“I am not what has happened to me. I am what I choose to become.”
— C. G. Jung
About me
My name is Erika Vincze. I am a qualified counsellor and psychotherapist based in Oxford.
I hold a Postgraduate Diploma in Psychosynthesis Counselling (Middlesex University) and an MA in Integrative Psychotherapy. I am a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and work in accordance with their ethical framework.
I work under regular clinical supervision with an experienced supervisor. I am also part of Oxfordshire Therapy & Self-Development, a professional community of counsellors and psychotherapists from a wide range of therapeutic modalities.
My approach
I work with each person as a unique individual, shaped by their history, relationships, culture, and circumstances. I do not believe that people are best understood through labels or diagnoses alone. At different points in life, many of us encounter experiences that overwhelm our usual ways of coping, and seeking support can be a meaningful and courageous response to this.
My therapeutic approach is relational, integrative, and trauma-informed. I place great importance on creating a space that feels safe, respectful, and emotionally attuned, where difficult experiences can be explored at a pace that feels right for you.
As part of my continuing professional development, I have trained in the clinical application of mindfulness, which I draw on when helpful.
Research-informed practice
Alongside my clinical work, I have a strong interest in psychotherapy research. My MA research focuses on how experiences of marginalisation, misrecognition, and social hierarchy affect psychological wellbeing, identity, and a person’s sense of legitimacy and voice.
This means I am particularly attentive to how social context, culture, language, class, migration, and power dynamics can shape inner experience — including shame, chronic self-doubt, and feeling “out of place” or not fully recognised.
This perspective informs my clinical work, especially with clients who carry long-standing feelings of invisibility, not belonging, or having to work harder to be taken seriously.
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