David Oldfield
Integrative Counsellor
Integrative counselling & psychotherapy. I work with adults individually, short- or long-term, in-person & online. Particular experience in working with anxiety and panic, and interpersonal and attachment issues.
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About me
I am an integrative counsellor and psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, and teacher working in private practice and based in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. I work individually with adults and offer short- and long-term counselling and psychotherapy both in-person and online. I offer individual and group clinical supervision to qualified and trainee counsellor and psychotherapists. In addition to my clinical practice I also work as a teaching associate on a therapeutic diploma course training humanistic person-centred counsellors. I am currently enrolled in and working towards a L7 post-graduate diploma in advanced attachment-based practice and research.
Although all seeking help or support are welcome, I have particular experience working with anxiety and panic-related conditions, and interpersonal and attachment-related problems.
A naturally relaxed and reflective individual, I aim to provide a a non-judgemental space where we can explore and understand the issues causing you difficulty. It is my experience that building a reliable and trusting therapeutic relationship is an essential starting point for ongoing work, and this is expressed in a warm, curious, and collaborative way of working that assumes therapy should not be prescriptive and authoritative..
I have experience working within a number of third sector organisations and services providing counselling and psychotherapy, and currently work as an affiliate and referral source for a range of EAPs, emergency services, colleges and universities, providing counselling, psychotherapy, and clinical supervision to qualified and students undergoing training.
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Approach
I use an integrative approach that is predominantly relational and that draws from a range of theories and approaches, specialist skills, knowledge, and techniques, in an effort to be as flexible as possible to the needs of each particular individual, and which is expressed in a distinctly empathic and genuine way of working.
Integrative approaches typically appreciate that value can be found in multiple disciplines and traditions. This approach is structured around a relational orientation that recognises the importance of relationship in the development of psychological problems, and most importantly, the provision of a safe and trusting therapeutic relationship as central to successful and effective psychotherapy. It is my belief that suffering is rooted in the past and the present, and that our problems can be explored and re-organized within the context of an appropriately safe, genuine, and understanding therapeutic relationship.
There are many reasons why people choose to seek help. I understand that it is not always easy to find the right therapist for your needs. Please feel free to get in touch for an informal chat where we can discuss if might be able to work together.
Experience
(2024 – current) HE Teaching Associate Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling: Barnsley College
(2023 - current) Affiliate Therapist: Health Assured
(2022 - current) Psychotherapist & Clinical Supervisor in Private Practice
(2020 – 2022) Therapist: Umbrella Early Intervention & Prevention Support (Humankind)
(2019 – 2020) Counsellor: Sheffield Carers Centre, Sheffield
(2018 – 2019) Counsellor: Pathways Family Support, Barnsley
Education
CPCAB L7 Post-graduate Diploma Attachment-focused Pathway (Optima Attachment Training, ongoing)
Advanced Supervision Skills – Group Supervision (SPC Online Training Academy) 2023
Diploma in Clinical Supervision Level 6 (SPC Online Training Academy) 2023
Professional Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy (The Academy SPACE) 2021
E-Counselling using telephone and Zoom (The Academy SPACE) 2020
Foundations of Counselling (The Academy SPACE) 2017
In addition to the above qualifications I commit to ongoing self-directed study and below is a list of trainings I have found most useful:
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) Workshop – Leanne Campbell & George Faller – 2026
Working with Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse – Christiane Sanderson – 2026
Fundamentals of Exposure-based Therapy (ERP) For OCD and Anxiety Disorders – NOCD – 2026
OCD In Adults: Symptoms, Assessment, and Introduction to Treatment – NOCD – 2026
Working with Suicide: Essential Intervention & Prevention – Steele, Anderson, Armstrong, Sheppard – 2026
Personality Disorders: Advanced Diagnosis, Treatment & Management – Gregory Lester Ph.D. – 2025
Treating Personality Disorders: Advances from Brain Science and Traumatology – Noel Larson Ph.D. – 2025
A Neurobiologically-Informed Approach for Fast Trauma Treatment – Janina Fisher – 2025
Mentalising Based Treatment (MBT) – Helping your stuck clients with insight and self regulation – Dr John Butters – 2025
The Gift of Reconnection: Developing Trauma Informed Practice – Bronze/Silver – Nicola Lester (Thrive LDN) – 2025
Applying Attachment Theory to Clinical Practice – Linda Cundy – 2024
Rewind Technique (IARTT) – Dr David Muss – 2023
Services
Intro Call
Individual Session
Individual Session
Individual Session
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