Fulham · online by video, with the Hove room for occasional sessions
Counselling and therapy for Fulham
Not sure what you need yet, only that something in your Fulham life feels heavier than it should? That much is enough to call me. I'm a BACP-registered counsellor, and because my one room is in Hove, 84 minutes south by car, sessions from Fulham normally happen over a secure video link: the same counsellor every week, seen from your sofa, with no commute. Hove visits are there whenever you want one.
The practical facts for Fulham
- Where sessions happen
- A private room at Intergen House, 65-67 Western Road, Hove BN3 2JQ, or secure video.
- From Fulham by car
- About 84 minutes with clear roads (59.0 miles); longer at busy times.
- Free NHS talking therapy
- Hammersmith and Fulham Talking Therapies, 0300 123 1156
- Fees
- £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90, £120 for 120. The first 15-minute call is free.
- Registration
- BACP registered member, no. 109340 (check the register); UKCP student member in advanced psychotherapy training.
A polarised postcode in a loop of the Thames
Fulham sits in a bend of the river opposite Putney and Wandsworth, and its streets hold very different lives side by side.
The council's own 2025 profile of the South Fulham GP network calls the area polarised, with pockets of multiple deprivation next to areas of high wealth. Many people here are young, highly qualified and working in finance or professional jobs, and plenty of them live alone: 28% of households in south Fulham are a single person under pension age. People also move in and out often, which the council lists as a local challenge. So you can live a few minutes from Eel Brook Common or Bishop's Park, hear the crowd from Craven Cottage or Stamford Bridge on match days, and still have nobody nearby you would ring at eleven at night. In that same profile, anxiety makes up a quarter of all long-term conditions recorded among working-age adults at the south Fulham practices.
Beginning when the trouble has no label in SW6
Counselling with me starts from wherever you are, even if all you can say is that you feel flat, on edge or oddly far from your own life. In SW6 that often looks like a demanding job that has quietly taken over the evenings and weekends, a flatshare or a new neighbourhood that never quite became home, or a relationship ending in a city where friends keep moving on. It can be money worry on an estate a street away from somebody else's wealth. It can be the evening drinks culture of a young, busy area starting to feel less like a choice. Early on, we sort through what weighs most on you in SW6 and what has kept it going for so long, and only then settle on a focus for the work. I work integratively, drawing on Human Givens among other approaches; there is more detail on how I work elsewhere on the site. Behind my 25+ years of practice is my own recovery, so you can say things plainly without worrying about shocking me.
What Fulham life can put on you
Living alone in SW6
With 28% of south Fulham households a single person under pension age, evenings in an empty flat can be when worry and low mood get loudest.
Wealth next door to hardship
The council describes south Fulham as polarised. Feeling behind in a postcode where others seem to have plenty can wear down your sense of worth.
Friends who keep moving away
A high-turnover population means the people you lean on may leave for other parts of London, which can make it hard to put down roots.
Health worries near Charing Cross
If you or someone close is facing cancer, Maggie's West London at Charing Cross Hospital offers free drop-in support alongside counselling with me.
Public health figures for the area
These are local authority figures from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities. The figures describe a whole population over a period, not any one person.
Free and low-cost support for Fulham
Private sessions can run side by side with the free help Hammersmith and Fulham provides. Hammersmith and Fulham Talking Therapies, the NHS service once called Back on Track, accepts self-referrals on 0300 123 1156 when worry or a heavy mood is getting in the way. West London Mind offers community mental health support, Help Counselling keeps low-cost sliding-scale rooms near Putney Bridge, and Fulham Good Neighbours offers befriending for older residents.
- Free NHS talking therapyHammersmith and Fulham Talking Therapies0300 123 1156Free NHS talking therapy for anxiety, low mood and related difficulties. You can refer yourself, with no GP referral needed.
- If drinking or drug use is part of itTurning Point Hammersmith & Fulham020 8740 6815Free and confidential.
- Local organisationCarers Network (Hammersmith & Fulham hub)
- Local organisationBuild on Belief (BOB), Acorn Hall Weekend ServiceRecovery community.
- Local organisationOutside Edge Theatre Company (recovery through drama)
- Local organisationPembridge Hospice bereavement counselling service
For gambling, the National Gambling Helpline is free, day or night, on 0808 8020 133 (NHS gambling support).
If someone at home is hurting, threatening or controlling you, the National Domestic Abuse Helpline is free, day or night, on 0808 2000 247.
If you need urgent help now
If you need help right now, please don't wait for a session.
Locally, the West London NHS Trust 24-hour mental health crisis line is on 0800 328 4444.
If you drink heavily every day, or take drugs such as benzodiazepines or GHB daily, do not stop suddenly without medical advice. Withdrawal can cause seizures and can be dangerous. Your GP or the local drug and alcohol service can arrange medically assisted withdrawal. Call 999 or go to A&E if someone in withdrawal is shaking visibly, unusually restless or agitated, confused, seeing or hearing things that are not there, or has a fit. For milder symptoms, such as a slight tremor or sweating, contact your GP or NHS 111 the same day (NHS guidance). Counselling works alongside medical support, not instead of it.
What people in Fulham ask before starting
Is face-to-face counselling an option from SW6?
Intergen House in Hove is where I see people face to face, a drive of about 84 minutes from Fulham, or a train from Imperial Wharf with a change at Clapham Junction or East Croydon. From SW6, secure video is the practical way to keep weekly sessions going, and you are welcome to come down to Hove for a single longer session now and again. Should sharing a room with your counsellor matter above all, Help Counselling keeps low-cost rooms close to Putney Bridge.
How do I refer myself to Hammersmith and Fulham Talking Therapies?
There is no need to see your GP first. West London NHS Trust runs Hammersmith and Fulham Talking Therapies free of charge, and the self-referral number is 0300 123 1156. It helps with anxiety and low mood, and it is fine to use it before our private sessions start or at the same time as them.
How soon could I start private counselling from Fulham?
You won't be added to a long waiting list. After a free 15-minute consultation by phone or video, I offer you the session times I really have open, and you pick one that fits around your work and home life. Because we would meet online, there is no travel to plan around, so the only thing to find is a private hour in your own room in Fulham.
Where can I get help in Hammersmith and Fulham tonight if I'm in crisis?
The West London NHS Trust 24-hour mental health crisis line is on 0800 328 4444, and Safe Space Hammersmith and Fulham is run by the same trust with Hestia. Samaritans can be reached any time on 116 123. If your life or someone else's is at immediate risk, call 999. Every one of these numbers also sits in the urgent help box on this page.
How much do sessions cost, and is the first call free?
Sessions are £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 minutes and £120 for 120 minutes, the same in person in Hove or by video. The first 15-minute call is free, with no obligation to book. There is no NHS referral needed to see me privately.
Fifteen minutes on the phone from SW6
When you feel ready, a short conversation is the easiest way to see whether we are a good fit. There is no obligation.