My name is Kay Roach and I am a qualified Accredited counsellor based in Banbury.

I qualified as a counsellor in 2009 and began working for a Counselling Agency where I worked with people on both a short and long term basis, supporting them with a range of issues and needs.

Through volunteering at my local hospice and the work I have done with Cruse Bereavement Care and The Foundation for Infant Loss, I have gained many years of experience in supporting people through this very challenging and all consuming time in life.

I now have my own private practice where I offer counselling to adults and young people on a one to one basis across areas such as anxiety, depression, divorce, bereavement, anger, abuse, relational and developmental trauma and relationship issues.

I also offer couples counselling, where we can work on areas such as, communication skills, conflict resolution, intimacy concerns, raising children and other life transitions.

My Approach

I am an integrative counsellor which means I draw on a range of different theories and approaches when seeing clients, such as person-centered approach, psychodynamic theory and CBT. In addition I have experience with Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Transactional Analysis (TA). I also offer a space where you can explore your spirituality and faith. I believe in supporting a person in a holistic way which encompasses the whole person.

I use a variety of therapeutic interventions depending upon the needs and desires of the client. All of which are underpinned with the core conditions of respect, empathy and genuineness.

Training and qualifications

• Diploma in Integrative Counselling
• Diploma in Couples Counselling
• Diploma in Supervision
• Certificate in Online & Telephone Counselling
• CRUSE Bereavement Care Course
• Registered Accredited member of the Association of Christian Counsellors (ACC)
• Member of British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
• Accredited counsellor with the Infant Loss Foundation.
• Training in Poly Vagal Theory
• Training in Transactional Analysis (TA101)
• Trauma Training using “parts” work as used by Janina Fisher