Online Anxiety Counselling · London

Online Anxiety Counselling in London

Online anxiety counselling for London, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across London, from the inner boroughs to the streets around the City, with the same BACP-registered, confidential support as an in-person session, and no journey.

Online across the UKSecure videoFree 15-min consultation
BACP registered member25+ years of experienceLived experience
Bradley Riddell, BACP-registered counsellor offering online anxiety counselling for London, introducing his approach
ConfidentialA safe, private space
Person-centredThe therapy fits you

In and around London

Anxiety Counselling for London, at a glance

Areas covered online
All of London: from the inner boroughs to the outer suburbs, Zone 1 out to the edges of the M25
Known for
The City, the West End, the river and the great parks
Region
London & South East (England)
Local NHS / support route
your local borough's NHS Talking Therapies service
Format
Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.

Life in London

What is going on for people in London?

Anxiety in London hides easily, because everyone around you already looks busy and nobody stops long enough to ask. It might show up as a crush of dread on a platform at Canary Wharf, a meeting you rehearse for three days beforehand, or a heart that starts hammering on a bus through Brixton for no reason you can name. The capital rewards carrying on, so the alarm gets louder instead of getting heard. Rent takes a large share of what you earn, the working day stretches well past the point of usefulness, and being surrounded by millions of people can make the whole thing feel more solitary rather than less. Whether your postcode is Camden, Ealing or Greenwich, an hour that genuinely belongs to you is hard to find.

the City financial districtGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustUniversity College Londonthe West End

Areas covered

Neighbourhoods in and around London

IslingtonCamdenHackneyShoreditchBrixtonCroydonEalingGreenwichCanary WharfWandsworthWalthamstow

Wherever you are in London, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.

The local picture

The local picture in London

Official figures for London, for context rather than as a description of you.

Reviewed June 2026.

What would we do together in anxiety counselling?

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 method travels; only the geography changes. the full anxiety counselling page explains it properly, how sessions run and what they cost answers the practical questions, and qualifications, registration and ethics shows how the practice is held to account.

How do online sessions actually work?

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.

Bradley works from Hove, so sessions with people across London happen online by secure video. That removes the part most Londoners dread, which is the cross-city journey at either end of an appointment. With anxiety it helps that the hour lands somewhere you already feel reasonably steady, rather than at the end of a packed commute. A quiet corner, headphones and a closed door will do. Same slot each week, wherever in the capital you happen to be that day.

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What I help with

What does anxiety counselling help with?

Panic attacks

Support for racing thoughts, panic episodes and chest tightness.

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 London

Why people in London come for anxiety counselling

Few people get in touch about anxiety at the first sign of it. They get in touch when the coping stops working: panic on a crowded train, Sunday evenings that have become unbearable, a role in the City financial district or a shift at Guy's and St Thomas' that can no longer be faced without dread. What follows is practical rather than open-ended. We begin with what your body is actually doing, because a racing pulse and shallow breathing obey rules and can be settled deliberately instead of waited out. Then we look at what the worrying is trying to protect you from, and dismantle the avoidance a piece at a time, so a busy carriage, a presentation or a crowded party becomes possible again. Alongside this, your local borough's NHS Talking Therapies service takes self-referrals without a GP, and each of the 32 boroughs commissions its own. Good Thinking, the free NHS digital wellbeing service, is open at any hour.

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 call

Finding support in London

My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In London, you can refer yourself directly to your local borough's NHS Talking Therapies service 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.

London questions

Online Anxiety Counselling in London: common questions

How quickly could I start if I am working long hours in central London?

A free 15-minute call comes first, arranged around your working day rather than office hours. Weekly sessions usually begin within a week or two of that call. There is no referral, no triage questionnaire and no waiting list to sit on before anyone speaks to you.

What does anxiety counselling cost?

An hour is £80. Ninety minutes is £100 and two hours is £120, though anxiety work usually sits comfortably in the standard hour. The first 15-minute conversation costs nothing, so you can hear how it would work before any money changes hands.

Can I refer myself to NHS Talking Therapies in my borough as well?

Yes. Self-referral is open to anyone registered with a GP in England, and your local borough's NHS Talking Therapies service handles it directly. Provision is commissioned borough by borough, so waits differ across London. Plenty of people use both routes at once.

I share a flat in Hackney with no spare space. Does online still work?

It does, and it is a common question here. Some people use headphones with the door shut, some book a slot while flatmates are out, and others take the session from a parked car. What matters is that you can speak without listening for footsteps.

Panic hits me on the commute. Is that something we could target?

Yes, and it is often where we start. We map exactly what happens between the barrier and the seat, then practise ways to bring the alarm down while you are still in it. Gradually the journey stops being something to brace against every morning.

Can anxiety counselling work if my anxiety spikes on the commute itself?

Yes. We can look closely at what happens on a crowded Tube or a delayed line, and build practical ways to steady yourself in those moments. Sessions are held online from home, so there is no anxious journey across London to reach them.

How soon can I start anxiety counselling online in London?

Usually within a week. Bradley works online across London, from Islington and Camden to Hackney, so there is no cross-city trek to fit around work. A free fifteen-minute consultation comes first, then most people book their first full anxiety session in the following few days.

What are your fees, and can I get anxiety help on the NHS in London?

Sessions are £80 for sixty minutes, £100 for ninety and £120 for two hours, with a free fifteen-minute consultation first. You can self-refer free to your local borough's NHS Talking Therapies service, though London waiting lists are often long, which is why many choose to start privately sooner.

Is online anxiety counselling better than travelling across London, and do you offer evenings?

For most Londoners, yes. A secure online hour avoids a packed commute from Hackney or the City at either end. Bradley offers some evening slots for those working long days, and the Hove practice room remains an option by train if you would prefer to meet in person.

Online Anxiety Counselling in London, 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 London & South East: Watford, Slough, Reading, Guildford. See all of London & South East.

If anxiety counselling is not quite what you are looking for, depression counselling, trauma counselling and counselling and therapy may fit better in London.

If you would like to read more first, I have written about settling a spike of urgency and the miracle question.

Within reach of Sussex? anxiety counselling is offered in the room in Hove, where the room is as well as online; see the full list of areas.