Online Counselling and Therapy · Crawley

Online Counselling and Therapy in Crawley

Online counselling and therapy for Crawley, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Crawley, from across the neighbourhoods, Three Bridges and Pound Hill to the streets around Tilgate Park, 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 counselling and therapy for Crawley, introducing his approach
ConfidentialA safe, private space
Person-centredThe therapy fits you

In and around Crawley

Counselling and Therapy for Crawley, at a glance

Areas covered online
All of Crawley: across the neighbourhoods, from Three Bridges and Pound Hill to Bewbush, Ifield and Tilgate
Known for
Tilgate Park, the High Street and nearby Gatwick
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 Crawley

Why people in Crawley reach out

Crawley lives in the orbit of Gatwick, and a great many people here work shifts tied to the airport and the round-the-clock economy around it. Unsociable hours, job insecurity and the disruption the aviation world has weathered in recent years all take a toll on sleep, mood and family life in ways that build up slowly.

Crawley grew up alongside Gatwick, and the airport still sets the pulse of the town. A great many people across Three Bridges, Pound Hill, Bewbush and Ifield work in aviation, in the businesses of the Manor Royal estate, or in the round-the-clock logistics and service jobs that keep the airport running. Tilgate Park and the neighbourhood greens offer somewhere to decompress, but shift patterns that ignore day and night take their toll on sleep, mood and family time. The aviation world has weathered real turbulence in recent years, and the job insecurity that comes with it adds a low hum of worry. When your body clock is permanently out of step, everything can feel harder, and support that flexes around your hours helps.

Gatwick Airportthe Manor Royal business districtthe aviation and logistics sector

Round-the-clock rotas rarely fit a daytime clinic, so online sessions work around whatever your week actually looks like.

Crawley adjoins London Gatwick Airport - one of the region's largest single-site employers - and the Manor Royal business district.

Areas covered

Neighbourhoods in and around Crawley

Three BridgesPound HillBewbushIfieldTilgateSouthgateBroadfieldMaidenbowerGossops GreenFurnace Green

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

The local picture

The local picture in Crawley

These figures are local context from official sources, not a description of you, but they show the scale of what people in and around Crawley are living with, and why local support matters.

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.

With so much of Crawley working to airport and shift hours, ordinary daytime appointments rarely fit, and the roads around Gatwick are busy at the best of times. Online sessions solve both: you meet securely from home whenever your rota allows, with nothing to travel to. The practice room is in Hove, a short run down to the Sussex coast if you would prefer to meet in person, but for Crawley the work is done online, arranged around your shifts.

Book a free 15-minute call

What I help with

How online counselling and therapy in Crawley can help

Anxiety and worry

When your mind will not settle and everything feels urgent.

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 Crawley

Why people in Crawley come for counselling and therapy

Unsociable hours, job insecurity and the upheaval the aviation industry has been through in recent years all take a toll on sleep, mood and family life in Crawley, often building up slowly until something has to give. Counselling with Bradley offers a confidential space to talk it through, held securely online so it reaches you around airport shifts without adding a journey to a broken sleep pattern. You join from home whenever your rota allows. In-person sessions are available in Hove for anyone who would rather travel, but for most people in Crawley the work is done online and fits far more easily around shift work.

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 Crawley

My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Crawley, 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.

Crawley questions

Online Counselling and Therapy in Crawley: common questions

Can I get online counselling and therapy if I live in Crawley?

Yes. I work with people right across Crawley, from across the neighbourhoods, Three Bridges and Pound Hill 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.

My sleep is all over the place because of shift work. Can sessions fit around that?

Yes. Because you join from home with nothing to travel to, we can book a time that fits your particular rota, whether that is a morning after a late finish or a gap between shifts. The aim is to work around your pattern rather than against it.

How quickly can counselling begin online in Crawley?

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 in Bewbush, Tilgate or Ifield, so a shift-based week around the airport need not be reshaped to attend.

How do the fees work versus the NHS in Crawley?

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 time around unsocial hours.

Shift work leaves my sleep and mood all over the place. Can online counselling fit?

Yes. Rotas that take a toll on sleep and mood are exactly what many people here bring. Because there is nothing to travel to, we book around your changing shifts, with earlier or later slots as needed, and keep the time consistent even when the pattern shifts.

I work irregular shifts tied to Gatwick. Can sessions fit around them?

Yes, and it is exactly why many people in Crawley choose online. With nothing to travel to, we can set times around night shifts, early starts and changing rotas, and move things when your pattern shifts. That flexibility is hard to get with fixed in-person appointments.

Online Counselling and Therapy in Crawley, 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: Horsham, Chichester. See all of London & South East.

All counselling & therapy in Crawley: 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.