Anxiety and worry
When your mind will not settle and everything feels urgent.
Online Counselling and Therapy · Derry
Online Counselling and Therapy in Derry
Online counselling and therapy for Derry, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Derry, from within the walls and the centre to the streets around the Peace Bridge, 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 Derry
Counselling and Therapy for Derry, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Derry: from within the walls and the centre to the Bogside, the Waterside and Creggan
- Known for
- The city walls, the Peace Bridge and the river Foyle
- 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 Derry
Why people in Derry reach out
Derry, the walled city on the Foyle, carries a particularly deep history of the Troubles alongside long-standing economic hardship and its distance from Belfast. Intergenerational trauma, insecure work and isolation in the north-west all shape the pressures people here carry.
Derry, also called Londonderry, sits inside the only complete set of city walls left in Ireland, looking down over the Foyle and the elegant sweep of the Peace Bridge. The Bogside carries its Free Derry mural and its history close to the surface, while the Waterside spreads across the far bank and Creggan climbs the hill above. It is a warm, quick-witted city that comes alive each autumn for one of Europe's biggest Halloween celebrations, with the Guildhall lit up and the streets in costume. Ulster University's Magee campus, the shops of Foyleside and the new transport hub give the north-west its own centre of gravity, a long way from Belfast and proud of it.
Border communities can feel far from the nearest city and its services; online brings discreet, experienced support directly to you.
Derry hosts Ulster University's Magee campus and is served by Altnagelvin Area Hospital, the main acute hospital of the Western HSC Trust for the north-west.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Derry
BogsideWatersideCregganBishop StreetRosemountCulmoreShantallowthe DiamondBallymagroarty
Wherever you are in Derry, 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.
Getting support in Derry need not mean a long drive to Belfast for an appointment. Sessions are held online, by secure video, across the whole of Northern Ireland, so help reaches the north-west as easily as anywhere else. The counsellor is based in Hove and works UK-wide by video rather than seeing anyone face to face in the city, which means you can talk from home, wherever you are on either bank of the Foyle.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
How online counselling and therapy in Derry 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 Derry
Why people in Derry come for counselling and therapy
Derry is a warm, quick-witted city, but behind the good humour sit long-standing economic hardship and the distance from bigger centres, and it is easy to feel that support is always somewhere else. Counselling and therapy is a straightforward, confidential space to talk, whatever is weighing on you, low mood, worry, or a stretch that has gone on too long. Sessions happen online by secure video, so help reaches the north-west as readily as anywhere, from the Bogside to Culmore. Bradley is based in Hove and works UK-wide by video, so you can begin from home without waiting for a local space.
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 Derry
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Derry, 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.
Derry questions
Online Counselling and Therapy in Derry: common questions
Can I get online counselling and therapy if I live in Derry?
Yes. I work with people right across Derry, from within the walls and the centre 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.
Is it hard to get counselling this far from Belfast?
Not when it is online. Sessions are held by secure video, so distance from Belfast makes no difference and you can start from home anywhere in Derry. Bradley is based in Hove and works across Northern Ireland, so the north-west is as easily reached as anywhere.
Is counselling available in Derry without travelling to Belfast?
Yes. Sessions are held online by secure video across the north-west, so people in the Bogside, the Waterside or Creggan can start from home. After a free 15-minute consultation, most begin within a week, with no drive east for an appointment.
How does the cost compare with NHS counselling in Derry?
Counselling is GBP80 for 60 minutes, with longer 90 and 120-minute sessions at GBP100 and GBP120, plus a free 15-minute consultation. NHS talking therapies through a Derry GP are free but can mean a wait, while private online sessions usually start sooner.
Do online sessions suit people in Derry who are far from Belfast?
They do. Being in the north-west makes no difference online, since you simply need a private space and a steady connection. Evening appointments are available, so whether you are near Magee, in Rosemount or out towards Culmore, you can talk from home at a time that suits.
Do I have to travel to Belfast to be seen?
No. Because sessions are online by secure video, you can take part from home in Derry without the long journey east. The counsellor is based in Hove and works UK-wide by video, so distance from Belfast makes no difference to getting started.
Online Counselling and Therapy in Derry, 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, Craigavon. See all of Northern Ireland.
All counselling & therapy in Derry: 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.