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Gary Bloom is Oxford United's 'talking cure' and English football's only psychotherapist helping players conquer their anxieties... so will it give them an edge as League One Play-offs start tonight?

The Championship is Oxford United's immediate target though in one aspect at least they are already Premier League.

'Thinking about psychologically aware clubs who really want to look after their players, yes Liverpool, Everton, Southampton, Brighton but also Oxford United and that is a marvellous achievement for a League One club,' claimed club psychotherapist Gary Bloom.

'We punch well above our weight. We are now becoming a top Premier League club in terms of how we look after our players. That really fills me with pride.'

Gary Bloom is the only psychotherapist working in English football - at League One Oxford
Bloom helps the Oxford squad with problems with anxiety, depression and addiction

Bloom, the only psychotherapist in English football, is a key part of the player care service that has helped transform Oxford from relegation strugglers last season to promotion hopefuls this.