Anxiety and worry
When your mind will not settle and everything feels urgent.
Online Counselling and Therapy · Newcastle upon Tyne
Online Counselling and Therapy in Newcastle upon Tyne
Online counselling and therapy for Newcastle upon Tyne, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Newcastle upon Tyne, from the Quayside and the centre to the streets around the bridges, 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 Newcastle upon Tyne
Counselling and Therapy for Newcastle upon Tyne, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Newcastle upon Tyne: from the Quayside and the centre to Jesmond, Heaton, Byker and Gosforth
- Known for
- The bridges, the Quayside and the two universities
- Region
- Yorkshire & North East (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- NHS Newcastle Talking Therapies
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Newcastle upon Tyne
Why do people in Newcastle upon Tyne reach out?
There is a version of not being all right that has no story attached. You are up, you are working, you are meeting people in Ouseburn on a Friday, and you feel like you are watching it through glass. In Newcastle that gets covered easily, because the city is good at company and good humour, and because the local instinct is to be canny about it and carry on. Students at Newcastle University and Northumbria University find their own version in second term. So do people in Byker and Walker whose work has never been secure. Counselling is the place you go before you can explain it.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Newcastle upon Tyne
JesmondHeatonBykerGosforthOuseburnFenhamSandyfordBenwellWalkerKenton
Wherever you are in Newcastle upon Tyne, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Newcastle upon Tyne
Official figures for Newcastle upon Tyne, for context rather than as a description of you.
20% 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 12% 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 166 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.
The approach does not change with the postcode, so rather than repeat it on every page you can read it in full, the methods and what each session covers, on the main counselling and therapy page, alongside how I work, sessions and fees and my credentials and registration.
How does meeting by video work in practice?
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.
Because Bradley is in Hove, everything for Newcastle happens online by secure video. No fare into town, no waiting area, nobody spotted going in. You can take the hour from a bedroom in Sandyford or Kenton with headphones on. The first 15-minute consultation is free and is really just a conversation to see how it feels to talk to this particular person. If it fits, a weekly hour is booked; if it does not, nothing more happens.
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 Newcastle upon Tyne
Why people in Newcastle upon Tyne come for counselling and therapy
Counselling here is deliberately the entry point. It is present-focused, generally shorter to medium term, and it needs no diagnosis and no referral. We start with the last seven days: what is heavy, what you are avoiding, what you have stopped doing. Recorded depression on Newcastle GP registers stood at 12% of patients aged 18+ in 2024/25, below the England average of 14.3%, and if you are one of the many people not on any register at all, that is precisely why self-referral matters. NHS Newcastle Talking Therapies takes people directly without a GP letter and is free, with a wait; Tyneside and Northumberland Mind runs groups and information across the area. Plenty of people use one of those and this together. If a few months of talking uncovers something much older, we can talk then about longer work rather than deciding now.
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 Newcastle upon Tyne
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Newcastle upon Tyne, you can refer yourself directly to NHS Newcastle 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.
Newcastle upon Tyne questions
Online Counselling and Therapy in Newcastle upon Tyne: common questions
How soon can I be talking to somebody?
Usually within a week or two of the free consultation. NHS Newcastle Talking Therapies is free and worth self-referring to at the same time, because there is generally a wait and having both in motion costs you nothing but a form.
What are the fees and am I committing to a course?
No course and no minimum. Sessions are £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 minutes and £120 for 120 minutes, paid as you go, and the initial 15-minute consultation is free. You can stop at any point without giving a reason or paying anything further.
Is talking about it not a bit soft?
That question gets asked here more than almost anywhere, usually by people who have carried things for years without help. Saying a difficult thing out loud to a stranger takes more nerve than not saying it. Nothing about the hour is soft.
I am at university here and everything feels wrong but nothing has happened. Is that enough?
Yes. Homesickness, a course that no longer fits, a friendship group that never formed, all of these dismantle people quietly and none of them make a dramatic story. Short-term counselling is well suited to exactly this and often does not need many sessions.
What actually happens during that first full session?
You talk and I listen properly. There is no form to fill in and no assessment to pass. We would look at what has brought you now rather than at any point in the last two years, and by the end you should have some sense of whether this is worth continuing.
I'm a student at one of the universities here. Can you help?
Yes. Online sessions carry on through term, placements and trips home, so a move between Newcastle and elsewhere doesn't interrupt things. I work privately, separate from the universities' own counselling services, which you're also free to use alongside this.
Is online counselling available in Newcastle, and how quickly could I start?
Yes. From my Hove base I see people across Newcastle by secure video, whether you are near the universities, Heaton or out towards the coast. After a free 15-minute call we can usually book a first session within days, with no city-centre trip involved.
How much does counselling cost in Newcastle, and how does it compare with the NHS?
It is £80 for 60 minutes, with 90 and 120-minute sessions at £100 and £120. NHS Talking Therapies in Newcastle is free and you can self-refer, though waits vary. Private online sessions simply mean we can start sooner and pick a time around your week.
Can I fit counselling into the evening without heading into town?
Yes. Sessions are online, so you join from Gosforth, Ouseburn or wherever you can speak privately, with no Metro or parking to plan. I hold some evening appointments for people who cannot break away by day, and we would keep the same regular slot.
Online Counselling and Therapy in Newcastle upon Tyne, 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 Yorkshire & North East: Sunderland, Gateshead, Durham. See all of Yorkshire & North East.
People who come for counselling and therapy in Newcastle upon Tyne often also look at anxiety counselling, depression counselling and psychotherapy.
Some further reading, if that helps before getting in touch: where to start when you cannot name it and how change actually sticks.
Within reach of Sussex? counselling and therapy is offered in the room in Hove, where the room is as well as online; see the full list of areas.