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 ...

We are a charity providing affordable counselling and psychotherapy to adults and young people from the age of 12. We’re here to listen to you and to give you the time and space to talk through your problems in a confidential and non-judgemental way. You can contact us directly to arrange an initial appointment to ...

Wantage Counselling & Training Centre is a registered charity providing counselling and psychotherapy in a safe, confidential and non-judgmental environment for individual adults, couples and young people aged 15 years upwards, on an open-ended basis or for an agreed time period, with the aim of enabling you to enhance your life and to live it ...

Private counselling services across the UK covering a variety of mental health conditions. Counselling Directory is an online mental health resource hub and directory hosting over 15,000 professional counsellors and therapists. Offering expert articles written by registered counsellors, events hosted by the therapists and fact sheets providing help and information on a variety of mental ...

The Mental Health Foundation is committed to good mental health for all and believes the social challenge of our time is to reverse the growing level of mental ill health. Be Mindful are the charity for everyone’s mental health. With prevention at the heart of what they do, they aim to find the sources of ...

The Anti-Slavery International is a non-governmental organisation, registered charity and lobby group based in the UK. Founded in 1839, it is the world’s oldest international human rights organisation. It works to eliminate all forms of slavery, slavery like practices and related abuses, throughout the world. ...

Reducing the Risk is dedicated to the safety of adults and children at risk of domestic abuse and to the empowerment of the professionals and volunteers who support them. We’re is an Oxfordshire-based charity but we work locally, regionally and nationally to empower professionals, volunteers and communities who support victim-survivors of domestic abuse. ...

Respect Phoneline is a confidential helpline, email and webchat service for domestic abuse perpetrators and those supporting them. We support men and women who are using abuse in same-sex or heterosexual relationships, from anywhere in the UK. Respect Phoneline is for anyone who’s concerned about their use of violence and abuse towards their partner, and ...

The Salvation Army is a worldwide Christian church and registered charity, which has been fighting against social inequality and transforming lives for over 150 years. Motivated by their Christian faith the Salvation Army offer practical support and services to all who need their services regardless of ethnicity, religion, gender or sexual orientation. This includes issues with ...

Stay Brave’s mission is to erase the barriers survivors of rape, sexual assault and domestic abuse, can face when asking for help. They do this by campaigning for better services, crafting policy and working with decision makers to improve access for every survivor. We firmly believe that everyone has the right to live free from ...

Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC) offer medical, practical and emotional support to anyone who has been sexually assaulted or raped. They have specially trained doctors and counsellors to care for you. If you are considering reporting the assault to the police, they can arrange for you to have an informal talk with a specially trained ...

Victims First provides free emotional and practical support to victims and witnesses of crime, as well as family members of victims, living in the Thames Valley (Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Milton Keynes). They are dedicated to ensuring that all victims receive the support they need to cope with the impact of crime and build resilience. They ...

The 24 hour freephone National Domestic Violence Helpline (for women) is available 7 days a week. It is answered by fully trained female support workers and volunteers, who will answer all calls in confidence. All calls to the  helpline are free from mobiles and landlines. They can support survivors of domestic abuse, friends and families, ...

Oxfordshire Mind provides a wide range of services for children, young people and adults who want to improve or maintain their wellbeing and mental health. Sessions are run across Oxfordshire, to find out more and access our services, please contact our Information Line who can arrange an Options session and give you further details. Options ...

Adult Inpatient Services, Mental Health provides inpatient services to adults of working age across Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire. For some patients this may be a brief stay for intensive treatment and support, others who suffer from severe and enduring mental illness may require more frequent admissions. ...

Community Emergency Food bank (CEF) receives donations of tins and packets from local churches and other organisations and makes it available to families and individuals who cannot buy food and need emergency supplies. The Oxford Food bank takes unsold food from local supermarkets and suppliers and redistributes it to community food projects in and around ...

North Oxfordshire Community Food bank are a voluntary group formed by members of local Christian churches. Their aim is to provide food parcels to people within the Kidlington, Woodstock, Chipping Norton and Charlbury area. The parcels contain essential food for individuals and families in case of emergency, covering the time it takes for other social ...

Witney and West Oxfordshire Food Bank provides emergency food parcels of non-perishable food items and occasionally toiletries to people who are experiencing an unexpected crisis situation. A charity supported by the local community to provide food parcels and support to individuals and families in food crisis. It is run by a team of staff, volunteers ...

Collection Points: Thame Town Hall Information Centre (Mon to Wed, 9am to 5pm; Thurs, 10am to 5pm; Fri, 9am to 4.30pm) • St Mary’s Parish Church, Cornerstone Church and Long Crendon Baptist (Sun only) • Waitrose • Sainsbury’s supermarket • Chinnor Village Centre, Chinnor Co-op store • Haddenham Morrisons ...

The Wantage and Grove Foodbank is a practical, community-based project, organised by local churches, which provides food parcels to those in the Wantage area who find themselves temporarily in difficult circumstances. Referrals are made by a number of agencies, including: Vale Community Impact, Health visitors / GPs or other health professionals, social services & local ...

Aylesbury food bank is a project founded by local churches and community groups, working together towards stopping hunger in the local area. Provides emergency food to people referred to the foodbank in crisis. Through a voucher system – 7 of our 8 locations are also able to issue vouchers as well as over 60 other ...

A leading and trusted organisation helping people save energy every day. The Local Energy Advice Programme is available for individuals in Oxford who are on benefits, have a long term health or mental health condition or other vulnerabilities. This entitles you to a free energy home visit, free small energy repairs such as draught proofing ...

The Housing Ombudsman Service is set up by law to look at complaints about the housing organisations that are registered with us. Their service is free, independent and impartial. They resolve disputes involving the tenants and leaseholders of social landlords (housing associations and local authorities) and their voluntary members (private landlords and letting agents who ...

National Grid are one of the world’s largest investor-owned energy companies, committed to delivering electricity and gas safely, reliably and efficiently to the customers and communities we serve. National Grid play a vital role in connecting millions of people to the energy they use, through their regulated utility businesses in the UK and US; with ...