Anxiety and worry
When your mind will not settle and everything feels urgent.
Online Counselling and Therapy · Solihull
Online Counselling and Therapy in Solihull
Online counselling and therapy for Solihull, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Solihull, from the town centre and Touchwood to the streets around the High Street, 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 Solihull
Counselling and Therapy for Solihull, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Solihull: from the town centre and Touchwood to Shirley, Olton and Knowle
- Known for
- The High Street, Brueton Park and the NEC nearby
- Region
- Midlands (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- NHS Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull Talking Therapies
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Solihull
Why people in Solihull reach out
Solihull is a prosperous town on Birmingham's edge, close to the airport and the NEC, and its comfortable reputation can make struggle feel out of place. Demanding careers, long commutes and the pressure to maintain a certain standard can quietly erode wellbeing behind well-kept front doors.
Solihull is a prosperous, leafy town on Birmingham's south-eastern edge, well known for its shops around Touchwood, its handsome High Street and the green of Brueton and Malvern Parks. It sits close to Birmingham Airport, the NEC and the Land Rover plant on Lode Lane, so much of working life is tied to those big employers and to professional careers in the city. Districts like Shirley, Olton, Knowle and Dorridge each have their own settled feel. The comfortable reputation can make it awkward to admit that things are hard, and behind well-kept doors demanding jobs and long commutes take their toll. A confidential space to talk can quietly ease that.
Round-the-clock rotas rarely fit a daytime clinic, so online sessions work around whatever your week actually looks like.
Solihull is home to Jaguar Land Rover's main UK car plant and sits next to Birmingham Airport and the NEC, with Solihull Hospital serving the borough.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Solihull
ShirleyOltonKnowleDorridgeBlossomfieldHillfieldElmdonBickenhillMonkspathLyndon
Wherever you are in Solihull, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Solihull
These figures are local context from official sources, not a description of you, but they show the scale of what people in and around Solihull are living with, and why local support matters.
21.6% 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 12.9% 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.
Solihull is well connected, with stations at Solihull, Olton and nearby Birmingham International, the M42 on its doorstep and quick access to Birmingham Airport and the NEC. Many still face a daily commute into the city. Online counselling removes that journey. The room itself is in Hove, and Solihull is served by video, so wherever you are, Shirley, Knowle or the town centre, you can meet from somewhere private without travelling.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
How online counselling and therapy in Solihull 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 Solihull
Why people in Solihull come for counselling and therapy
Solihull's comfortable reputation can make struggle feel out of place, and behind well-kept doors demanding jobs, long commutes and the pressure to maintain a certain standard quietly take their toll. Counselling offers a confidential hour to talk honestly, whatever the postcode outside. You need no diagnosis and no crisis to begin. Sessions are held online from a consulting room in Hove, so from Olton to Blossomfield to Monkspath you can meet from a private space at home, giving yourself an hour that is genuinely your own with no waiting room and no one locally any the wiser.
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 Solihull
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Solihull, you can refer yourself directly to NHS Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull 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.
Solihull questions
Online Counselling and Therapy in Solihull: common questions
Can I get online counselling and therapy if I live in Solihull?
Yes. I work with people right across Solihull, from the town centre and Touchwood outwards, and anywhere else in Midlands, 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.
Everyone seems fine around here, is it odd to seek help?
Not at all. In a comfortable town like Solihull it can feel that way, but struggling is common whatever the postcode. Because sessions are online and confidential, you can talk things through privately from home, with no waiting room and no one locally any the wiser.
Is there a waiting list to start online counselling in Solihull?
Counselling and therapy is open to anyone in Solihull online, with no waiting list. It begins with a free 15-minute consultation to check the fit, and weekly sessions usually follow shortly, whether you live in Monkspath, Blossomfield or nearer the town centre.
How much is private counselling in Solihull compared with NHS talking therapies?
Solihull's NHS Talking Therapies are free but often oversubscribed, so a wait is likely. Private sessions cost 80 pounds an hour, 100 for 90 minutes and 120 for two hours, after a free 15-minute consultation. Some people use both while the NHS wait passes.
How does online counselling work for people in Solihull, and can sessions be in the evening?
Sessions are held by video, which removes the daily journey into Birmingham that many here face. A private space and a reliable connection are all you need, from Hillfield to Lyndon, and evening appointments are often possible when work runs late.
Everyone seems fine around here, is it odd to seek help?
Not at all. In a comfortable town like Solihull it can feel that way, but struggling is common whatever the postcode. Because sessions are online and confidential, you can talk things through privately from home, with no waiting room and no one locally any the wiser.
Online Counselling and Therapy in Solihull, 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 Midlands: Birmingham, Coventry. See all of Midlands.
All counselling & therapy in Solihull: 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.