Camberley · online by video, with the Hove room for occasional sessions
Depression counselling for Camberley
When getting through the day in Camberley has started to take everything you have, and the things that used to matter barely register, I offer depression counselling by secure video. You don't need to travel, or to find the right words first. We start wherever your energy is and go at that pace.
If you are thinking about ending your life, call 999 or the Samaritans free on 116 123, day or night. More urgent help is on this page.
The practical facts for Camberley
- Where sessions happen
- A private room at Intergen House, 65-67 Western Road, Hove BN3 2JQ, or secure video.
- From Camberley by car
- About 84 minutes with clear roads (68.6 miles); longer at busy times.
- Free NHS talking therapy
- Mind Matters Surrey, 0300 330 5450
- 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.
Busy streets, and a life that has gone quiet
Camberley has its shops in The Square and The Atrium, a theatre, and Frimley Park Hospital on Portsmouth Road working through the night.
Depression can sit in the middle of an ordinary town like that without anyone noticing. It might be a nurse or porter coming off a run of night shifts at Frimley Park, sleeping through the daylight and too flat to see friends on days off. Perhaps it's someone in Old Dean or Watchetts who used to love an evening at Camberley Theatre and now can't face booking anything, or grief that arrived as tears and, months later, has thinned into a grey numbness. Sometimes there is no clear reason at all, which can make it harder to admit. GP records across Surrey show depression recorded for 13.0% of registered adults in 2024/25. It counts only what GPs have recorded, so it can't say how many people are struggling, and it tells you nothing about you.
Starting from how your days actually go
Depression counselling with me begins with an honest look at an ordinary week: when you sleep and wake, whether you're eating, who you still see, and whether there are moments, however brief, when the heaviness lifts. If you work shifts, we look at how the rota has reshaped your sleep, your meals and your friendships, because exhaustion and low mood feed each other. From there we explore what keeps the flatness in place. It may be a loss that never had room, a harsh inner voice, caring for someone with nothing left over for yourself, or days with no shape at all. Changes stay small and are always yours to choose, such as one walk or one message answered. On heavy days we can simply talk. Medication is for your GP to advise on, and counselling can sit beside it. Should suicidal thoughts or urges to hurt yourself come into it, I'd want to know. I'll ask about them plainly and without alarm, and the crisis numbers further down this page are there for the time between sessions.
Four kinds of flatness a Camberley life can bring
Nights at Frimley Park
Working nights or long shifts at Frimley Park Hospital can leave you sleeping through the light and too tired for anyone, until the flatness starts to feel normal.
When grief turns grey
Months after a death, the tears may have stopped and been replaced by nothing much at all. Cruse Bereavement Support in South West Surrey can help alongside counselling.
Caring with nothing left
Looking after a partner, child or parent can use up every reserve. Action for Carers Surrey supports carers, and counselling is one hour a week when you aren't the one looking after someone.
Alone among the shops
You can spend a Saturday in The Square or The Atrium and still go days without a real conversation. That kind of isolation deserves attention, even when it seems too small to mention.
Free and low-cost support for Camberley
Low mood can be taken straight to Mind Matters Surrey, the free NHS option, without a GP, on 0300 330 5450. For grief, there's Cruse Bereavement Support - South West Surrey as well as the Cruse national helpline. The Hope Hub offers local wellbeing support and a crisis drop-in. Any of these can run alongside private counselling.
- Free NHS talking therapyMind Matters Surrey0300 330 5450Free 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 iti-access0300 222 5932Free and confidential.
- Local organisationAction for Carers Surrey
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 Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS FT Mental Health Crisis Helpline is on 0800 915 4644.
What people in Camberley ask before starting
Can I get help for depression in Camberley without waiting to see a GP?
Yes. Mind Matters Surrey, run by Surrey and Borders Partnership, offers free NHS talking therapy for low mood and depression, and you can refer yourself by phoning 0300 330 5450, though there may be a wait. Private sessions with me are a separate option, and you can use one, the other or both.
I work shifts at Frimley Park Hospital. Can depression counselling fit around my rota?
Often, yes. Because sessions are on video, there's no travelling to add to an already long day, and we can look for a regular time that sits on your days off or before a late shift. If your rota changes month to month, tell me on the free call and I'll be honest about how flexible I can be.
Do I need to come to Hove, or can I have depression counselling at home in Camberley?
You can stay at home. The Hove room is about 84 minutes' drive from Camberley, so we'd meet by secure video, which on heavy days means you can take part without getting dressed or leaving the house. Sessions on screen follow the same pattern as in the room, and an in-person session can be arranged if you ever want one.
What should I do if I'm thinking about suicide before we've even started?
Please reach out now, rather than waiting for a first session. The crisis line run by Surrey and Borders Partnership, 0800 915 4644, answers at any hour, and Samaritans are on 116 123, day or night. If you might act on the thoughts or are in danger now, ring 999 or head to A and E. You can still book the free call once things feel safer.
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.
When you can manage one short call, start there
When you feel ready, a short conversation is the easiest way to see whether we are a good fit. There is no obligation.