Anxiety and worry
When your mind will not settle and everything feels urgent.
Online Counselling and Therapy · Manchester
Online Counselling and Therapy in Manchester
Online counselling and therapy for Manchester, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Manchester, from the city centre and the Northern Quarter to the streets around the canals, 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 Manchester
Counselling and Therapy for Manchester, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Manchester: from the city centre and the Northern Quarter to Didsbury, Rusholme, Chorlton and Wythenshawe
- Known for
- The canals, the music venues and the two universities
- Region
- North West (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- Manchester Talking Therapies
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Manchester
What is going on for people in Manchester?
You can be extremely busy in this city and extremely alone at the same time. That combination catches out a lot of people who move here for work or study: the flat in Fallowfield or Withington, the group chat that is always active, the week that is full of arrangements and empty of anyone who knows how you actually are. Nothing dramatic has happened. You are still going to work at Spinningfields or the studios out towards MediaCityUK, still functioning, just running on less each month. The Manchester Royal Infirmary is for emergencies. There is no obvious place to take a slow decline that has never quite tipped over.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Manchester
the Northern QuarterAncoatsDidsburyChorltonRusholmeFallowfieldLevenshulmeWithingtonHulmeWythenshawePrestwich
Wherever you are in Manchester, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Manchester
Official figures for Manchester, for context rather than as a description of you.
24% of adults reported a high anxiety score in 2022/23, above the England average of 23.8%. Source: OHID Fingertips – Self-reported wellbeing: high anxiety score (2022/23).
recorded depression on GP registers stood at 14.8% of patients aged 18+ in 2024/25, above the England average of 14.3%. Source: OHID Fingertips – Depression: QOF prevalence (2024/25).
the rate of emergency hospital admissions for self-harm was 105.9 per 100,000 in 2023/24, below 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.
The method travels; only the geography changes. the full counselling and therapy page explains it properly, how sessions run and what they cost answers the practical questions, and qualifications, registration and ethics shows how the practice is held to account.
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.
This is delivered online from Hove, video or phone, which suits people whose lives already run on a screen and whose evenings are unpredictable. No referral, no waiting room, no trek across the city after work. You can try one session, take it from your room or a quiet corner, and stop there if it is not for you. Nothing is prepaid and nothing is committed. A phone call works just as well if you would rather not appear on camera.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
Which difficulties does counselling and therapy address?
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 Manchester
Why people in Manchester come for counselling and therapy
This is the least demanding way to begin. There is no requirement to have a diagnosis or to have worked out what is wrong; the whole point is that you have not. We stay in the present, looking at what your actual week contains and where the energy is going, over a shorter to medium course, commonly six to twelve sessions with reviews as we go. Recorded depression here sits at 14.8% of patients aged 18 and over in 2024/25, just above the England average of 14.3%, and in a young city a great many people never get as far as a register at all. Manchester Talking Therapies takes free self-referrals for anxiety and low mood, and Manchester Mind offers local support alongside it. Where alcohol or other substances have become part of the routine, Change Grow Live Manchester is the service to approach.
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 Manchester
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Manchester, you can refer yourself directly to Manchester 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.
Manchester questions
Online Counselling and Therapy in Manchester: common questions
I moved here for work and I am lonely. Is that a counselling matter?
It is a very common one. Loneliness in a busy city is peculiarly hard to admit to, because everything looks sociable from outside. Sessions can look at what has actually changed since you moved, what you are avoiding, and what would make a difference this month.
How much is a session and is there a minimum?
£80 for an hour, £100 for 90 minutes, with no minimum number of sessions and nothing paid up front. A free 15-minute conversation comes first. Some people book one session to see what it is like and never need a second, which is fine.
Should I try Manchester Talking Therapies first?
It is free, you can refer yourself without a doctor, and it is a sensible thing to set in motion. Waits vary. Plenty of people start privately while they wait and then decide which suits them once an NHS place becomes available.
I work irregular hours in media. Can the time move?
Yes. A fixed weekly slot works best, and where filming or deadlines make that impossible we agree the next appointment at the end of each session. Early mornings are often the most reliable option for people whose evenings get taken without warning.
Do I need to know what I want to get out of it?
No. Most people arrive with a general sense that something is off, and the first session is spent giving it a shape. If you already had the answer you would probably not need the sessions. Vagueness is a starting point, not an obstacle.
What kinds of things do people bring to counselling?
All sorts. Anxiety, low mood, stress, grief, relationship worries, or a vague sense that something isn't right. You don't need a diagnosis or the right words to begin. We'd start wherever you are and work at a pace that feels manageable for you.
How quickly can I start counselling in Manchester?
Generally within a week or so. Working online from Hove means I am not tied to a local waiting list, so once we have had a free fifteen-minute call I can usually offer a first session soon after. Wherever you are, from Ancoats to Wythenshawe, we meet by secure video or phone.
How much is counselling, and should I try the NHS in Manchester first?
Sessions are £80 for the standard sixty minutes, with longer options at £100 for ninety and £120 for two hours. NHS Talking Therapies is free but often has a wait, so some people start privately with me while that comes through. The first fifteen-minute consultation costs nothing.
Do you offer evening sessions for people working in Manchester?
Yes. Online work makes evening and quieter daytime slots easier to hold, which helps whether you are commuting from Spinningfields or working shifts across the city. We would agree one regular time and keep it consistent week to week, so it becomes something dependable rather than another thing to juggle.
Online Counselling and Therapy in Manchester, 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 North West: Bolton, Stockport, Oldham. See all of North West.
Related work in Manchester: anxiety counselling, depression counselling and psychotherapy.
If you would like to read more first, I have written about how change actually sticks and where to start when you cannot name it.
If you can reach the south coast, this work is also done face to face in Hove, where the room is — all in-person areas are listed here.