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Online Counselling and Therapy · Inverness
Online Counselling and Therapy in Inverness
Online counselling and therapy for Inverness, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Inverness, from the centre and the castle to the streets around the river Ness, 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 Inverness
Counselling and Therapy for Inverness, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Inverness: from the centre and the castle to Crown, Hilton and Inshes
- Known for
- The castle, the river Ness and the Highlands beyond
- Region
- Scotland (Scotland)
- Local NHS / support route
- NHS psychological therapies (Scotland)
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Inverness
Why people in Inverness reach out
Inverness is the capital of the Highlands, a small city serving a vast and sparsely populated region where the nearest specialist can be hundreds of miles away. That remoteness, the long dark winters and the isolation of rural Highland life all shape what people here carry.
Inverness is a small city with an enormous job: it serves as the capital of the Highlands, a region that stretches for hundreds of miles of glen, loch and coast. People travel in from Skye, Wester Ross and the far north to shop, to study or to reach Raigmore Hospital, and for many the city is the nearest thing to a centre for a long way in any direction. The River Ness runs through the middle, the castle looks down from its hill, and Loch Ness and the Caledonian Canal lie just beyond. Winters are long and dark this far north, and the isolation of rural Highland life, where a neighbour might be miles away, can weigh heavily on people through the quiet months.
Across the rural Highlands the nearest counsellor can be hours away and the winters long and dark; online sessions bring experienced support to you wherever you are.
Inverness is the capital of the Highlands, serving NHS Highland from Raigmore Hospital, and is a hub of the University of the Highlands and Islands across a vast rural region.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Inverness
CrownHiltonInshesMerkinchDalneighCullodenSmithtonRaigmoreWesthill
Wherever you are in Inverness, 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.
In the Highlands, the nearest specialist can be a very long drive, and NHS Highland covers a vast, thinly populated area where waits and travel are real barriers. This is where online work makes the biggest difference: a secure video session reaches Inverness, and the glens and villages around it, without anyone facing a round trip of hours. I'm based in Hove on the south coast of England and see clients across the Highlands and the whole UK online.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
How online counselling and therapy in Inverness 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 Inverness
Why people in Inverness come for counselling and therapy
The isolation of Highland life can weigh heavily, especially through the long dark winters when a neighbour might be miles away and the nearest specialist a very long drive further still. Whether it is low mood, anxiety or simply the strain of feeling cut off, counselling gives you a confidential hour to talk it through with someone outside your own community. Because sessions run by secure video, they reach a flat in Inverness or a house out in Wester Ross and the far north alike, removing the distances that otherwise make support so hard to reach up here.
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 Inverness
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Inverness, your GP can refer you to NHS psychological therapies, and you can find trusted self-help through NHS inform. You can find support through NHS inform; for confidential listening support, Breathing Space is free on 0800 83 85 87.
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 24 on 111 for urgent mental health support. Breathing Space is free on 0800 83 85 87, and the Samaritans are on 116 123.
Inverness questions
Online Counselling and Therapy in Inverness: common questions
Can I get online counselling and therapy if I live in Inverness?
Yes. I work with people right across Inverness, from the centre and the castle outwards, and anywhere else in Scotland, 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.
The nearest help is hours away, can you really support me from a distance?
Yes. Working entirely by secure video means where you live matters far less. Sessions reach you at home in Inverness or anywhere across the Highlands, so there is no round trip of hours for a confidential hour. You just need somewhere private and a connection.
How quickly can I begin counselling in Inverness?
Often within days. We start with a free 15-minute call, then arrange your first secure video session around your week. There is no NHS Highland waiting list to join and no drive into the city, so getting started from Inverness or the surrounding glens is straightforward.
How do your counselling fees compare with the NHS in Inverness?
Counselling is £80 for 60 minutes, with 90-minute and two-hour options at £100 and £120, plus a free 15-minute consultation. NHS Highland talking therapy is free but covers a huge area with long waits, so private sessions mainly buy a sooner, closer start.
I live in a remote part of the Highlands, will online work?
Yes. This is where online counselling helps most. With a steady connection and a private space, secure video reaches you wherever you are, sparing a round trip of hours into Inverness. Sessions feel natural once they begin, and the winter dark no longer blocks support.
I live outside Inverness in the Highlands, can I still have sessions?
Yes. As long as you have a reasonable internet or phone connection and somewhere private, secure video reaches you wherever you are in the Highlands. That's often far easier than a long drive into the city, especially through the winter months.
Do you travel to the Highlands to see people?
No. I'm based in Hove in the south of England and work entirely online with clients across the Highlands and the rest of the UK. For this part of Scotland especially, video sessions remove the distances that make in-person specialist help so hard to reach.
Online Counselling and Therapy in Inverness, 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 Scotland: Aberdeen, Perth. See all of Scotland.
All counselling & therapy in Inverness: 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.