Anxiety and worry
When your mind will not settle and everything feels urgent.
Online Counselling and Therapy · Newport
Online Counselling and Therapy in Newport
Online counselling and therapy for Newport, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Newport, from the centre and the transporter bridge to the streets around the river Usk, 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 Newport
Counselling and Therapy for Newport, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Newport: from the centre and the transporter bridge to Maindee, Bettws and Ringland
- Known for
- The transporter bridge, the river Usk and the wetlands
- Region
- Wales (Wales)
- Local NHS / support route
- NHS psychological therapies (Wales)
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Newport
Why people in Newport reach out
Newport, a city on the Usk between Cardiff and the English border, grew on steel and the docks and has lived through their decline. Insecure work, money pressure and real deprivation in parts of the city all shape the pressures people here carry.
Newport, Casnewydd, sits on the river Usk where it flows down to the Severn estuary, and its landmark Transporter Bridge, one of only a handful left in the world, still carries people and cars high above the water. The city grew on coal exporting, the docks and the great steelworks at Llanwern, and it holds a proud radical history as the site of the Chartist rising of 1839, remembered in the city centre. Just upriver lies Caerleon, once the Roman fortress of Isca, whose amphitheatre and baths are among the finest in Britain. Modern Newport spreads from Stow Hill and Maindee out to Caerleon and Rogerstone, and nearby the Celtic Manor resort brought the Ryder Cup to Wales.
Where the old industries have gone and there is a strong culture of just getting on with things, online keeps support discreet and within reach however stretched the week.
Newport hosts the headquarters of the Office for National Statistics (Government Buildings, Cardiff Road) and the Royal Gwent Hospital under Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; the University of South Wales has a city-centre campus there.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Newport
MaindeeBettwsRinglandPillStow HillCaerleonMalpasRogerstoneSt JuliansAlwayGaer
Wherever you are in Newport, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Newport
These figures are local context from official sources, not a description of you, but they show the scale of what people in and around Newport are living with, and why local support matters.
In Newport the average anxiety rating was 3.22 out of 10 in the year ending March 2023, marginally below the Wales average of 3.3 (a higher score indicates more anxiety). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Personal well-being estimates by local authority (Year ending March 2023 (2022-23)).
Local data last reviewed June 2026. Each figure shows the year and links to the official source it was read on.
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.
Newport has its own counselling and NHS provision, and it is worth seeing what sits nearest to you first. My practice, though, is based in Hove, on the Sussex coast, so I cannot offer face-to-face appointments in the city. Instead I work by secure video, which reaches Newport and anywhere else in Wales, as well as the rest of the UK. For plenty of people the online setting feels more private and far less of an upheaval than getting to a room across town.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
How online counselling and therapy in Newport 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 Newport
Why people in Newport come for counselling and therapy
Newport grew on steel and the docks and has lived through their decline, and real deprivation in parts of the city can make struggle feel like something to carry quietly. Counselling with me is a confidential place to set that down and talk, whether it is anxiety, low mood, stress or grief that has brought you. I work from Hove and see people across the city by secure video, so you can begin from Bettws, Ringland or Stow Hill without waiting for a local appointment or travelling in. For many, the privacy of meeting from home makes reaching out feel more possible.
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 Newport
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Newport, you can access NHS psychological therapies through your GP or local primary mental health support service. You can find support through the CALL Mental Health Helpline for Wales, free and confidential on 0800 132 737.
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 press 2 for urgent mental health support. The CALL Helpline for Wales is free on 0800 132 737, and the Samaritans are on 116 123.
Newport questions
Online Counselling and Therapy in Newport: common questions
Can I get online counselling and therapy if I live in Newport?
Yes. I work with people right across Newport, from the centre and the transporter bridge outwards, and anywhere else in Wales, 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.
Will anyone in Newport know I'm having counselling?
No. Sessions are private and held by secure video, so there is no local waiting room and no one need see you attending. Everything stays confidential between us, and you take part from wherever feels safe and private to you.
How quickly can I begin counselling if I am based in Newport?
Generally within a week or two. My practice is in Hove, so I do not see people in Newport in person, but I work across the city by secure video. A free 15-minute consultation lets us talk first, then we book your first full session.
How much does counselling cost compared with waiting for NHS help in Newport?
Sessions are £80 an hour, £100 for 90 minutes and £120 for two hours, after a free 15-minute consultation. NHS talking therapies through Aneurin Bevan often carry a waiting list, so paying privately means you can start online without delay.
Does online counselling work as well as being in a room in Newport?
For most people, yes. Whether you are in Maindee, Caerleon or Rogerstone, all you need is a private space and a reliable connection. Meeting by secure video from home often feels more private and far less of an upheaval than a trip across town.
Do you have a room in Newport?
No. My practice is in Hove, so there is no Newport consulting room. Everything is done by secure video, which works just as well from Maindee or Caerleon as from anywhere else, and saves you a journey into the city.
Is online counselling suitable for me?
For most people it is. All you need is a private space and a reliable connection. Working by video across Wales and the UK means the help can reach you at home, which many find steadier and easier to commit to.
Online Counselling and Therapy in Newport, 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 Wales: Cardiff, Cwmbran, Pontypridd. See all of Wales.
All counselling & therapy in Newport: 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.