Our Team

At The Oxford Development Centre every member of our team cares deeply about providing a welcoming, friendly and professional environment where clients can feel comfortable, valued and secure.   

Dr Claudia Herbert, BSc (First Class Hons), MSc, DClin Psy, AFBPsS is the centre's Clinical Director and apart from shaping the overall psychological approach, she is also an expert in the field of stress and trauma treatment.

Dr Herbert heads a team of qualified, experienced psychologists and accredited psychotherapists to deliver a highly professional, discreet and caring service.  Each consultant has a minimum of 5 years' post qualification experience and specialises in different treatment areas.  This broad collective expertise enables the centre to offer a very wide range of cutting-edge, specialist approaches to therapy.   Clients can be confident of finding a consultant at The Oxford Development Centre with the necessary qualifications, emotional maturity and accreditations to provide a specialist service tailored to their particular needs.  Our consultants are also friendly, approachable and understanding to inspire our clients' trust and confidence. 

Clare Hadland is Practice Manager of The Oxford Development Centre and is usually the first person clients meet or speak to when contacting us. Clare is always happy to provide information about the centre and the services it offers besides making appointments, keeping client records and helping with the logistics. She also ensures our clients receive a warm welcome to the Witney centre and guides them through contracts and any other paperwork.

Gwyneth Simmons is accounts administrator and works two days a week at the Witney service.  Gwyneth is available to answer invoicing, payment or financial queries but has no access to clients' clinical files.