults over the age of 18. We can work either face to face in my quiet and homely therapy office in Witney, online or via the telephone.
Sessions last for 50 minutes and cost £60.00. A limited number of Counselling student concessions are available.
Contact me to arrange an initial 20 minute call to talk about what you are looking for in counselling and how I may be able to help.
Should you feel I am the right person for you, we can then agree a regular session that works for you.
Get in touch
Feel free to email me using my secure contact form if you have any questions about how counselling works, or to arrange an initial chat to discuss the reasons you are thinking of coming to counselling, how it may be helpful to you and whether I am the right therapist to help.
Please note that my email response to your message may go into your spam folder. Please do check your junk folder.
You can also call me on 07729 468258. If I am with a client and unable to take your call, please do leave a message and I will come back to you as soon as possible.
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