Toby Oliver

You have the power to change your life, I can help you discover how.

I am passionate about helping people to change, grow and take charge of their lives. Especially if you are struggling with any kind of loss, a bereavement, ill health or a life limiting illness.

Whatever the issues or challenges you are facing, it is never ‘too late’ and you are never ‘too old’ to change. However long you have been experiencing difficulties, you can always learn a new way of experiencing life in the way you want and deserve to.

I am a registered Therapist with qualifications in Integrative Psychotherapy, Grief Counselling, Grief Movement Therapy, ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), Stress Management, Clinical & Medical Hypnotherapy, Hypno-oncology (specialist support for those on the cancer journey), NLP and Coaching. I am also a qualified teacher of yoga and meditation (including Mindfulness and Yoga Nidra). You will find full details of my qualifications and professional accreditation at the bottom of this page.

I specialize in helping people of all ages and backgrounds, people just like you, to;

  • better navigate the pain of grief, bereavement and loss

  • effectively manage anxiety, panic and stress

  • cope with the impact of ill health or life-limiting conditions, including those on the cancer journey

  • handle the side-effects, fears and phobias all too often associated with treatment

  • release unhelpful patterns of ‘negative’ thinking, feeling and behaving

  • increase self-confidence and self-esteem to improve overall wellbeing.

Alongside my private practice I have worked, taught or run sessions for many organisations and charities, including Cavendish Cancer Care (where I currently work as a Counsellor and Therapist), St Luke’s Clifford House (where since 2018 I have taught yoga and meditation to people in Sheffield affected by an illness that has no cure), SAYiT (LGBT+ young people and sexual health/HIV charity), Teenage Cancer Trust, Brain Cancer Trust, and Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust.

I am the co-author (with my sister, the psychologist, Kate Oliver) of the award-winning personal development book, Rise and Shine - How to transform your life, morning by morning. Rise and Shine, is published by Piatkus and is available from wherever books are sold. It has already been translated into three languages - Italian, Romanian and Polish - and has won a number of awards including:

  • Winner of the Best Co-authored Book at the Page Turner Awards 2023

  • Gold Award at the 2023 Janey Loves Platinum Awards

  • Silver Award at the Nautilus Book Awards 2023

  • Finalist at the International Book Awards 2023

  • Finalist at the 2023 American Book Fest Best Book Awards.

I remain committed to my own training and professional development, including regular Clinical Supervision. This is so I can provide you with the most effective support and solutions based upon the latest scientific insights and best practice.

You are unique and have your own needs and challenges. You will find my therapy sessions a safe and inclusive space - where everyone is welcome and of equal value, whatever their race, religion, sexual orientation, gender-identity, or the issue they are seeking help with.

Together we can start to move your life in the right direction. There’s never been a better time to start.

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch. And remember, there is no such thing as a ‘silly question’ – if it’s important to you, then it is important to me too. Get in touch by phone, email or by using the form at the bottom of this page:

“Toby I cannot thank you enough for putting the last piece in the puzzle... It had so much impact on me and I owe you a big thank you for all the the things that will come because you helped me believe I deserve them.”
— N, Saudi Arabia
 

My professional training & qualifications

  • DipHyp - Diploma in Medical & Clinical Hypnotherapy & Hypnotherapy in Practice Diploma

  • DipPsych - Diploma in Intergrative Pychotherapy

  • Certified Grief Educator® (David Kessler, Grief.com)

  • Grief First Aid (Cruse Bereavement Support)

  • Grief and Bereavement Counselling Diploma

  • Grief Movement® Guide Certificate

  • Certified Hypno-oncology Practitioner

  • Understanding Cancer: For Integrative Therapists & Health Care Professionals (The Christie School of Oncology)

  • Diploma in NLP & Coaching

  • Certificate in Stress Management

  • Breath Coach Certificate

  • Certified Heal Your Life® Workshop Leader and Teen Self-emPOWERment® Leader

  • Law of Attraction Diploma (DipLOA)

  • Yoga and meditation teacher - RYT-500 & DYT-200 - Certified Grief Yoga® Level 2 Teacher, Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher Certified Transformational Sleep Yoga Nidra Teacher.

My professional memberships

  • Registered member National Council Integrative Psychotherapists - MNCIP (Reg.) 361193

  • Registered member National Council for Hypnotherapy - MNCH (Reg.) 9219

  • Registered member Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council - CNHC (Reg.) CNHC4681

  • Certified Member of the Association of Hypno-oncology Practitioners (CHoP)

  • Member of the National Bereavement Alliance

  • Member of the College of Medicine and Integrated Health

  • Member Dru Professional Network (DPN)

My academic qualifications

  • MA Text & Performance Studies, King’s College London

  • BA English (1st Class Hons), The University of Sheffield

  • Certificate of Integral Leadership - Level 5 Award in Leadership, ILM

  • Certificate in Business Communications, INLPTA

Get in touch by phone or by using the form below: