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Online Depression Counselling · Glasgow
Online Depression Counselling in Glasgow
Online depression counselling for Glasgow, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Glasgow, from the city centre and the West End to the streets around the Clyde, 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 Glasgow
Depression Counselling for Glasgow, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Glasgow: from the city centre and the West End to the Southside, Dennistoun and Govan
- Known for
- The Clyde, the galleries and the music scene
- Region
- Scotland
- Local NHS / support route
- NHS psychological therapies (Scotland)
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Glasgow
Why do people in Glasgow reach out?
The Glasgow winter does something to a week. It is dark when you leave, dark when you get back, and the Clyde runs grey past the old yards at Govan. Depression settles into that without ever announcing itself. You keep going, because keeping going is what this city does, and one day you notice you have not really spoken to anybody in a fortnight. Money worry sits underneath a lot of it. So does the gap between the version of you that is good company in the pub and the one that cannot get off the couch on a Sunday. In Maryhill or Shawlands you can be surrounded by people and completely alone in it.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Glasgow
West EndSouthsideDennistounGovanPartickShawlandsFinniestonMerchant CityMaryhillPollokshields
Wherever you are in Glasgow, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Glasgow
Official figures for Glasgow, for context rather than as a description of you.
In Glasgow City, 12.0% of adults reported a low happiness score (4 or below out of 10) in the year ending March 2023, compared with a Scotland average of 9.1%, a difference the survey's margin of error does not confirm. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Personal well-being estimates by local authority (Year ending March 2023 (2022-23)).
In Glasgow City, 7.7% of adults reported a low life satisfaction score (4 or below out of 10) in the year ending March 2023, compared with a Scotland average of 6.1%, a difference the survey's margin of error does not confirm. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Personal well-being estimates by local authority (Year ending March 2023 (2022-23)).
Reviewed June 2026.
What actually happens in depression counselling?
Depression counselling here is steady and structured: we focus on the low mood, lost motivation and disconnection affecting you now, and on rebuilding the energy, routine and self-worth that hold a day together.
What actually happens in the room is the same everywhere, so it is written up once: see the depression counselling page for the methods, how I work, sessions and fees for fees and session lengths, and my credentials and registration if you want to check who you would be working with.
What do I need for an online session?
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.
There is no room in Glasgow to come to; Bradley sees people here from Hove, online by secure video. When getting washed and out of the door is the hardest thing in the day, cutting out the journey is often what makes a first session happen at all. Keeping the same weekly hour gives back a bit of structure when the week has lost its shape. Some people take the call from the car, which is fine.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
What sort of things do people bring?
Lost motivation
Help with drive, focus and finishing tasks.
Isolation
Support for withdrawal and feeling numb.
Energy and routine
Rebuilding the rhythms that hold a day together.
Self-worth
Gently challenging a harsh inner voice.
Reconnection
Finding your way back to the parts of life that feel distant.
Depression Counselling in Glasgow
Why people in Glasgow come for depression counselling
Depression is a subtraction. The replies stop, the cooking stops, the walk stops, and after a while the wanting stops too. In a city with deep health inequalities and a strong habit of coping, that gets carried privately for a long time before anybody says it out loud. The counselling for it is deliberately steady and slow to hurry you. We look at what your days genuinely contain now, then rebuild them with pieces small enough to be doable on a bad week, because energy follows action rather than turning up in advance. We also take on the voice calling this self-indulgence, and name what has actually been lost. Alcohol deepens low mood while appearing to lift it, and Glasgow City recorded an age-standardised alcohol-specific death rate averaging 32.9 per 100,000 over 2020-2024, well above the Scotland average of 21.9, on National Records of Scotland data. Your GP can refer you into NHS psychological therapies, NHS inform holds practical self-help, and Breathing Space is free on 0800 83 85 87.
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 Glasgow
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Glasgow, your GP can refer you to NHS psychological therapies, and you can find trusted self-help through NHS inform. You can find support through NHS inform; for confidential listening support, Breathing Space is free on 0800 83 85 87.
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 24 on 111 for urgent mental health support. Breathing Space is free on 0800 83 85 87, the Samaritans are on 116 123, and you can text SHOUT to 85258.
Glasgow questions
Online Depression Counselling in Glasgow: common questions
I have been like this for years and just get on with it. Why start now?
Because getting on with it is exhausting and it does not fix anything. Long-standing low mood responds to steady, unglamorous work rather than a breakthrough. Starting now simply means you stop waiting for it to lift by itself, which it rarely does.
What is the cost of depression sessions?
Sixty minutes is £80, ninety is £100, two hours is £120, and you pay for each session as you go. The first 15 minutes are free and are there for your questions. There is no package to buy and no minimum number of appointments.
Should I see my GP as well as doing this?
Usually worth it. In Scotland your GP is the route into NHS psychological therapies, and the person to talk to about sleep, appetite or medication. A lot of people run both at once, starting here while a referral moves through the system.
I can be the life and soul and still feel dead inside. Is that depression?
It very often is, and this city produces a lot of it. Being able to perform socially says nothing about what happens when the door shuts. The gap between the two is itself worth looking at, because keeping it up takes real energy.
What if I cannot face talking for a whole hour?
Then we do not. Sessions can be quieter, slower, or partly practical rather than an hour of talking. Some people find the first few weeks are mostly about the shape of the day. Silence in a session is not a problem to be filled.
I have felt low for a long time, is it too late to get help?
It is never too late. Depression that has been carried for years can still ease with steady support. We would start wherever you are, gently and without pressure, meeting by secure video from home in Glasgow so there is nothing to arrange beyond finding a private half-hour to begin.
How quickly can depression counselling begin in Glasgow?
Often within a week of a free 15-minute consultation. There is no local waiting list to join, so you can start from home in Govan, Maryhill or Finnieston. When getting across the city feels like too much, beginning from your own room helps.
Is paying for depression counselling worth it against the Glasgow NHS wait?
That is your decision. Greater Glasgow and Clyde talking therapy is free but often means a long wait for depression support. I charge £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 and £120 for 120, after a free 15-minute consultation, with no queue.
Does online depression counselling work if I find it hard to speak up in Glasgow?
Yes. There is a proud culture here of getting on with things, which can make it hard to say out loud when you are struggling. Speaking by secure video from home, in the evening if you prefer, often makes those first words come more easily.
Online Depression Counselling in Glasgow, 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 Scotland: Paisley, East Kilbride, Falkirk. See all of Scotland.
Related work in Glasgow: anxiety counselling, counselling and therapy and psychotherapy.
Some further reading, if that helps before getting in touch: small repeated steps and a solution-focused exercise.
For anyone near the coast, the same depression counselling runs in person in Brighton. Every area covered is listed separately.