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Online Anxiety Counselling · Hull
Online Anxiety Counselling in Hull
Online anxiety counselling for Hull, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Hull, from the Old Town and the marina to the streets around the Deep, 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 Hull
Anxiety Counselling for Hull, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Hull: from the Old Town and the marina to Newland Avenue, Bransholme and Hessle Road
- Known for
- The marina, the Deep and the Humber Bridge
- Region
- Yorkshire & North East (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- NHS Hull Talking Therapies (Let's Talk Hull)
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Hull
Why people in Hull reach out
Hull is a proud port city on the Humber with a strong fishing heritage and a renewed cultural energy, but it has also weathered real hardship and isolation at the end of the line. Insecure work, money pressure and the distance from other cities shape much of what people here carry.
Hull sits where the river Hull meets the broad Humber estuary, a proud port city looking out to the North Sea. The cobbled Old Town and the marina cluster near the tidal barrier and The Deep, while the fishing heritage of Hessle Road and the café-lined Newland and Princes Avenues speak to different sides of the city. Its year as UK City of Culture in 2017 left a lasting mark, and the great single-span Humber Bridge still frames the western approach. Down at Alexandra Dock, the offshore wind industry has brought turbine manufacturing to the estuary, and ferries still slip out overnight for the Continent. The University of Hull anchors the north of the city off Cottingham Road.
Where work follows shifts and the rhythm of the docks, online sessions bend around unsociable hours rather than asking you to fit your life around them.
Hull is home to the University of Hull and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill); Siemens Gamesa runs a major offshore wind turbine blade factory at Alexandra Dock on the Humber.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Hull
Old TownNewland AvenuePrinces AvenueHessle RoadAvenuesSpring BankBransholmeAnlaby RoadSuttonMarfleet
Wherever you are in Hull, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Hull
These figures are local context from official sources, not a description of you, but they show the scale of what people in and around Hull are living with, and why local support matters.
29% of adults reported a high anxiety score in 2022/23, above the England average of 23.8%. Source: OHID Fingertips – Self-reported wellbeing: high anxiety score (2022/23).
Local data last reviewed June 2026. Each figure shows the year and links to the official source it was read on.
The anxiety counselling itself
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 is the same wherever you live, so rather than repeat it on every page you can read it in full, the methods, what each session covers and fees, on the main anxiety counselling page and on how I work.
How online sessions work
Sessions run over a secure, encrypted video link held to the same strict BACP confidentiality as meeting in person. After a free fifteen-minute call to check we are a good fit, you join each session from any private space using a phone, tablet or laptop, no software to install, no waiting room and no journey at either end.
I'm based in Hove and work with people across Hull by secure video call, not in person. Being at the end of the line, as Hull sometimes feels, makes online counselling genuinely useful here, distance stops mattering. You can join from home off Newland Avenue or wherever's quiet, and we keep a regular weekly time that works around shift patterns or family life rather than an office-hours appointment.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
How online anxiety counselling in Hull can help
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 Hull
Why people in Hull come for anxiety counselling
Hull knows about weathering things, a proud port at the end of the line, shaped by insecure work and distance from other cities. That backdrop can leave anxiety simmering: money worries that won't settle, a chest that tightens before a shift, a mind that races when the house finally goes quiet. I'm Bradley Riddell, a counsellor based in Hove, and I work with people across Hull by secure video rather than in person. Being far east is no barrier online. We look together at what drives the worry and build steadier ways to hold it, at a weekly time you join from Newland Avenue or wherever's private.
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 Hull
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Hull, you can refer yourself directly to NHS Hull Talking Therapies (Let's Talk Hull) for free NHS talking therapy, with no GP referral needed.
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 NHS 111 and choose the mental health option. The Samaritans are free, day or night, on 116 123, or text SHOUT to 85258.
Hull questions
Online Anxiety Counselling in Hull: common questions
Can I get online anxiety counselling if I live in Hull?
Yes. I work with people right across Hull, from the Old Town and the marina outwards, and anywhere else in Yorkshire & North East, by secure video, no need to travel to Hove, and just as confidential as meeting in the room.
Can online counselling really help with panic attacks?
Yes. We work on what happens in your body when anxiety spikes and rehearse practical ways to settle it, which translates well to video sessions you do from a place you already feel safe.
What if my anxiety makes video calls themselves difficult?
That is common and completely workable. We can start with the camera off, keep early sessions short and build up at your pace; many anxious clients find home the easiest place to begin.
How long does anxiety counselling usually take?
It varies, but solution-focused work often makes a difference within a handful of sessions. We review together rather than committing you to an open-ended course.
Is it hard to get this kind of support in Hull?
Specialist help can feel a long drive away here, which is exactly where online counselling earns its place. Distance stops mattering, you talk from home rather than travelling, and we can hold a regular slot around shifts rather than office hours.
How soon can I start anxiety counselling online in Hull?
Usually within a week. After a free 15-minute consultation we book a first session by secure video. I'm based in Hove and work online across Hull, so being at the far end of the line never matters; there's no waiting list and no drive to an appointment.
What do you charge, and how does that compare with the NHS in Hull?
Fees are £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 and £120 for two hours, after a free 15-minute consultation. NHS talking therapies in Hull are free but can mean a wait; online and private, you can usually start sooner and hold a steady weekly time.
Can sessions be online in the evening to fit shifts around Hull?
Yes. I work from Hove by secure video, not from a room in Hull, so you join from home off Newland Avenue or wherever's quiet. We can find evening or off-peak slots that fit around dock or shift patterns rather than office hours.
Do you have a room in Hull?
No, I work online from Hove, so we'd meet by secure video rather than face to face in the city. For a place as far east as Hull, that removes the usual problem of specialist support being a long drive away; you can talk from home without travelling at all.
I work shifts around the docks, can sessions fit that?
Yes. Because everything is online, we can find a slot that works around rotas and awkward hours rather than office-time appointments. If a shift changes, moving a video session is far simpler than rearranging a trip across the city, so a regular time is easy to keep.
Online Anxiety Counselling in Hull, 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 Yorkshire & North East: York, Leeds. See all of Yorkshire & North East.
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Closer to the Sussex coast? The same anxiety counselling is available in person in Brighton & Hove, or see all in-person areas.