Anxiety and worry
When your mind will not settle and everything feels urgent.
Online Counselling and Therapy · Chichester
Online Counselling and Therapy in Chichester
Online counselling and therapy for Chichester, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Chichester, from the cathedral quarter and the city centre to the streets around the Market Cross, 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 Chichester
Counselling and Therapy for Chichester, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Chichester: from the cathedral quarter and the city centre to Summersdale, Whyke and nearby Bognor
- Known for
- The cathedral, the Market Cross and the harbour
- Region
- London & South East (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Chichester
Why people in Chichester reach out
Chichester is an elegant cathedral city near the harbour and the Downs, and its calm, affluent feel can make difficulties harder to voice. In a place where appearances matter and where many residents are retired or self-employed, low mood, anxiety and isolation can go unspoken for a long time before anyone reaches out.
Chichester is an elegant cathedral city where the Market Cross, the Festival Theatre and the harbour set a refined, unhurried tone, with the South Downs on one side and the tidal creeks of the harbour on the other. Its working life gathers around the University of Chichester, the theatre and its festival, the Goodwood estate up on the Downs, and a good many self-employed and retired residents in Summersdale, Whyke and out towards Fishbourne. That calm and comfortable feel can, though, make difficulty harder to voice. Where appearances carry weight and independence is prized, low mood, anxiety and loneliness can go unspoken for a long while. Somewhere impartial to set that down, without judgement or local ties, can quietly lift a great deal.
On the coast the nearest specialist can be a long way inland; a secure video link closes that distance completely.
Chichester is a cathedral city home to the University of Chichester, Chichester Festival Theatre and St Richard's Hospital.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Chichester
SummersdaleWhykeFishbourneParklandsPortfieldGraylingwellDonningtonFishbourne Road
Wherever you are in Chichester, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Chichester
These figures are local context from official sources, not a description of you, but they show the scale of what people in and around Chichester are living with, and why local support matters.
24.5% 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).
recorded depression on GP registers stood at 14.5% of patients aged 18+ in 2024/25, above the England average of 14.3%. Source: OHID Fingertips – Depression: QOF prevalence (2024/25).
Local data last reviewed June 2026. Each figure shows the year and links to the official source it was read on.
The counselling and therapy itself
Counselling and therapy here is one steady starting point for whatever you are carrying, anxiety, low mood, addiction, relationships or the past, integrative and led by you, so we begin with what matters most and shape the work around you.
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 counselling and therapy 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.
Chichester lies at the western edge of Sussex, and its rail and road links can make trips to appointments elsewhere slow going. Online sessions remove the journey: you meet securely from home whenever suits your week. The practice room is in Hove, further along the coast if you would like to meet in person, but for Chichester the work is done online, discreetly and without any need to travel across the county.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
How online counselling and therapy in Chichester can help
Low mood and depression
For the flatness, exhaustion and loss of interest that drain the colour from things.
Addiction and habits
Alcohol, drugs, gambling or behaviours that have stopped feeling like a choice.
Relationships
Conflict, distance and trust, as a couple or on your own.
Trauma and the past
When something you have been through still shapes your present.
Life feeling stuck
For the big transitions, losses and crossroads that leave you unsure which way to turn.
Counselling and Therapy in Chichester
Why people in Chichester come for counselling and therapy
In a place where appearances matter and many residents are retired or self-employed, low mood, anxiety and isolation can go unspoken for a long time in Chichester before anyone reaches out, the city's polished calm making struggle feel out of place. Counselling with Bradley offers a confidential space to break that silence, held securely online so it is discreet and reaches you at home with nothing to travel to. In-person sessions are available a short way along the coast in Hove for anyone who would like them, but for most people in Chichester the work is done privately online, which suits a small city where discretion matters.
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 Chichester
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Chichester, you can refer yourself directly to NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies 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.
Chichester questions
Online Counselling and Therapy in Chichester: common questions
Can I get online counselling and therapy if I live in Chichester?
Yes. I work with people right across Chichester, from the cathedral quarter and the city centre outwards, and anywhere else in London & South East, by secure video, no need to travel to Hove, and just as confidential as meeting in the room.
I'm not sure exactly what's wrong, can I still come?
Absolutely. You do not need a label or a clear problem to begin. We start with whatever is weighing on you most and find the thread together; if something more specific would help, I will say so.
What's the difference between counselling and psychotherapy?
Counselling tends to focus on what is happening now and can be shorter; psychotherapy goes deeper into long-standing patterns and usually runs longer. We can start with counselling and go deeper if it helps.
How many sessions will I need?
There is no fixed number. Some people come for a handful of sessions, others for longer; we review together regularly rather than committing you to an open-ended course.
Everything looks fine on the surface. Is it still worth talking to someone?
Yes. In Chichester a good deal of anxiety and low mood sits behind comfortable, composed exteriors. How life appears is no measure of how it feels, and an online session gives you a discreet, unhurried hour to be honest, entirely privately, from your own home.
How quickly can counselling begin online in Chichester?
Generally within days. With no waiting list, a free 15-minute consultation is usually followed by a first session that same week. It is held securely online, joined from home near the Market Cross or out towards Fishbourne, so there is no local waiting room and no journey to make.
How do the fees work versus the NHS in Chichester?
You pay £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 minutes or £120 for 120 minutes, after a free 15-minute consultation. NHS Talking Therapies is free to self-refer to but can mean waiting, while private counselling with Bradley starts sooner and holds a steady weekly time.
In a place where appearances matter, low mood is hard to voice. Is online counselling private?
Yes. Where calm and comfort can make difficulty harder to admit, online sessions let you speak openly without being seen entering a practice. You join from a private room at home, at an evening time if you prefer, and everything you share stays confidential.
I'm self-employed and used to just getting on with things. Is it worth talking to someone?
Yes. Many self-employed and retired people in Chichester are used to coping alone, which can mean struggles go unspoken for a long time. Online sessions are private and flexible around your own diary, giving you a confidential space to be honest without anyone in the city knowing.
Online Counselling and Therapy in Chichester, 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: Portsmouth, Crawley, Horsham. See all of London & South East.
All counselling & therapy in Chichester: Addiction · Substance Use · Drinking Problems · Anxiety · Depression · Relationship · Trauma · Psychotherapy.
Closer to the Sussex coast? The same counselling and therapy is available in person in Brighton & Hove, or see all in-person areas.