About Us

The aim of The Paloma Centre in Banbury is to help clients find their own way of living their life in a more complete, satisfying and resourceful manner.

The Principal of The Paloma Centre is David Dove, a UKCP registered psychotherapist, an Advanced Practitioner of Meridian Energy Therapies, a licensed Business Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming and Life Coach.

David Dove

David's qualifications to practise include:

• Registration with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
• The Advanced Diploma in Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy (with Distinction) from The National College of Hypnosis and Psychotherapy (ADHP(NC))
• The European Certificate of Psychotherapy (ECP)
• The European Certificate in Clinical Hypnosis (ECCH)
• Registered Advanced Practitioner of Meridian Energy Therapies (AP.MET)
• NLP Business Practitioner (NLPBP)

David's qualifications enable him to be recognised, registered or accredited by the appropriate bodies of the relevant professions including:

United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)

The European Association for Psychotherapy (EAP)

The European Association for Hypno-Psychotherapy (MEAHP)

The Association for Meridian Energy Therapies (AP.MET)

The National Register of Hypnotherapists and Psychotherapists (MNRHP)

The General Hypnotherapy Standards Council (MGHR)

The British Society of Clinical Hypnosis (MBSCH)

The Society of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLPBP)

The National Council for Hypnotherapy (MNCH)

The Alzheimer’s Society

National Regulatory Register for Hypnotherapy (MNRH)

David has a special interest in improving the quality of life for people living with Alzheimer’s and their family support groups and is listed within the NHS Directory of Complementary and Alternative Practitioners.

The Paloma Centre focus on reconciling issues that are in some manner limiting the individuals enjoyment of life, whether the issues are rooted in the past and leading to anxiety or unwanted habits or behaviour patterns in the present, or tensions and stress arising from current circumstances that the individual needs help with understanding and resolving in order to move forward in life, more at ease with themselves and the world around them.

The Paloma Centre at Banbury is a personal growth and therapy centre which provides an holistic approach to emotional healing and personal development, utilising aspects of psychodynamic, behavioural and person-centred therapies aligned with hypnotic, EFT and NLP techniques where appropriate.

Comfortable Consultancy Facilities

All work conducted at The Paloma Centre is conducted on a confidential basis from the very outset and the therapist will advise the client of this at the initial consultation.

The Paloma Centre in Banbury is conveniently located close to both parking and shopping facilities. Easily accessible from Milton Keynes, Oxford, the M40 and A34, The Paloma Centre is also located within easy reach of London and the Midlands.