Simon — Person-Centred Counsellor in Oxford, Oxfordshire

At a Glance

  • Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP)
  • Diploma in Person-Centred Counselling · Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling
  • Former Chair of Client Services — Cruse Bereavement Care Oxford
  • Over 10 years’ experience in homeless services
  • Individual counselling · Home visits (Oxford area) · EAP counselling · Organisational referrals
  • Person-Centred counselling
  • Face-to-face in Oxford · Home visits (Oxford area) · Online and telephone UK-wide
  • Adults (18+) · Older adults · EAP clients
  • £65 per session
  • Monday to Friday — daytime and evenings
  • Free 15-minute consultation — no commitment, no pressure

 

Person-Centred Counsellor in Oxford — About Simon

There is something that happens when a person feels genuinely heard — not assessed, not guided towards a conclusion, not moved along faster than they are ready. Something shifts. Simon’s practice is built around creating the conditions for that to happen.

 

Simon is a qualified Person-Centred counsellor based in Oxford, offering face-to-face sessions locally, home visits within the Oxford area, and online and telephone counselling across the UK. He holds a Diploma in Person-Centred Counselling and a Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling, and is a Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP). His approach is rooted in the belief that each person has the capacity to find their own direction — that the counsellor’s role is not to advise, direct, or provide answers, but to be present in a way that allows that process to happen.

 

Simon brings two particularly distinctive areas of experience to his practice. He spent over 10 years working in homeless services — gaining direct, sustained experience with complex needs, addiction, crisis, and the profound disruption of losing stable ground. And he served as former Chair of Client Services at Cruse Bereavement Care in Oxford — one of the UK’s leading bereavement charities — giving him a depth of specialist knowledge and organisational experience in grief and loss that very few private counsellors can offer. Counsellor Oxford Oxfordshire. Person-Centred counsellor Oxford.

 

Background & Experience

Simon’s background in homeless services spans over a decade of working directly with people navigating some of the most challenging transitions and losses that human experience involves — loss of housing, loss of stability, loss of connection, and the complex presentations of addiction, trauma, and crisis that often accompany those experiences. That work gave him a depth of understanding of vulnerability, resilience, and the importance of a non-judgmental presence that directly informs his counselling.

 

His role as former Chair of Client Services at Cruse Bereavement Care Oxford gave him both clinical depth in bereavement work and organisational understanding of how grief and loss services are best structured and delivered. Cruse is one of the UK’s most respected bereavement charities — and his service as chair reflects a sustained, senior commitment to bereavement support that goes well beyond standard counselling training.

 

He holds a Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling, reflecting a specific commitment to accessible therapeutic support for people who cannot or prefer not to attend in person. He maintains regular professional supervision and is committed to ongoing professional development in line with BACP standards.

 

Person-Centred Counselling

Person-Centred counselling was developed by Carl Rogers and rests on a straightforward but profound principle: that people have an innate capacity for self-understanding and growth, given the right conditions. Those conditions are genuine empathy — really trying to understand what you are experiencing from the inside; unconditional positive regard — accepting you without judgment or condition; and congruence — an honest, authentic presence rather than a performed role.

 

Simon does not direct, advise, or steer. He does not push you to move faster than you are ready, or suggest conclusions you have not reached yourself. He listens — with full attention, with patience, and without an agenda — and creates the kind of relational space in which it is possible to think and feel without managing how you come across. The pace, direction, and depth of the work are guided entirely by you. Person-Centred counsellor Oxford and Oxfordshire. Person-Centred counselling online UK.

 

Areas of Focus

Simon offers face-to-face counselling in Oxford, home visits within the Oxford area, and online and telephone counselling across the UK. The following are his primary areas of focus.

 

Bereavement and loss

Bereavement counselling in Oxford with Simon — drawing on his former role as Chair of Client Services at Cruse Bereavement Care Oxford and his sustained specialist experience in grief and loss. Simon works with bereavement in all its forms: loss through death, loss through separation and relationship breakdown, and the broader losses that accompany significant life change. Bereavement counsellor Oxford. Grief counselling Oxford and Oxfordshire. Cruse-trained counsellor Oxford.

 

Addiction

Addiction counselling in Oxford with Simon — drawing on over 10 years working directly alongside people navigating addiction in homeless services. Simon’s person-centred approach to addiction is non-judgmental and unhurried, working with the person rather than the presenting behaviour. Addiction counsellor Oxford and Oxfordshire.

 

Diversity, identity and belonging

Counselling for diverse identities, cultures, and experiences in Oxford with Simon — working with questions of cultural identity, belonging, the experience of difference, sexual identity, and the particular challenges that can arise when navigating multiple or marginalised identities. Oxford’s notably diverse population — with over a third of residents born outside the UK — makes this an area of particular local significance. Diversity counsellor Oxford. Identity counselling Oxford. Sexual identity counselling Oxfordshire. Cultural identity counsellor Oxford.

 

Anxiety and stress

Anxiety counselling and stress counselling in Oxford and online with Simon — working with the worry, tension, and fear that anxiety brings, at your own pace and in your own direction. Anxiety counsellor Oxford. Stress counselling Oxford and Oxfordshire.

 

Depression and low mood

Depression counselling in Oxford and online with Simon — working gently and without judgment alongside persistent low mood. Depression counsellor Oxford and Oxfordshire.

 

Transitions and life changes

Life transitions counselling in Oxford with Simon — working with the disorientation, loss, and adjustment that accompany significant change, whether chosen or imposed. Simon’s background in homeless services gives him a particular understanding of how destabilising transitions can be. Life transitions counsellor Oxford. Transitions counselling Oxfordshire.

 

Spirituality

Spirituality counselling in Oxford and online with Simon — exploring questions of meaning, faith, existential experience, and spiritual identity within the counselling relationship. Spirituality counsellor Oxford and online UK.

 

Relationships and self-esteem

Relationship counselling for individuals in Oxford and online. Self-esteem counselling and confidence counselling in Oxford. Relationship counsellor Oxford. Self-esteem counsellor Oxford and online Oxfordshire.

 

Home Visits — Oxford Area

Simon offers counselling home visits within the Oxford area — bringing the therapeutic relationship to you rather than requiring you to travel. Home visits may be particularly useful for those who find it difficult to leave home, who prefer the familiarity of their own environment, or who are navigating a period of significant difficulty that makes travelling to a practice challenging. Home visit counsellor Oxford. Counselling at home Oxford. Home visit counselling Oxfordshire.

 

Sessions with Simon

Simon is based in Oxford and offers face-to-face sessions locally, home visits within the Oxford area, and online and telephone counselling to adults across the UK. Sessions are available Monday to Friday during the day and in the evenings.

 

Simon works with individual clients on a private basis and also supports those referred through EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) arrangements and one-off organisational referrals. As part of Hope Therapy’s team of 90+ qualified counsellors, he is matched to clients where there is a strong therapeutic fit.

 

Sessions are 50 minutes. Sessions are confidential. There are limited circumstances in which this may need to change — for example, if there is a serious risk of harm to you or others. Simon will explain these clearly before any work begins.

 

Location — Oxford, Oxfordshire

Simon offers face-to-face counselling in Oxford, home visits within the Oxford area, and online and telephone counselling to anyone across the UK. Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, well-connected by road and rail, and within easy reach of Abingdon-on-Thames, Bicester, Didcot, Witney, and Kidlington. The following gives you a sense of how long it typically takes to travel to Oxford.

 

Kidlington 10 mins
Abingdon-on-Thames 15 mins
Woodstock 15 mins
Bicester 20 mins
Didcot 20 mins
Thame 20 mins
Wallingford 20 mins
Witney 20 mins
Wantage 25 mins
Chipping Norton 25 mins

 

Journey times show how long it takes to reach Oxford by the fastest available transport. Online and telephone counselling is available to anyone across the UK. Home visits are available within the Oxford area.

 

Simon’s Oxford practice draws clients from across Oxfordshire — particularly Abingdon-on-Thames, Bicester, and Didcot — and from anywhere in the UK for online and telephone counselling.

 

Fees

  • Individual sessions: £65 per session
  • Home visits (Oxford area): £65 per session

 

Counselling in Oxford with Hope Therapy starts from £65 — significantly more accessible than many comparable private practices in Oxfordshire.

 

Book a Free Consultation

If you are looking for a counsellor in Oxford or Oxfordshire — including home visit counselling or online and telephone counselling from anywhere in the UK — a free 15-minute consultation is a good place to start. There is no commitment and no pressure.

 

Hope Therapy’s team is also available by phone 24 hours a day if you would prefer to speak to someone before booking.

 

Book your free consultation: https://calendly.com/hopetherapy/15-minute-consultation

 

 

More Info

 

Qualifications Diploma in Person-Centred Counselling, Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling
Professional membership Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP)
NCPS Hope Therapy & Counselling Services is an Organisational Member of the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS)
Background Former Chair of Client Services — Cruse Bereavement Care Oxford Over 10 years’ experience in homeless services
Services Individual counselling · Home visits (Oxford area) · EAP counselling · Organisational referrals
Therapeutic approach Person-Centred counselling
Session format Face-to-face (Oxford) · Home visits (Oxford area) · Online · Telephone
Session length 50 minutes
Availability Monday to Friday — daytime and evenings
Fee £65 per session
Venue Oxford
Languages English
Last reviewed April 2026
Booking https://calendly.com/hopetherapy/15-minute-consultation

 

 

Further Areas Simon Works With

 

 

 

  • Listing ID: 438
  • Type of Support: Counselling
  • Types of Counselling: Adults (18+), LGBTQ+ Support, Neurodiversity e.g.ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia etc
  • Type of Session: In Person, Online (Via Zoom & Skype), Phone
  • Availability: Daytime, Evening
Contact details

Cowley OxfordshireOxfordshire,England,UK,OX1 07379 538411 contact@hopefulminds.co.uk https://www.hopefulminds.co.uk/

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