DBT OXFORDSHIRE
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy in Oxfordshire
DBT Oxfordshire provides Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) both online and in person, helping individuals across Oxford, Banbury, Bicester, Witney, Abingdon, Didcot, Wantage, Thame, Henley-on-Thames, Kidlington, and surrounding areas.
Our caring and experienced DBT therapists support children, teenagers, and adults to build emotional resilience, improve relationships, and manage distress more effectively.
Prices starting from £300 Per Month
Feeling overwhelmed by intense emotions or struggling to cope?
Many people across Oxfordshire experience emotions that feel impossible to manage — anger, anxiety, impulsivity, or self-destructive patterns that affect relationships, school, or work.
It can feel exhausting to keep things together on the outside when everything feels chaotic inside. And when you’ve tried to make changes but nothing seems to work, it’s easy to lose hope.
Whether you’re in Oxford, Banbury, Bicester, or Abingdon, finding the right support can make all the difference.
When emotions take over, life can feel out of control
Without the right skills, intense emotions can lead to conflict, impulsive decisions, or a cycle of guilt and frustration.
Many people with emotional dysregulation, borderline traits, or self-harming behaviours find that traditional talking therapies alone don’t give them the structure or tools they need to cope.
Over time, these challenges can affect relationships, work, studies, and self-esteem — creating even more distress.
But there is a structured, evidence-based approach that can help you build a calmer, more balanced life.
DBT: A proven way to manage emotions and build resilience
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based approach designed to help people who experience intense emotions or find it difficult to cope with distress.
DBT combines Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) with mindfulness and acceptance-based techniques to help you:
Regulate intense emotions
DBT teaches practical tools to help you understand and manage overwhelming emotions. By learning how to pause, reflect, and respond calmly, you can reduce emotional highs and lows and feel more in control of your reactions.
Manage distress without harmful behaviours
Through DBT’s distress tolerance skills, you’ll discover healthy ways to cope with crisis moments. These techniques help you get through difficult situations safely, without turning to self-destructive or impulsive behaviours.
Build stronger, healthier relationships
DBT helps you communicate more effectively and set clear boundaries. As you develop greater empathy and self-awareness, you’ll find it easier to build and maintain relationships that are respectful, supportive, and balanced.
Develop greater self-acceptance and confidence
At the heart of DBT is learning to accept yourself as you are, while working towards meaningful change. With time and practice, you’ll begin to build confidence in your decisions and a more compassionate relationship with yourself.
Discover if DBT is right for you with a complimentary discovery call
Expert DBT support in Oxfordshire
DBT Oxfordshire is provided by Home Counties Therapy, a trusted provider of private therapy and mental health support across Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Hertfordshire.
Our experienced DBT-trained therapists offer both individual therapy and structured DBT programmes, including skills groups and coaching support.
Sessions can be delivered in person or online, allowing you to access high-quality DBT wherever you are in Oxfordshire.
Why choose DBT Oxfordshire?
Delivered by qualified, compassionate DBT therapists
Supported by the clinical expertise of Home Counties Therapy
Confidential, evidence-based treatment tailored to your needs
Suitable for adolescents, adults, and families
Our programmes are overseen by senior DBT clinicians and follow gold-standard DBT principles, ensuring you receive effective, professional care every step of the way.
Lead by our expert DBT therapists
Our therapists are compassionate, understanding, and truly embody DBT. They apply its skills not only to help their clients thrive but also in their own daily lives.
Lorna Wykes
Consultant Director
Matthew Molyneux
Senior Addiction Therapist
Tanya Dalton
Psychotherapist
Lindsay Riley
Psychotherapist
Ashleigh Wykes
DBT Lead & Skills Trainer
Dan Harwood-Stamper
Psychotherapist
Marion Leishman
Integrative Therapist
Jenna Stoodley
Integrative Psychotherapist
Katy Lee
Psychotherapist
Jared Ahmed
DBT Skills Trainer
Register your interest and learn more
Take the first step towards joining our DBT course today
Click the button below to book your complimentary and confidential call with our clinical administration team. It’s an opportunity to discuss your needs and learn more about how our DBT programme could help — with no obligation to use our services.
DBT Course Options And Pricing
Our DBT Course Pricing Packages
Our Dialectical Behaviour Therapy packages are paid for monthly with no hidden fees or extra costs.
Please note that before starting our DBT course, we require new clients to start with an initial assessment. This is an essential step to ensuring you receive the right support and it will help us place you in a group best fit for your needs.
Please note, prices are set as of October 2025 and are subject to review annually.
DBT Group Only
£300 Per Month
- Weekly 2 1/2 hr DBT Group
- WhatsApp Group Access
Online DBT options available. Additional 1-1 therapy can be arranged with the group only option.
DBT Full Course
£300 Per Month
- Weekly 2 1/2 hr DBT Group
- Weekly 1-1 hour therapy session
- Phone support
- WhatsApp Group Access
Online DBT options available.
Client Reviews
What Our Clients Say About Our DBT Therapy
The DBT online group is helpful in finding methods to allow for improvement of life experiences. I’ve found the group experience to be insightful with members sharing their personal experiences with the methods taught and how they have adapted them to make them fit to their specific needs. Making connections to the facilitators and group members dealing with difficulties and still showing up to help improve themselves is inspiring and encouraging to keeping the commitment to yourself of showing up every week. I’ve found group to be a safe space and being surrounded by supportive individuals you truly feel as if you have people in your corner and on your team building together.
Anonymous Client
I first came into contact with Home Counties Therapy two years ago and at that point was in a very dark place feeling like I didn’t have options or anywhere to turn to.
I have been seeing them on a 1.2.1 basis and have had group DBT sessions as well.
From the outset Lorna was welcoming, understanding and has helped me to get my life back on track. I’m now back in education, have a great relationship with my family and am feeling the best I ever have, this is all down to HCT guiding me along the way and encouraging me to persevere with change.
Jared
I have just completed a 6 month course of Dialectical Behavioural Therapy with Home Counties Therapy.
This course has been invaluable in providing me with skills that I did not possess before beginning the course. In particular I have found the interpersonal skills training and the distress tolerance tools to be helpful.
The trainers are compassionate and have fantastic knowledge of both the course material & the supporting psychology. They have a great way of helping every member of the group to understand the course material and apply it to our own lives. No one gets left behind.
Anonymous Client
Through DBT and my 1-2-1 sessions I have noticed a change in myself and started to challenge my thoughts and have come to understand why I’m feeling the way I do.
My therapist has been fantastic! Home Counties has helped me a lot and I’ve got skills to set me for life I love the fact that if I am having a crisis someone is always at the end of the phone to help me get through it.
Highly recommend!
Jen
Frequently Asked Questions About Our DBT Courses
What Would You Like To Know?
Our aim is to see you within 48 hours of contacting us.
Groups are run by one or two facilitators, each group begins with a check in, where you share with the group and skills trainers how you are doing and how your week has been. This is followed by a short mindfulness activity, to help ground and to try put different techniques to assist with your own practice.
Next, we look at the homework that was set from the previous week, you will be invited to share your homework and skills practice. It allows you to get feedback from the skills trainers in case of any problems encountered, it also serves as a valuable learning tool for other group members to hear how skills are being practiced in different contexts. Please not there is no requirement to share personal information or anything in depth, however it is an effective way of encouraging skills practice and increasing your mastery of skills over time. We will then look at the skills card to see how skills practice generally across the week has been. Usually at this point there will be a short comfort break.
We will then move on to the new skills being taught, this will involve teaching points, discussions, activities and examples to help explore Important concepts or aspects of the skills. We try to make there’s teaching sessions as interactive and as engaging as possible. There will always be opportunities to ask questions and practice the skills in group. Before finishing, the homework and skills practice will be set. As group comes to a close there’s a final check out and chance to ask questions.
The WhatsApp group is the primary method of communication for all things group related. Any information about group, homework or relevant links will all be posted in the group chat. It is also an opportunity to get skills advice or help with your homework.
As part of our clinical obligations, your safety and wellbeing is our priority. Between yourself and your therapist, together you will decide whether the lite or the full course is best. It is our clinical responsibility to provide appropriate care and provision to meet your needs.
Our DBT groups are limited to a maximum of eight participants. This ensures there are enough people to create a rich, engaging experience, while still keeping the group small enough for everyone to receive personalised attention from our DBT skills trainers.
We currently offer payments options of paying for 6 months of DBT upfront or monthly payment plans.
DBT Oxfordshire runs it’s DBT groups at Home Counties Therapy’s clinic based in centre of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.
We also offer online DBT therapy for ease of access anywhere in the UK.
DBT Oxfordshire is part of Home Counties Therapy.
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