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Online Counselling and Therapy · Craigavon
Online Counselling and Therapy in Craigavon
Online counselling and therapy 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
Counselling and Therapy 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 (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 reach out
Craigavon is a planned new town stitching together Lurgan and Portadown in County Armagh, and its dispersed, planned layout can make it harder to feel rooted. Insecure work, the legacy of division and the spread-out geography all shape what people here carry.
Craigavon was planned in the 1960s to join Lurgan and Portadown into a single new town, and its wide roads, roundabouts and two man-made lakes still give it that deliberate, spread-out shape. Oxford Island reaches out into Lough Neagh nearby, a nature reserve of reed beds and birdlife on the shore of the largest lake in the British Isles, while the City Park lakes and Lurgan Park offer green space between the estates. Rushmere draws shoppers to the centre that ties the two older towns together, and both Lurgan and Portadown keep their own markets, linen history and stations on the Belfast to Dublin line. It is a County Armagh place of scattered communities, motorway links and the quiet water of the lough.
In a fast-grown town where many people arrived for work or housing without family close by, online counselling offers a steady, confidential connection while you put down roots.
Craigavon is served by Craigavon Area Hospital, a major acute hospital of the Southern HSC Trust, and is home to the headquarters of pharmaceutical company Almac Group.
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 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.
Support in Craigavon does not depend on reaching a service across its spread-out layout. Sessions are held online, by secure video, throughout Northern Ireland, so the dispersed roads and roundabouts are no barrier to getting help. The counsellor is based in Hove and works UK-wide by video rather than in person, meaning you can talk from home in Lurgan, Portadown or Brownlow without a journey across town.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
How online counselling and therapy in Craigavon 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 Craigavon
Why people in Craigavon come for counselling and therapy
Craigavon's dispersed new-town layout can make it harder to feel rooted, and alongside insecure work and the quieter legacy of division, that can leave people feeling isolated between the estates and the lakeside greenery. Counselling and therapy is simply a confidential place to talk it through, with no need to travel across the spread-out roads. Sessions are held online by secure video, so you can begin from home wherever you are in the town. Bradley is based in Hove and works UK-wide, keeping support private and close, without the journey a scattered layout usually demands.
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, and the Samaritans are on 116 123.
Craigavon questions
Online Counselling and Therapy in Craigavon: common questions
Can I get online counselling and therapy if I live in Craigavon?
Yes. I work with people right across Craigavon, from Lurgan and Portadown outwards, and anywhere else in Northern Ireland, 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.
Getting around Craigavon is awkward; is help still within reach?
Yes. Because sessions are online by secure video, the spread-out roads and roundabouts are no barrier. You can talk from home wherever you are in the town. Bradley is based in Hove and works across Northern Ireland, so nothing depends on travelling across it.
Craigavon is spread out, so can I get counselling without travelling across it?
Yes. Sessions are online by secure video, so you talk from home in Lurgan, Portadown or Brownlow with no drive across town. After a free 15-minute consultation, most people begin within a week, whatever part of the area you live in.
How does counselling cost compare with NHS help in Craigavon?
Sessions are GBP80 for 60 minutes, with 90 and 120-minute options at GBP100 and GBP120, plus a free 15-minute consultation. NHS talking therapies through your GP are free but often waited-for, while private online counselling can usually start sooner.
Do online sessions suit Craigavon's scattered communities, and are evenings available?
They do. With everything spread across the roads and roundabouts, online sessions mean you never travel to a single clinic. Evening appointments by secure video let you talk from home in Lurgan, Portadown or Brownlow, at a time that fits around work and family.
Craigavon is so spread out - how do I reach 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. The counsellor is based in Hove and works across Northern Ireland by video, so the dispersed layout makes no difference.
Online Counselling and Therapy 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.
All counselling & therapy in Craigavon: 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.