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
What brings people in Solihull to counselling?
There is a particular kind of stuck that Solihull produces. Nothing is wrong. The job is good, the house in Blossomfield or Olton is fine, the holidays happen. And you sit in the car outside your own driveway for ten minutes before going in, and cannot explain why. Prosperity has its own etiquette here, and part of that etiquette is being fine. The commute takes an hour each way, the airport and the NEC set the rhythm of everyone's week, and there is very little in the day that is not accounted for. People often come at the point where they have run out of ways to describe it to themselves, let alone to anyone who lives nearby.
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
Official figures for Solihull, for context rather than as a description of you.
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).
the rate of emergency hospital admissions for self-harm was 104.4 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 actually happens in counselling and therapy?
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.
Rather than say the same thing on every page, the substance lives on the full counselling and therapy page, with session lengths and fees for the practical questions and qualifications, registration and ethics for registration and ethics.
How do online sessions actually work?
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.
Everything is by secure video, which removes the two obstacles that usually stop people here: time and visibility. There is no journey, no half-day taken, no explanation owed to anyone. Bradley is based in Hove and sees Solihull clients online, so a session can sit in a lunch hour or the space after the school run. Sixty minutes is the usual length, weekly at first, and the free 15-minute consultation costs nothing and commits you to nothing.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
What does counselling and therapy help with?
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
This is the place to start when you cannot yet say what the problem is. It is shorter and more practical than psychotherapy, works with the present, and asks for no label at all. High anxiety was reported by 21.6% of adults locally in 2022/23, below the England average of 23.8%, and a below-average town is a strange place to feel like this, which is exactly why so many people here go quiet about it. We begin with the last two weeks. Where the day tightens, what you do with it, what you have stopped doing that you used to enjoy. Six to twelve sessions is a common shape and many people need fewer. The aim is not insight for its own sake but a workable understanding you can act on. NHS Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull Talking Therapies is the free route and takes self-referrals without going through your GP.
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
Everything in my life looks fine. Am I wasting a therapist's time?
No, and that thought is worth bringing to the first session. Circumstances that look enviable from outside can still be a poor fit for the person living inside them. Nobody here is ranked against anyone else's hardship before being allowed to talk.
How much does it cost and do I have to commit to a block of sessions?
Sessions are £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 and £120 for two hours, paid one at a time. There are no packages and no minimum number. Before booking anything you can have a free 15-minute conversation to see whether this feels like the right fit.
Should I try NHS Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull Talking Therapies before paying privately?
It is a reasonable first move, it is free and you can refer yourself. Waits vary. Some people start privately in the meantime, some run both, and some find the structured NHS course does what they needed on its own.
Can I fit a session into a commuting day without taking leave?
Usually, yes. Early morning slots before the drive in and evening ones after it both exist, and a session can also sit in a lunch hour if you have a door that shuts. It needs an hour and a private space, not a day off.
What if it turns out to be something bigger than I thought?
Then we say so and talk about options rather than quietly carrying on. Sometimes short work is enough. Sometimes it reveals a pattern that longer psychotherapy suits better, and you can move to that with the same person rather than starting again.
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 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.
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.
Also available in Solihull: anxiety counselling, depression counselling and psychotherapy.
There is more on this in my writing: where to start when you cannot name it and how change actually sticks.
For anyone near the coast, the same counselling and therapy runs in person in Hove, where the room is. Every area covered is listed separately.