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Online Anxiety Counselling · Craigavon
Online Anxiety Counselling in Craigavon
Online anxiety counselling for Craigavon, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Craigavon, from Lurgan and Portadown to the streets around the lakes, with the same BACP-registered, confidential support as an in-person session, and no journey.
BACP registered member25+ years of experienceLived experience
ConfidentialA safe, private space
Person-centredThe therapy fits you
In and around Craigavon
Anxiety Counselling for Craigavon, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Craigavon: from Lurgan and Portadown to Brownlow and the linked centre
- Known for
- The lakes, the linen heritage and the Lough Neagh shore
- Region
- Northern Ireland
- Local NHS / support route
- NHS psychological therapies (Northern Ireland)
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Craigavon
Why people in Craigavon get in touch
Craigavon was drawn on a plan rather than grown, a new town laid between Lurgan and Portadown with wide roads, roundabouts and estates that sit slightly apart from each other. That layout shapes how anxiety behaves here. Almost everything needs a car, so a driving fear or a panic attack behind the wheel closes down more of your life than it would elsewhere. Work is often shift-based or insecure, and the calendar can change with a fortnight's notice. There is also the quieter difficulty of not feeling rooted anywhere in particular, of living in Legahory or Drumgask and belonging to neither of the older towns. Worry settles easily into that kind of gap.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Craigavon
LurganPortadownBrownlowBlearyLegahoryMandevilleDrumgaskTullygally
Wherever you are in Craigavon, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Craigavon
Official figures for Craigavon, for context rather than as a description of you.
In Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, 18.3% of adults reported a high anxiety score (6 or above out of 10) in the year ending March 2023, in line with the Northern Ireland average of 19.0%. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Personal well-being estimates by local authority (Year ending March 2023 (2022-23)).
In Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, 4.0% of adults reported a low life satisfaction score (4 or below out of 10) in the year ending March 2023, compared with a Northern Ireland average of 5.2%, a difference the survey's margin of error does not confirm. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Personal well-being estimates by local authority (Year ending March 2023 (2022-23)).
Reviewed June 2026.
What is anxiety counselling, in practice?
Anxiety counselling here is practical and solution-focused: we work on the worry, panic, social anxiety and over-thinking that are actually affecting your day, and on simple ways to settle a nervous system stuck on high alert.
The approach does not change with the postcode, so rather than repeat it on every page you can read it in full, the methods and what each session covers, on the full anxiety counselling page, alongside session lengths and fees and how to check my registration.
How does meeting by video work in practice?
Sessions run over a secure, encrypted video link, held to the same BACP confidentiality as meeting in person. After a free fifteen-minute call, you join from any private space on a phone, tablet or laptop.
All of the work is done online, by video. Bradley is in Hove, so there is no room here and, usefully in a place this spread out, no drive across town at rush hour to reach one. That removes the journey that anxiety often makes the hardest part of asking for help. Sessions can be taken from the house in Bleary, from a break at work, or from the car park at Rushmere Shopping Centre if home is not private enough that day.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
Which difficulties does anxiety counselling address?
Social anxiety
Help with confidence, self-consciousness and fear of judgement.
Chronic worry
Support for overthinking, catastrophising and decision paralysis.
People-pleasing
Working with the need for control and approval.
Sleep and tension
Calming a nervous system stuck on high alert.
Responding differently
Tools for when anxiety starts to take hold.
Anxiety Counselling in Craigavon
Why people in Craigavon come for anxiety counselling
The people who get in touch tend to describe a mind that will not switch off. Money, a shift pattern that keeps changing, a health worry that has been checked twice and still nags. Others come with panic that has started attaching itself to driving, to the supermarket, or to the road out towards Portadown. The work is deliberately practical. We take the specific pattern apart, look honestly at what avoidance is buying you and what it is costing, and agree one clear thing to test before the next session. Sleep and breathing come first, because they are quick to improve and they lower the baseline everything else runs from. Progress is reviewed each week rather than assumed. Alongside this, your GP can refer you for talking therapies through Health and Social Care, and Lifeline is free at any hour on 0808 808 8000 if a night becomes frightening.
A free, unhurried first step
Not sure if it is right for you? A free fifteen-minute call is a no-obligation way to talk it through.
Book a free 15-minute callFinding support in Craigavon
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Craigavon, your GP can refer you to talking therapies and counselling through Health and Social Care. You can find support through Lifeline, Northern Ireland's crisis helpline, free on 0808 808 8000.
Private sessions with me usually mean you can start sooner and stay with the same counsellor throughout; I am glad to work alongside any NHS or GP support you already have.
Other local and national support verified for this area includes:
If you need urgent help now
This is not a crisis service. If anyone is in immediate danger call 999. For urgent mental health support, call Lifeline free on 0808 808 8000. Lifeline is free on 0808 808 8000, the Samaritans are on 116 123, and you can text SHOUT to 85258.
Craigavon questions
Online Anxiety Counselling in Craigavon: common questions
I panic when I drive. Does that stop me getting counselling?
Not here, because there is nowhere to drive to. Sessions happen from wherever you are, which also means we can work on the driving itself in a graded way, planning short journeys between appointments and reviewing how each one went the following week.
What are your fees?
A 60-minute session costs £80. Ninety minutes is £100 and two hours is £120 if you want a longer, less frequent appointment. There is no charge for the first 15-minute conversation, which most people use to ask practical questions before deciding anything.
Can I get anxiety help through the health service here?
Your GP is the way in. They can refer you for talking therapies through Health and Social Care, and there is no self-referral scheme in Northern Ireland of the sort that operates in England. Lifeline is free on 0808 808 8000 whenever you need it.
My shifts change every fortnight. Can the appointment move with the rota?
Yes, within reason. Most people hold a regular slot and shift it when a rota demands, and it helps to send the new pattern as soon as you have it. Consistency matters for the work, but a rigid time that you cannot keep helps nobody.
Is there any advantage to video over sitting in a room?
For anxiety there often is. The habits you build get built in the settings where you actually struggle, rather than in an unfamiliar building, and there is no journey beforehand to spend an hour dreading. What you learn stays attached to your own environment.
Craigavon is so spread out. How do I reach anxiety support?
You do not have to travel across it at all. Sessions are online by secure video, so you can take part from home in Lurgan, Portadown or Brownlow. Bradley Riddell is based in Hove and works across Northern Ireland, so the dispersed layout makes no difference.
How soon can I start online anxiety counselling in Craigavon?
Usually within a week. After a free 15-minute consultation, Bradley Riddell offers online anxiety sessions by secure video across Craigavon, from Lurgan to Portadown. There is no drive along the wide roads to a clinic, just a quiet hour and a steady connection.
How do anxiety counselling fees compare with the NHS in Craigavon?
NHS talking therapies in Craigavon are free but waiting times vary. Bradley's private fees are £80 for 60 minutes, 100 for 90 and 120 for 120, after a free 15-minute consultation, so you can start quickly rather than wait for a place.
Do you offer evening anxiety sessions online for Craigavon?
Yes. Sessions run online by secure video from Bradley's Hove room, so some evening slots suit Craigavon clients working across Lurgan, Portadown or Brownlow. Wherever you are near Oxford Island or Rushmere, a private space and a reliable connection are all that is needed.
Online Anxiety Counselling in Craigavon, whenever you are ready
A free fifteen-minute call is the simplest place to start, no obligation, just a chance to see if we are the right fit.
Also available online across Northern Ireland: Lisburn, Newry. See all of Northern Ireland.
People who come for anxiety counselling in Craigavon often also look at depression counselling, trauma counselling and counselling and therapy.
Some further reading, if that helps before getting in touch: settling a spike of urgency and the miracle question.
Closer to the Sussex coast? The same anxiety counselling is available in person, in Brighton, or see every area I cover.