Out Team

Tom Davies - Centre Manager
Tom Davies
Centre Manager
Tom has been working at Banbury Lodge since 2018 and is passionate about working with and helping people with behavioural addictions and substance misuse issues. The experience Tom gained working within the field of addiction treatment as both a recovery support worker and senior support worker have allowed Tom to work his way up to centre manager.
Toms previous background has been within laboratory environment working in Histopathology and Cytopathology laboratories, spending 3 years working for a private laboratory before moving into the NHS service in Oxford for a further 3 years. Tom holds a NVQ level 3 in lead adult care working Tom is in the process of completing His NVQ level 5 in leadership and management.
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Ravinder Soor - Administrator
Ravinder Soor
Administrator
Ravi is an experienced administrator who has worked in administration for over ten years. Having worked in various corporate companies for many years, working for UKAT was a refreshing change.
Not only does the job role offer a more meaningful and purposeful aspect to her work, her involvement with the clients and supporting the team means that Ravi has an important role to play.
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Rebecca Wood - Banbury Lodge - Senior Therapist
Rebecca Wood
Senior Therapist

Rebecca has worked as a clinician within the addiction/mental health field since 1999, in the UK and Ireland and Internationally, in both managerial and therapy positions. She has worked within a number of Priory Healthcare Organisations and other reputable and leading treatment providers and she is accredited with ACI (Addiction Counsellors Ireland)

As a qualified Addiction Therapist, to post graduate diploma level, she then went onto obtain further post graduate qualifications at Birmingham University in Integrative Counselling and London South Bank University in Addiction Counselling and Psychology.

Rebecca is also a trained cognitive behavioural therapist and is a certified relapse prevention specialist. She has extensive experience of, and training within, working with families and family systems affected by addiction and trauma. She is EAGALA and LEAP trained in Equine Assisted Psychotherapy and has witnessed the benefits of this powerful therapy in releasing unresolved trauma, allowing clients to engage in growth and change. She has a wealth of experience of working with dual diagnosis and all aspects of addictive behaviour including eating disorders, pathological gambling, sex and love addiction, co-dependency, alcohol, drugs and other process addictions.

Rebecca is also a trained EMDR therapist and integrates this into her practice when working with complex trauma.

She is an avid believer in the importance of the therapeutic relationship and how this can positively impact the client engaging in change, and much of her work is focused around this. She is both an empathetic and compassionate therapist however will provide therapeutic boundaries and safety for clients within her work.

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Laura Ene - Banbury Lodge - Nurse
Laura Ene
Nurse

Laura joined Banbury Lodge team in November 2018, driven by the desire to help people who have come across addiction in their life, and she believes that substance misuse treatment should not only be replaced by prescribed medication but part of a holistic approach towards recovery, following a plan put together by a multidisciplinary team, covering all the aspects of one’s well being.

She has been using her general medical knowledge to help the clients at Banbury Lodge achieve an acceptable level of physical wellbeing whilst undergoing detox treatment, in order to be able to focus on the personal and psychological aspects of their lives, and ultimately, achieve recovery from substance misuse and addiction.

Her professional experience begins when she qualified as a general adult nurse in 2015 and began her career working as a nurse in elderly, dementia and palliative care field. She acquired a wide range of experience in the medical field while working in a nursing home, dealing with a variety of illnesses commonly occurring in elderly patients.

In 2018 she started working on a surgical ward, where she gathered experience in managing patients post-op. She underwent extensive training in order to fulfill her nursing duties and provide the best of care towards her patients, with a portfolio comprising venepuncture, catheterisation, BLS (basic life support), ILS (immediate life support), AIMS (acute illness management), early warning signs of deteriorating health, use of AED, intravenous drug administration, pain management, extensive wound management and more.

During her time spent as a nurse in the surgical ward, she developed a particular interest in pain management and how it is sometimes associated with substance misuse.

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Bernie Wilkie - Banbury Lodge - Therapist
Bernie Wilkie
Therapist

Bernie came to Banbury Lodge with a keen interest in working within the addiction field and in utilising a person-centred approach to help individuals with addiction to become more readily capable of appreciating their lives from a fully functioning perspective.

Bernie has completed a BA Honours degree in Counselling, Bernie’s core model of counselling is person-centred therapy and she is also an NLP Master Practitioner. Bernie enjoys learning and developing new creative ways of working with clients and also the challenges it brings to be able to work them in a person-centred way.

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Sonya Price - Therapist
Sonya Price
Therapist
Sonya Price joins us with a Degree in Counselling and Psychotherapy - (CBT) Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. She has previous experience working with individuals in mental health and Wellbeing. She has 25 years experience working in health and social care fields, starting off as a care practitioner through to therapist. She has worked with neurological disorders, mental health, wellbeing, eating disorders and addiction.
Sonya uses a holistic approach which is underpinned by CBT, enabling clients to gain the knowledge and understanding of their own feelings, emotions and thoughts that can lead to certain behaviours around addictions and eating disorders. “I am excited to be part of the team and part of the client's journey through residential treatment”.
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Sian Lewis - Addiction Therapist
Sian Lewis
Addiction Therapist
I am a qualified Counsellor practicing in Person Centred Therapy and Wellbeing, currently working as a Counsellor and Wellbeing being Therapist for West London University. Trained in depression, trauma, substance abuse and bereavement, the majority of my background has been working in the mental health sector. Over the years I have worked with both children and adults with autism and a variety complex mental health issues.
When applicable, I have also started to introduce the medium of art into my practice. I feel this can help to unblock negativity and aid clients in understanding their emotions, this allowing clients to express feelings and thoughts that they otherwise struggle to. In my private practice I run Walking Talking Therapy, giving people the opportunity to talk, exercise and have new surroundings. I am thrilled to be joining Banbury Lodge and helping in the recovery journey for clients.
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Dimitra Theofili - Banbury Lodge - Addictions and Eating Disorders Therapist
Dimitra Theofili
Addictions and Eating Disorders Therapist
Dimitra Theofili holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, a MSc degree in Forensic Psychology and Criminology and a Master Practitioner Diploma in Eating Disorders and Obesity . She has extended training in Systemic and family therapy, systemic counselling, psychological support for refugees, education psychology, dyslexia, anger management and self harm and suicide prevention treatment. She is a qualified therapist and registered member of BACP.
Dimitra is an experienced therapist with a proven history of working in mental health care. She started her professional career in the addiction & recovery field in 2004 as a social worker in NGO “Return” in Greece. There she completed her bachelor’s research in women’s alcoholism. It was rated as “excellent” and published by the University of Crete. During her research, Dimitra had first-hand experience of the struggles people with addiction would face and group therapy. She could see what was required to free oneself from addiction; both of the person suffering from the illness and of their loved ones. Her areas of expertise are group therapy, eating disorders, addiction counselling, couple’s therapy, crisis intervention, anger management and individual counselling. Dimitra had also worked as a special consultant in the Haemodialysis Unit of Henry Dunant Hospital of Athens, in the mental health rehabilitation Centre “Iremia” and in the recovery and rehabilitation centre “Filoktitis”. For the past 15 years, Dimitra is also working as a systemic, family therapist and eating disorder therapist in her private practice.
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Elizabeth Foulds - Banbury Lodge - Senior Recovery Support Worker
Elizabeth Foulds
Senior Recovery Support Worker
Elizabeth joined the Banbury Lodge team with a good level of previous experience of working in the health and social care sector, Elizabeth is excited to have joined the recovery support team and in particular, as this relates to her own ongoing psychology studies.
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Rhianne Durnion - Recovery Support Worker
Rhianne Durnion
Recovery Support Worker
I have over five years of experience working within the care sector and customer facing roles that have helped me develop a compassionate and professional approach to care. I love to get to know all clients, so I can understand their individual needs in order to support patients in overcoming their addictions. I look forward to furthering my knowledge of addiction and to bring my positive, hard working attitude to join the team at Banbury Lodge.
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Daisy Thompson - Recovery Support Worker
Daisy Thompson
Recovery Support Worker
I am looking forward to have direct client interaction within the treatment setting and providing support on to clients on a daily basis. I joined Banbury lodge looking for a change within the health care sector after being part of it for 2 years. I have an enthusiasm in personal centred and addiction and am looking forward to being part of the team.
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Michelle Caan - Support Worker
Michelle Caan
Support Worker
I have worked in health and social care for over 6 years. I have gained lots ofexperience working in various social care setting. I hope that I can bring some of my own experience.
I hope to broaden my skill set and knowledge of addiction treatments and believes Banbury Lodge offers will offer me this opportunity.
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Elissia Morrison - Support Worker
Elissia Morrison
Support Worker
I have come to Banbury Lodge with a keen interest in working within the addiction field and in utilising a person-centred approach to help individuals with addiction.
I look forward to helping clients with positive changes within their experience here at Banbury Lodge. I have experienced health care for four years and have a compassionate and professional approach to care.
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Olivia Palin - Support Worker
Olivia Palin
Support Worker
Olivia Palin has joined Banbury Lodge with a ‘Health & Social Care Degree’ of which some of her studies included, parental substance misuse and the impact it has on their children.
Drug Addiction is an area in which Olivia holds a keen interest and working at Banbury Lodge as a Support Worker offers her the chance to further her career and broaden her knowledge in this field. She is eager to help people in their recovery and is looking forward to working with the team to achieve this goal.
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Kevin Bancroft - Walking Night Support Worker
Kevin Bancroft
Walking Night Support Worker
Kevin has worked with substance misuse clients since the year 2000. Having worked for the 'Ley Community', a 51 bed therapeutic residential rehab for over 10 years. He has also worked front line for 'St Mungos 'and other related homeless residential hostels and projects in and around the Oxfordshire area.
Having a wealth of experience working with vulnerable people for over 20 years in various settings he has a very good understanding and knowledge of both Addiction and Recovery. Feeling Positive about working alongside the staff team and supporting the clients with their journey into recovery at Banbury Lodge.
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Bambi Valentine - Night Support Worker
Bambi Valentine
Night Support Worker
I am looking forward to have direct client interaction within the treatment setting and providing support on to clients on a daily basis. Having worked with vulnerable adults with varying needs previously.
I am excited to have joined the team I have an enthusiasm in personal centred and addiction and am looking forward to being part of the team.
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Andreea Anin - Housekeeper
Andrea Anin
Housekeeper
Andreea started at Banbury Lodge on the 25th April 2022 and is currently working as a Housekeeper. She studied Psychology and linguistics in Romania and is presently doing a business foundation course with Suffolk University.
Andrea hopes to eventually work in social care and feels working at Banbury Lodge will be an ideal opportunity to eventually progress in her career. Andreea has proven to be a valued member of the team and works hard in her daily tasks.
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Vivien Novak - Housekeeper
Vivien Novak
Housekeeper
Vivien started at Banbury Lodge on the 26 th December 2022 and is currently working as a Housekeeper. Vivien has proven to be a valued member of the team and works hard in her daily tasks. Vivien enjoys interacting with the clients and being part of their journey.
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