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Online Depression Counselling · Hull
Online Depression Counselling in Hull
Online depression counselling for Hull, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Hull, from the Old Town and the marina to the streets around the Deep, 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 Hull
Depression Counselling for Hull, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Hull: from the Old Town and the marina to Newland Avenue, Bransholme and Hessle Road
- Known for
- The marina, the Deep and the Humber Bridge
- Region
- Yorkshire & North East (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- NHS Hull Talking Therapies (Let's Talk Hull)
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Hull
Why people in Hull reach out
Hull is a proud port city on the Humber with a strong fishing heritage and a renewed cultural energy, but it has also weathered real hardship and isolation at the end of the line. Insecure work, money pressure and the distance from other cities shape much of what people here carry.
Hull sits where the river Hull meets the broad Humber estuary, a proud port city looking out to the North Sea. The cobbled Old Town and the marina cluster near the tidal barrier and The Deep, while the fishing heritage of Hessle Road and the café-lined Newland and Princes Avenues speak to different sides of the city. Its year as UK City of Culture in 2017 left a lasting mark, and the great single-span Humber Bridge still frames the western approach. Down at Alexandra Dock, the offshore wind industry has brought turbine manufacturing to the estuary, and ferries still slip out overnight for the Continent. The University of Hull anchors the north of the city off Cottingham Road.
Where work follows shifts and the rhythm of the docks, online sessions bend around unsociable hours rather than asking you to fit your life around them.
Hull is home to the University of Hull and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill); Siemens Gamesa runs a major offshore wind turbine blade factory at Alexandra Dock on the Humber.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Hull
Old TownNewland AvenuePrinces AvenueHessle RoadAvenuesSpring BankBransholmeAnlaby RoadSuttonMarfleet
Wherever you are in Hull, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Hull
These figures are local context from official sources, not a description of you, but they show the scale of what people in and around Hull are living with, and why local support matters.
recorded depression on GP registers stood at 14.1% 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 depression counselling itself
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.
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 depression counselling 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'm based in Hove and work with people across Hull by secure video call, not in person. Being at the end of the line, as Hull sometimes feels, makes online counselling genuinely useful here, distance stops mattering. You can join from home off Newland Avenue or wherever's quiet, and we keep a regular weekly time that works around shift patterns or family life rather than an office-hours appointment.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
How online depression counselling in Hull can help
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 Hull
Why people in Hull come for depression counselling
When work is insecure and the city can feel cut off, low mood has plenty to feed on. Depression in Hull might look like dragging yourself through the day, a flatness that colour doesn't reach, or the sense of being overlooked. I'm Bradley Riddell, a Hove-based counsellor, and I see people across Hull by secure video. We don't rush; we make sense of the heaviness and look for small, real footholds back towards energy. Because everything's online, you can join from home even on the days leaving the house feels like too much, at a steady weekly time that fits your week.
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 Hull
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Hull, you can refer yourself directly to NHS Hull Talking Therapies (Let's Talk Hull) 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.
Hull questions
Online Depression Counselling in Hull: common questions
Can I get online depression counselling if I live in Hull?
Yes. I work with people right across Hull, from the Old Town and the marina 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.
What if I don't have the motivation to attend?
Low motivation is part of depression, not a sign you are unsuited to therapy. Working online removes the journey, which is often the hardest part on a flat day.
Will I have to talk about my whole past?
Only as much as helps. We focus on what is weighing on you now and on small, doable steps, rather than analysing everything that has ever happened.
Can counselling help alongside antidepressants?
Yes. Many people do both; talking therapy and medication work on different things, and I am glad to work alongside your GP.
I work shifts around the docks, can sessions fit?
Yes. Everything's online, so we find a time that works around rotas rather than office hours. If a shift changes, moving a video session is simple, so a regular weekly slot is easy to keep even with an unpredictable pattern.
How quickly could I begin depression counselling online in Hull?
Often within a week of a free 15-minute call. When you're low, meeting by secure video from home in the Avenues or Hessle Road removes any journey. I work from Hove across Hull, so there's no waiting list and we'd keep one regular weekly time.
Is private depression counselling worth it when Hull has NHS options?
NHS talking therapies in Hull are free and worth using; the trade-off is often a wait and less flexibility. I charge £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 and £120 for two hours, after a free consultation, and can usually start sooner with a consistent slot.
Would online counselling suit depression, or is in person better in Hull?
Online works well for many. On low days, avoiding a trip across the city makes attending far more manageable. I'm in Hove, not Hull, and can offer evening times, so a session fits shift life without adding to an already heavy day.
Do you have a room in Hull?
No, I work online from Hove, so we'd meet by secure video rather than face to face in the city. For a place as far east as Hull, that removes the usual problem of specialist support being a long drive away; you can talk from home without travelling at all.
I work shifts around the docks, can sessions fit that?
Yes. Because everything is online, we can find a slot that works around rotas and awkward hours rather than office-time appointments. If a shift changes, moving a video session is far simpler than rearranging a trip across the city, so a regular time is easy to keep.
Online Depression Counselling in Hull, 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: York, Leeds. See all of Yorkshire & North East.
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Closer to the Sussex coast? The same depression counselling is available in person in Brighton & Hove, or see all in-person areas.