Oscar Trenchard

I am currently offering online sessions only and have availability on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Please contact me for further information. 

Hello, my name is Oscar and I would like to warmly welcome you to my counselling profile. I know that life can bring many challenges and painful experiences and seeking support when you are struggling can be very difficult. Counselling is a place where you can explore the experiences you have had in your life and the feelings these experiences have caused in a safe, confidential and non-judgemental environment. As a counsellor, I have experience working with people of all ages in multiple work settings including two young people's counselling services, a drug and alcohol recovery service and multiple low-cost counselling services and charities. I have experience offering support to people struggling with a range of issues including trauma, substance and behavioural addictions, relationship issues, anxiety, depression and suicidal ideation. Through training and personal experience, I believe that counselling can be beneficial to anyone but it is a very personal experience and each person will enter counselling with different goals and find different ways in which they achieve those goals. My intention with every client is to build a relationship in which I support them without judgement in strengthening an understanding of themselves so they can make informed and conscious decisions that can benefit their lives.

As a humanistic counsellor, my work is grounded in the theories of Person Centred, Transactional Analysis and Gestalt therapies. My integrated approach involves firstly helping you explore what challenges you are facing with open questions and empathic reflections which helps build a non-judgemental and trusting relationship between us. Once we have built an understanding together, I will start to offer insights into patterns of behaviour or feelings that I have noticed you mention so that you can become more aware of them and I may also start to offer reflections of body postures or physical expressions that I notice so that you can get a more holistic view of how you are experiencing your emotions. As both of us build a deeper understanding of what experiences you have been through and how these experiences express themselves in your behaviours and feelings, we can start to develop ideas for any changes you might want to bring about to benefit your life. The most important part of my approach is that it is based on the principle of you, the client, being the expert on yourself and your experiences which means that I will engage with you as an individual and trust your knowledge of yourself which helps you build a sense of trust in yourself. I will not try and tell you what you should and shouldn't do with your life but will instead work alongside you to understand your life experiences and offer theoretical insights and reflections to try and help enhance your understanding.

Finding a counsellor you feel comfortable with is the most important step in starting counselling, as a good counselling relationship is a key element in achieving positive outcomes in therapy. For this reason, I offer a free 15 to 20 minute remote consultation so you have a chance to assess whether you would like to work with me as your counsellor. If you feel you would like to work with me, we can then arrange a first session during which we can build a therapeutic contract and start to explore what might be bringing you to counselling and what goals you may want to work towards.

I currently have availability on every weekday for in-person, online or walk and talk counselling sessions. Please feel free to contact me for further details.

Hello, my name is Oscar and I would like to warmly welcome you to my counselling profile. I know that life can bring many challenges and painful experiences and seeking support when you are struggling can be very difficult. Counselling is a place where you can explore the experiences you have had in your life and the feelings these experiences have caused in a safe, confidential and non-judgemental environment. As a counsellor, I have experience working with people of all ages in multiple work settings including two young people's counselling services, a drug and alcohol recovery service and multiple low-cost counselling services and charities. I have experience offering support to people struggling with a range of issues including trauma, substance and behavioural addictions, relationship issues, anxiety, depression and suicidal ideation. Through training and personal experience, I believe that counselling can be beneficial to anyone but it is a very personal experience and each person will enter counselling with different goals and find different ways in which they achieve those goals. My intention with every client is to build a relationship in which I support them without judgement in strengthening an understanding of themselves so they can make informed and conscious decisions that can benefit their lives.

As a humanistic counsellor, my work is grounded in the theories of Person Centred, Transactional Analysis and Gestalt therapies. My integrated approach involves firstly helping you explore what challenges you are facing with open questions and empathic reflections which helps build a non-judgemental and trusting relationship between us. Once we have built an understanding together, I will start to offer insights into patterns of behaviour or feelings that I have noticed you mention so that you can become more aware of them and I may also start to offer reflections of body postures or physical expressions that I notice so that you can get a more holistic view of how you are experiencing your emotions. As both of us build a deeper understanding of what experiences you have been through and how these experiences express themselves in your behaviours and feelings, we can start to develop ideas for any changes you might want to bring about to benefit your life. The most important part of my approach is that it is based on the principle of you, the client, being the expert on yourself and your experiences which means that I will engage with you as an individual and trust your knowledge of yourself which helps you build a sense of trust in yourself. I will not try and tell you what you should and shouldn't do with your life but will instead work alongside you to understand your life experiences and offer theoretical insights and reflections to try and help enhance your understanding. 

Finding a counsellor you feel comfortable with is the most important step in starting counselling, as a good counselling relationship is a key element in achieving positive outcomes in therapy. For this reason, I offer a free 15 to 20 minute remote consultation so you have a chance to assess whether you would like to work with me as your counsellor. If you feel you would like to work with me, we can then arrange a first session during which we can build a therapeutic contract and start to explore what might be bringing you to counselling and what goals you may want to work towards.