Anxiety and worry
When your mind will not settle and everything feels urgent.
Online Counselling and Therapy · Swindon
Online Counselling and Therapy in Swindon
Online counselling and therapy for Swindon, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Swindon, from the Old Town and the centre to the streets around the railway heritage, 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 Swindon
Counselling and Therapy for Swindon, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Swindon: from the Old Town and the centre to Old Walcot, Stratton and West Swindon
- Known for
- The railway heritage, the Magic Roundabout and the Old Town
- Region
- South West (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- NHS Talking Therapies (BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire)
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Swindon
Why do people in Swindon reach out?
Swindon runs on getting on with it. The town grew around the railway and now works largely in offices, warehouses and depots where the day is measured, and wellbeing tends to sit at the bottom of the list until something gives. You are not ill. You are tired in a way that sleep does not fix, shorter with people than you would like to be, and the last few months have blurred together. Nothing dramatic has happened in Rodbourne or Gorse Hill or wherever you are living. That is exactly the position most people are in when they finally book a first session.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Swindon
Old TownOld WalcotStrattonWest SwindonGorse HillRodbourneFreshbrookToothillPark NorthWroughton
Wherever you are in Swindon, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Swindon
Official figures for Swindon, for context rather than as a description of you.
22% 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 12.8% 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 255.4 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 would we do together 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 main counselling and therapy page, with how I work, sessions and fees for the practical questions and my credentials and registration for registration and ethics.
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.
This is an online location, with Bradley working by video from Hove. There is no waiting area, no town-centre parking and nothing to fit around the traffic, so a first conversation costs only the fifteen minutes it takes. Sessions after that are weekly to begin with, usually an hour, and can sit before a commute or after a late shift. If it does not suit you, nothing obliges you to continue.
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 Swindon
Why people in Swindon come for counselling and therapy
Come here when you cannot yet say what is wrong. That is not something to resolve before booking; it is what the early sessions are for. We look at the practical texture of your week, where the energy drains away, and what you have stopped bothering with. A shape usually appears within a few conversations, and it is often simpler than people fear. Recorded depression stood at 12.8% of adult patients on GP registers in 2024/25, below the England average of 14.3%, but that counts people who took the trouble to see a doctor, and a working town is full of people who never get round to it. The work stays in the present and often runs six to twelve sessions. Referrals to NHS Talking Therapies for BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire can be made by you directly, at no cost.
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 Swindon
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Swindon, you can refer yourself directly to NHS Talking Therapies (BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire) 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.
Swindon questions
Online Counselling and Therapy in Swindon: common questions
Do I need a reason before booking?
No reason and no diagnosis. Most people arrive with a description rather than an explanation, which is entirely enough to begin. If it is bothering you sufficiently to look for a counsellor, that already answers the question of whether it is worth an hour.
What does it cost, and am I tied in?
You are not tied to anything. Sessions are paid individually: £80 for an hour, £100 for an hour and a half, £120 for two hours. Stopping when you have what you needed is normal. That starts with a free 15-minute call which commits you to nothing.
Which NHS service should I try first?
NHS Talking Therapies for BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire covers this area and takes self-referrals without a GP, at no charge. It is built for anxiety and low mood. Waiting times move about through the year, so it is sensible to ask them what the position is now.
How is this different from the longer therapy on the site?
Counselling here deals with what is happening now and normally runs for weeks or a few months. Psychotherapy goes much further back and lasts far longer. Most people start with the shorter work, and a good many never need anything more than that.
My job is target-driven and relentless. Can counselling help with work stress?
It is one of the commonest reasons people come. The sessions look at what the pressure is doing to your sleep, temper and home life, and at which parts of it are genuinely fixed and which you have simply stopped questioning.
I moved to Swindon for work and have no family nearby. Can that be part of it?
Absolutely. Feeling unrooted in a town you came to for a job is common here, and it is something we can talk through. Sessions are by secure video from wherever you live. The counselling room is in Hove, on the Sussex coast.
How quickly can I start online counselling in Swindon?
There is no local waiting list, so most people in Swindon start within a week or two of getting in touch. We begin with a free 15-minute call, then book a first full session. Everything runs by secure video, with the room itself in Hove near Stratton.
How much is counselling in Swindon, and can I get it through the NHS?
This is a private practice, so sessions are self funded rather than through the NHS. A 60-minute session is £80, 90 minutes is £100 and 120 minutes is £120, and the first 15-minute consultation is free. People in Swindon can also seek NHS Talking Therapies in Wiltshire via their GP if they prefer.
Is counselling in Swindon delivered online, and are evening times available?
All sessions are held online by secure video, so you can meet from anywhere private in Swindon, whether that is home in Old Town or a quiet room near work. Some evening slots suit commuters and staff at Nationwide working through the day. In-person visits only suit those able to travel to the Hove room.
Online Counselling and Therapy in Swindon, 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 South West: Bristol, Bath, Reading. See all of South West.
People who come for counselling and therapy in Swindon often also look at anxiety counselling, depression counselling and psychotherapy.
If you would like to read more first, I have written about 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.