Anxiety and worry
When your mind will not settle and everything feels urgent.
Online Counselling and Therapy · Exeter
Online Counselling and Therapy in Exeter
Online counselling and therapy for Exeter, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Exeter, from the cathedral quarter and the quay to the streets around the university, 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 Exeter
Counselling and Therapy for Exeter, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Exeter: from the cathedral quarter and the quay to St Thomas, Heavitree and Pinhoe
- Known for
- The cathedral, the quay and the university
- Region
- South West (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- TALKWORKS, Devon's NHS Talking Therapies service
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Exeter
What is going on for people in Exeter?
You can be perfectly functional in Exeter and still feel that something has gone out of the picture. The cathedral quarter looks lovely, the quay is busy in the evenings, and you walk through it aware that none of it is landing. Perhaps you moved here for the University of Exeter and the term has become one long low-level dread. Perhaps you have lived in Wonford or Alphington for twenty years and this winter felt different. It has not tipped into anything dramatic, which is exactly why it is easy to leave. In a county city that gets on with things, saying you feel flat can seem like a fuss about nothing.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Exeter
St ThomasHeavitreePinhoeSt LeonardsExwickWhiptonAlphingtonWonfordTopsham
Wherever you are in Exeter, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Exeter
Official figures for Exeter, for context rather than as a description of you.
19.8% of adults reported a high anxiety score in 2022/23, below the England average of 23.8%. Source: OHID Fingertips – Self-reported wellbeing: high anxiety score (2022/23).
recorded depression on GP registers stood at 13.9% of patients aged 18+ in 2024/25, below the England average of 14.3%. Source: OHID Fingertips – Depression: QOF prevalence (2024/25).
the rate of emergency hospital admissions for self-harm was 159 per 100,000 in 2023/24, above the England average of 117 per 100,000. Source: OHID Fingertips – Emergency Hospital Admissions for Intentional Self-Harm (2023/24).
Reviewed June 2026.
What does counselling and therapy involve?
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.
What actually happens in the room is the same everywhere, so it is written up once: see the counselling and therapy page for the methods, how I work for fees and session lengths, and my credentials and registration if you want to check who you would be working with.
What happens in an online session?
Sessions run over a secure, encrypted video link, held to the same BACP confidentiality as meeting in person. After a free fifteen-minute call, you join from any private space on a phone, tablet or laptop.
Exeter is an online location. Because Bradley is in Hove, the first step is a free 15-minute video call rather than a trip anywhere, and nobody has to be told where you are going. Sessions run weekly at the start, usually an hour, and slot around shifts, lectures or a long commute out into Devon. If you try one and it is not right, you have spent an hour.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
What sort of things do people bring?
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 Exeter
Why people in Exeter come for counselling and therapy
Come here first when you cannot yet name it. That is the normal way to arrive, not a problem to solve beforehand. The early sessions stay practical: what your week actually contains, which parts you dread, what has quietly stopped. A name usually emerges from describing it rather than from deciding it in advance. Recorded depression stood at 13.9% of adult patients on GP registers in 2024/25, a little below the England average of 14.3%, and that figure counts only those who took the difficulty to a doctor. This work is present-focused and short to medium term, often six to twelve sessions, with no requirement to dig into the past unless you want to. TALKWORKS, Devon's NHS Talking Therapies service, is the free self-referral route, and Devon Mind runs support locally.
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 Exeter
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Exeter, you can refer yourself directly to TALKWORKS, Devon's NHS Talking Therapies service 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.
Exeter questions
Online Counselling and Therapy in Exeter: common questions
I do not know what to call this. Can I still book?
Yes, and most people who ring have exactly that difficulty. Finding the words happens in the sessions, not before them. Describe what you have noticed instead: the sleep, the temper, the flatness. That is a perfectly good starting point for a first appointment.
What are the fees for ordinary counselling?
An hour costs £80, a 90-minute session £100, and two hours £120. Most people beginning this kind of work stay with the hour. There is a free 15-minute consultation first, which exists so you can ask questions before spending anything.
What is the NHS option in Devon if I want that first?
TALKWORKS, Devon's NHS Talking Therapies service, takes self-referrals directly and costs nothing, which makes it a sensible first try for low mood or worry. How long you wait differs across Devon. Devon Mind can offer support in the meantime if the wait feels long.
Where does this stop and psychotherapy begin?
Counselling here deals with the present and generally runs weeks to a few months. Psychotherapy is longer and goes back into how you came to be this way. Most people start with the shorter work and only later decide whether the deeper version is needed.
I commute out of Exeter for work. Can sessions be early or late?
Often, yes. Because there is no travel attached, an early slot before you leave or one after you get back is more achievable than an appointment in a building would be. Raise your commute on the first call so the timing gets sorted properly.
I keep irregular hours at the Met Office or hospital. Can counselling fit?
Yes. Because sessions are online, they can be arranged around shifts and long days, without tying you to a fixed commute. You join by secure video from wherever suits. The room is in Hove, so Exeter is served online rather than in person.
How quickly can I start online counselling in Exeter?
Getting started in Exeter is usually quick, within a week or two. A free 15-minute consultation comes first so you can see how it feels, then we arrange a first session. Sessions are online by secure video; the room is in Hove, near neither St Thomas nor Heavitree but easy to reach on screen.
How much is counselling in Exeter, and can I get it through the NHS?
This is a private practice, so sessions are self funded rather than through the NHS. A 60-minute session is £80, 90 minutes is £100 and 120 minutes is £120, and the first 15-minute consultation is free. People in Exeter can also seek NHS Talking Therapies in Devon via their GP if they prefer.
Is counselling in Exeter delivered online, and are evening times available?
All sessions are held online by secure video, so you can meet from anywhere private in Exeter, whether that is home in St Thomas or a quiet room near work. Some evening slots suit staff at the Met Office and the university working through the day. In-person visits only suit those able to travel to the Hove room.
Online Counselling and Therapy in Exeter, 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 South West: Plymouth, Torquay, Taunton. See all of South West.
Related work in Exeter: anxiety counselling, depression counselling and psychotherapy.
There is more on this in my writing: how change actually sticks and where to start when you cannot name it.
Within reach of Sussex? counselling and therapy is offered in the room in Brighton as well as online; see the full list of areas.