Panic attacks
Support for racing thoughts, panic episodes and chest tightness.
Online Anxiety Counselling · York
Online anxiety counselling for York, by secure video, wherever you are. For many people in York, online sessions are not a compromise but the thing that finally makes therapy possible: flexible, private and fitted around your life.
Across York, from within the walls and the centre to Clifton, Acomb and Heworth, and from the streets around the Minster, the city walls and the Shambles, online anxiety counselling takes the logistics out of getting help: no commute, no waiting room, and the focus kept where it belongs, on you.
I'm based in Hove on the Sussex coast and work with clients right across the UK by secure video. For York, that means a BACP-registered counsellor specialising in addiction, anxiety, depression, relationships and trauma, available from the privacy of your own space.
I also work online with people elsewhere in Yorkshire & North East, including Leeds, Hull, Harrogate.
If you would still prefer to meet in person and can travel to the Sussex coast, you are welcome to, but for most clients in York online anxiety counselling is the natural and effective choice.
Life in York
York's walls, Minster and tourist crowds give it a postcard calm, but behind it sit a high cost of living, a large student population and the pressure of a city always on show. Struggle can feel out of place here, and that can make it harder to reach out.
Student and academic life can be intense and surprisingly lonely, even surrounded by people your own age. Working online keeps support steady through term and vacation alike, wherever you are.
What I help with
Support for racing thoughts, panic episodes and chest tightness.
Help with confidence, self-consciousness and fear of judgement.
Support for overthinking, catastrophising and decision paralysis.
Working with the need for control and approval.
Calming a nervous system stuck on high alert.
Tools for when anxiety starts to take hold.
Why online works in York
A confidential online hour asks nothing of appearances and meets you exactly where you are.
If anxiety, low mood or avoidance make leaving the house feel like too much right now, starting online from York can be the gentlest possible way in.
An online hour rarely costs you a half-day, which is what makes regular sessions realistic for busy lives in York.
If you move, travel for work or split your time between places, online counselling carries on uninterrupted wherever you happen to be.
However we meet, the approach stays consistent. I take a solution-focused, practical approach that works on the problems actually affecting your day-to-day life. We cover simple, deliberate exercises that help calm your nervous system and respond differently when anxiety shows up.
You don't need any special software, just a private space, a device with a camera and a decent connection. We always start with a free fifteen-minute call, and from then on you simply click a secure link at the time we've set.
Read more about online counselling, about anxiety counselling, or about my methods, sessions and fees.
Start the conversationMy online counselling sits alongside the help available locally, and it can be worth knowing what else is there. In York, you can refer yourself directly to NHS talking therapies for anxiety and depression, with no GP referral needed. You can find support through the NHS Talking Therapies finder.
Private sessions with me usually mean you can start sooner, stay with the same counsellor throughout, and work at greater depth and pace; the two can run side by side, and I'm glad to work alongside any NHS or GP support you already have.
This practice is not a crisis service. If you or someone else 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.
York questions
Yes. I work with clients in York and right across the UK by secure video. You don't need to live near Brighton or Hove; online anxiety counselling brings the same care to wherever you are.
We meet over a secure, private video link at a time that suits you. You'll need a quiet space, a device with a camera and a steady connection. We always begin with a free fifteen-minute call so you can ask questions and check the fit.
For most people, yes. Online therapy can be just as effective as meeting face to face, and many find it easier to open up from home. Everything is held with the same strict confidentiality as in-person work.
Yes. Sessions run on a secure, encrypted video link, and everything we discuss is held to the same strict BACP confidentiality as work done in person. All you need at your end is a private space.
When you're ready, book a free fifteen-minute call. It costs nothing, commits you to nothing, and is the simplest way to find out if I'm the right counsellor for you in York.
Prefer to meet face to face? See counselling across Brighton, Hove & Sussex, or read more about how online counselling works and about anxiety counselling in depth.