Samaritans is a registered charity aimed at providing emotional support to anyone in emotional distress, struggling to cope, or at risk of suicide throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland, often through their telephone helpline. ...

Wantage Leisure Centre is a great facility and has something for everyone, including: an air conditioned Gym with technogym equipment, an indoor 25 metre swimming pool, a relaxing sauna, fitness class studios hosting a variety of classes, a large four-badminton-court sports hall, creche, squash courts, and more. ...

Located in the heart of Banbury, Spiceball Leisure Centre is a modern facility offering an impressive 25m swimming pool, 150 station gym, sports hall, specialist spin studio, soft play area, spa, and a friendly onsite café. If you have any questions or need more information please don’t hesitate to get in touch. ...

Elmore works directly with people falling through the gaps of existing services, supporting them to tackle their problems, improve their lives, and feel part of their communities. They also identify gaps and barriers in current services and worth with individuals and systems to address these. This can include individual and collective advocacy alongside clients, as ...

Oxfordshire Mind has Wellbeing Hubs in Abingdon, Banbury, Oxford and Witney, which are part of the Oxfordshire Mind Wellbeing Service, split into three localities. Wellbeing Hubs provide peer support groups, a programme of short courses and workshops designed to promote wellbeing and many creative activities and groups. Some Peer support groups also take place in ...

Oxfordshire Mind has Wellbeing Hubs in Abingdon, Banbury, Oxford and Witney, which are part of the Oxfordshire Mind Wellbeing Service, split into three localities. Wellbeing Hubs provide peer support groups, a programme of short courses and workshops designed to promote wellbeing and many creative activities and groups. Some Peer support groups also take place in ...

The Oxford Methodist Circuit consists of 11 Methodist churches and two ecumenical congregations located in and around Oxford. On their website you can find information about the churches themselves, their members of staff, details of their worship services, along with news of their activities, their noticeboard and diary of forthcoming events, and various articles that ...

Christ Church Abingdon is a lively, diverse Anglican church meeting on Sundays and throughout the week. They meet across two sites in North Abingdon: Northcourt Road and Long Furlong. Together they seek to flourish as a community practising the way of Jesus, growing as disciples and seeing their community and neighbourhoods transformed. ...

BABCP is the lead organisation for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in the UK and Ireland. Their mission is to support the development of CBT, and those who deliver it, to improve the mental health of people across the UK and Ireland. ...

NHS Oxfordshire Talking Therapies provides free, confidential and easy to access mental health care to people (18+) registered with an Oxfordshire GP. The service offers a range of evidence based talking therapies such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), employment support, as well as access to wellbeing activities for people who are coping with low mood, ...

The British Psychoanalytic Council is the leading professional association for the psychoanalytic profession and a Professional Standards Authority accredited register. It publishes a register of practitioners who are required to follow its ethical code and meet its practice standards. It promotes excellence in psychoanalytic thinking and psychotherapy; promotes the highest standards of training and research; ...

United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) are the leading organisation for the education, training, accreditation and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors in the UK. UKCP exist to promote and maintain high standards of practice of psychotherapy and psychotherapeutic counselling for the benefit of the public throughout the United Kingdom.     ...

Eynsham Baptist church is a friendly community-based church, rooted in the Baptist tradition but inclusive of Christians of all denominations and welcoming of all who seek to practise their faith. The Sunday morning service begins at 10.30am and they adopt a blended worship style, using traditional hymns as well as contemporary worship songs. ...

Going to university is an exciting time, but the change it brings can be overwhelming. Moving away from home, making new friends and being responsible for your own learning. It is a new sense of independence for many. The Ideal Flatmate website gives you an insight into looking after your mental health whilst being a ...

Orchard Baptist Church have several youth groups meeting regularly. They make it their priority to welcome, encourage and nurture their youth. They often meet up for a range of trips and activities. Currently there are three regular groups meeting: Sunday Youth, Boys’ Group and Girls’ Group. ...

This guide aims to empower LGBTQs+ and give them the tools to protect themselves online. vpnMentor’s mission is to provide practical strategies for coping with adversity, bigotry, and abuse on the web, which is why they created this guide. Whether you are part of the LGBTQ+ community or are an ally, they hope you find ...

The Banbury Therapy Centre offers universal access to therapy which they promote as a positive and life affirming part of general health and well-being. They provide a wide range of psychological therapies including counselling, psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, family therapy, art therapy, addictions services, relationship counselling and victim support. ...

Cruse Bereavement Care Oxfordshire provides a range of services for people over 18 affected by bereavement, including face to face sessions with a Bereavement Support Volunteer, Bereavement support groups, Friendship groups and a Bereaved by Suicide support group run in conjunction with SOBS (Survivors of bereavement by suicide). ...

The Listening Centre is a low cost counselling service for people in East Oxford based in Blackbird Leys, Rose hill and Barton. The service is run by mainly trainee counsellors and psychotherapists. Many clients are signposted to the service by GP’s but all clients have to make contact themselves. ...

The Oxford Counselling Centre offers private counselling and hypnotherapy services. They can offer counselling in German, French and Polish. Counsellors are fully qualified or in their final year of training. Oxford Counselling Centre is an organisational member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy so all counsellors adhere to the BACP ethical framework and ...

Oxford Men’s Counselling Service (OMCS) supports men (over 18) to explore issues relevant to them. The service works with men who may benefit from short or long-term counselling. The introductory session costs £20 and there is a charge on a sliding scale thereafter. Access to the service is by self-referral and enquirers are invited to ...

Oxford Mindfulness Foundation offers mindfulness courses run over eight weeks, which includes 2.25-hour classes per week and home practice. These courses help the general public to manage their mental health. Courses are accessed via self-referral.  The Oxford Mindfulness team also train individuals to teach mindfulness.  This organisation also offers free daily mindfulness sessions, running twice ...

The Burnt Chef Project is a non-profit social enterprise setup and run to raise awareness, provide support and education around mental health and mental health issues within hospitality across the world. We do this through sales of branded merchandise training courses, support systems and your generous donations. ...

Oxford Women’s Counselling Centre (OWCC) offers a professional counselling service to women in Oxfordshire. Counsellors are fully qualified or following an approved training course. OWCC provides a supportive counselling environment for women seeking help to explore the issues in their lives and to consider alternative perspectives. People can self-refer by phone, leaving their name and ...

Relate offers telephone and online counselling and can provide specialist counselling for a wide range of relationship issues. Telephone Counselling is just like having a face-to-face counselling session, except you’re talking to a trained counsellor over the phone. You can arrange counselling sessions whenever it’s convenient for you. They can provide specialist counselling for a ...