Anxiety and worry
When your mind will not settle and everything feels urgent.
Online Counselling and Therapy · Sheffield
Online Counselling and Therapy in Sheffield
Online counselling and therapy for Sheffield, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Sheffield, from the centre and Kelham Island to the streets around the Peak District edge, 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 Sheffield
Counselling and Therapy for Sheffield, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Sheffield: from the centre and Kelham Island to Hillsborough, Crookes, Sharrow and Gleadless
- Known for
- The Peak District edge, the steel heritage and the two universities
- Region
- Yorkshire & North East (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- NHS Sheffield Talking Therapies
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Sheffield
Why people in Sheffield reach out
Sheffield is a green city on the edge of the Peak, proud of its steel heritage and shaped by its loss. A large student population, an economy rebuilt after heavy industry, and real contrasts between leafy and hard-pressed neighbourhoods all shape the pressures people carry.
Sheffield spreads across seven hills between the rivers Don and Sheaf, England's greenest large city and the only one with a national park inside its boundary, the Peak District rises straight from its western suburbs. The steel and cutlery that made its name have given way to the two universities and the advanced manufacturing works out towards Rotherham, while the old works around Kelham Island now house bars and studios. The Supertram loops through the centre past the Crucible and the Winter Garden, and leafy Ecclesall and Nether Edge climb towards Crookes and Walkley. Meadowhall sits to the east by the M1, but the pull for many is west, up onto the moors and the gritstone edges.
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.
Sheffield hosts the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (the Northern General and Royal Hallamshire hospitals); its steel heritage survives in firms such as Sheffield Forgemasters.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Sheffield
Kelham IslandHillsboroughCrookesSharrowGleadlessEcclesallNether EdgeBroomhillWalkleyHeeleyWoodseats
Wherever you are in Sheffield, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Sheffield
These figures are local context from official sources, not a description of you, but they show the scale of what people in and around Sheffield are living with, and why local support matters.
20.8% 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 14.2% of patients aged 18+ in 2024/25, below the England average of 14.3%. Source: OHID Fingertips – Depression: QOF prevalence (2024/25).
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.
I work from a base in Hove and see people in Sheffield online, by secure video call, rather than in person. That means the hills and the tram never come into it, you can meet from home or a quiet room, and we keep a steady weekly time that fits around work, study or family without a journey across the city. Sessions come to you wherever you can talk privately.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
How online counselling and therapy in Sheffield 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 Sheffield
Why people in Sheffield come for counselling and therapy
For all its warmth and green space, Sheffield asks a lot of people, the grind of shift work, the pressure of a degree, money worries that the friendly reputation does not soften. Low mood and anxiety can settle in quietly while you keep going. Counselling and therapy give you a steady, confidential space to talk honestly and be heard, without putting a brave face on things. Working online from Hove, I meet people right across Sheffield, from Kelham Island to Ecclesall, from wherever you feel private, at a time that fits around work, study or family rather than a trip across the city.
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 Sheffield
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Sheffield, you can refer yourself directly to NHS Sheffield 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.
Sheffield questions
Online Counselling and Therapy in Sheffield: common questions
Can I get online counselling and therapy if I live in Sheffield?
Yes. I work with people right across Sheffield, from the centre and Kelham Island outwards, and anywhere else in Yorkshire & North East, 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.
I'm a student at one of the universities. Can you still help?
Yes. Working online means term times, placements and trips home don't interrupt things, we carry on by video wherever you are. I'm a private counsellor, separate from the university's own wellbeing service, which you're also free to use alongside this.
Can I get online counselling in Sheffield, and how soon might I start?
Yes. From my Hove base I see people right across Sheffield by secure video, whether you are near the universities, Kelham Island or out towards the Peak. After a free 15-minute call we can usually arrange your first session within a few days.
How much does counselling cost in Sheffield, and how does it compare to the NHS?
It is GBP 80 for 60 minutes, with 90 and 120-minute sessions at GBP 100 and GBP 120. NHS Talking Therapies in Sheffield is free and open to self-referral, though waits vary. Working privately online simply means we can start promptly and choose a time around your week.
Do you have evening slots so I can avoid travelling into Sheffield city centre?
I do keep some evening times. Because sessions are online you join from Crookes, Walkley or wherever suits, with no bus or tram into town to plan around. We would settle on a regular weekly slot that stays the same, which makes the work easier to keep up.
Are you based in Sheffield?
No, I'm on the south coast in Hove and work with Sheffield clients over secure video. Plenty of people prefer that: there's no trip into the centre or out to the university, and you can talk from wherever feels private, whether that's home in Crookes or Nether Edge or a quiet corner elsewhere.
I'm a student at one of the universities, can you still help?
Yes. Working online means term times, placements and trips home don't interrupt things, we can carry on by video wherever you are. It's worth knowing I'm a private counsellor, separate from the university's own wellbeing services, which you're also free to draw on.
Online Counselling and Therapy in Sheffield, 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: Rotherham, Barnsley, Leeds. See all of Yorkshire & North East.
All counselling & therapy in Sheffield: 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.