Caroline Overton

Afternoon and evening* appointments available for individual or couples counselling.

Typical working days:

• Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays (Swindon, SN25 4YX)

• Fridays (Banbury, OX16 5LY)

*Other times may be available on request. 

THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO VISIT MY PROFILE. AT PRESENT I AM UNABLE TO ACCEPT NEW CLIENTS. I WILL REMOVE THIS NOTICE LATER IN THE YEAR WHEN I AM ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS AGAIN. MANY THANKS, CAROLINE - JAN 2023

Counselling supported me through some dark and difficult times in the past. Its positive impact changed the trajectory of my life for the better. As a result, I now aim to provide the same support to others.

Hello and thank you for taking the time to view my page. My name is Caroline and I am an independent counsellor and registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

My aim is to provide you with a safe, supportive and consistent relationship within which we can explore the issues that bring you to counselling. My role is to listen to you without judgement as well as support and encourage you, providing you with a safe environment in which you can feel heard and understood. I do not offer advice. Rather, I aim to support and empower to make your own choices.

I respect and value difference and work in an adaptive way, tailoring each session to suit each individual or couple.

Current fees:

• £45 for 50-minutes individual counselling in-person in Banbury.

• £50 for 60-minutes in-person couples counselling in Banbury.

I also offer reduced rate fees upon agreement to those on low or no income as well as to trainee counsellors. Other individual circumstances will also be considered. It is my aim to ensure that, where possible, cost is not a barrier to those seeking counselling support. 

I use a client-centred approach in my counselling work and draw on techniques from other approaches too (including transactional analysis, gestalt and CBT), tailoring my approach to suit you as an individual.

Training, qualifications & experience:

• BA (Hons) First Class Degree in Counselling.

• CPCAB Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling.

• CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling.

• Certificate in Couples Counselling.

Current roles:

Concurrently to my private counselling practice I am also a tutor at Banbury Counselling Academy as well as a counselling lecturer at Abingdon and Witney College.

Previous counselling roles:

Voluntary counsellor for 3 years working in support of three organisations: a family centre based in Swindon, a charity providing support and provision for the homeless and vulnerably housed based in the City of Oxford and also a private counselling organisation in the City of Oxford.

Previous non-counselling roles:

• 8 years working with adults cautioned or convicted of criminal offences.

• 8 years working with victims and witnesses of crime.

• 3 years working in the financial services sector. 

Please feel free to contact me if you would be interested in discussing counselling with me. We can then make a no-cost initial appointment to speak on the phone to see whether we would be a good fit for one another.

Following initial contact, we will then schedule your first 50-minute in-person session.

This first session is an opportunity for you to share what brings you to counselling together with what you would like to achieve. I will explain how I work and you will have the opportunity to ask any questions you may have. We can then explore how we can work best together to achieve your goals. 

Afternoon and evening* appointments available for individual or couples counselling. 

Typical working days: 

• Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays (Swindon, SN25 4YX)
• Fridays (Banbury, OX16 5LY)

*Other times may be available on request. 

THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO VISIT MY PROFILE. AT PRESENT I AM UNABLE TO ACCEPT NEW CLIENTS. I WILL REMOVE THIS NOTICE LATER IN THE YEAR WHEN I AM ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS AGAIN. MANY THANKS, CAROLINE - JAN 2023

Counselling supported me through some dark and difficult times in the past. Its positive impact changed the trajectory of my life for the better. As a result, I now aim to provide the same support to others.

Hello and thank you for taking the time to view my page. My name is Caroline and I am an independent counsellor and registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

My aim is to provide you with a safe, supportive and consistent relationship within which we can explore the issues that bring you to counselling. My role is to listen to you without judgement as well as support and encourage you, providing you with a safe environment in which you can feel heard and understood. I do not offer advice. Rather, I aim to support and empower to make your own choices.

I respect and value difference and work in an adaptive way, tailoring each session to suit each individual or couple.

Current fees:

• £40 for 50-minutes individual counselling in-person in Swindon).
• £45 for 50-minutes individual counselling in-person in Banbury.
• £50 for 60-minutes in-person couples counselling (Swindon or Banbury). 

I also offer reduced rate fees upon agreement to those on low or no income as well as to trainee counsellors. Other individual circumstances will also be considered. It is my aim to ensure that, where possible, cost is not a barrier to those seeking counselling support.  

I use a client-centred approach in my counselling work and draw on techniques from other approaches too (including transactional analysis, gestalt and CBT), tailoring my approach to suit you as an individual. 

Training, qualifications & experience:

• BA (Hons) First Class Degree in Counselling.
• CPCAB Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling.
• CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling.
• Certificate in Couples Counselling.

Current roles:

Concurrently to my private counselling practice I am also a Tutor at Banbury Counselling Academy as well as a Counselling Lecturer at Abingdon and Witney College.

Previous counselling roles:

Voluntary counsellor for 3 years working in support of three organisations: a family centre based in Swindon, a charity providing support and provision for the homeless and vulnerably housed based in the City of Oxford and also a private counselling organisation in the City of Oxford.

Previous non-counselling roles:

• 8 years working with adults cautioned or convicted of criminal offences.
• 8 years working with victims and witnesses of crime.
• 3 years working in the financial services sector. 

Please feel free to contact me via email, if you would be interested in discussing counselling with me. We can then make a no-cost initial appointment to either speak on the phone or via email to see whether we would be a good fit for one another.

Following initial contact we will then schedule your first 50-minute in-person session. 

This first session is an opportunity for you to share what brings you to counselling together with what you would like to achieve. I will explain how I work and you will have the opportunity to ask any questions you may have. We can then explore how we can work best together to achieve your goals.