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Online Depression Counselling · Newcastle upon Tyne
Online Depression Counselling in Newcastle upon Tyne
Online depression counselling for Newcastle upon Tyne, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Newcastle upon Tyne, from the Quayside and the centre to the streets around the bridges, 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 Newcastle upon Tyne
Depression Counselling for Newcastle upon Tyne, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Newcastle upon Tyne: from the Quayside and the centre to Jesmond, Heaton, Byker and Gosforth
- Known for
- The bridges, the Quayside and the two universities
- Region
- Yorkshire & North East (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- NHS Newcastle Talking Therapies
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Newcastle upon Tyne
What brings people in Newcastle upon Tyne to counselling?
The good humour of this city is real, and it is also load-bearing. In Newcastle low mood frequently hides behind being good company, and the crash comes later, alone, in a flat in Sandyford or Fenham with the television on for the noise. Recorded depression on GP registers stood at 12% of adults in 2024/25, below the England average of 14.3%, which is a strikingly low figure for a region shaped by industrial loss and insecure work, and probably says more about who reaches a GP than about who feels flat. Winter is dark and long this far north, and the days shorten well before anyone is ready.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Newcastle upon Tyne
JesmondHeatonBykerGosforthOuseburnFenhamSandyfordBenwellWalkerKenton
Wherever you are in Newcastle upon Tyne, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Newcastle upon Tyne
Official figures for Newcastle upon Tyne, for context rather than as a description of you.
recorded depression on GP registers stood at 12% of patients aged 18+ in 2024/25, below the England average of 14.3%. Source: OHID Fingertips – Depression: QOF prevalence (2024/25).
Reviewed June 2026.
What would we do together 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.
The method travels; only the geography changes. everything on depression counselling explains it properly, how I work, sessions and fees answers the practical questions, and qualifications, registration and ethics shows how the practice is held to account.
What happens in 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.
Because I am in Hove, there is nowhere here to visit and we meet by secure video. When you are low, that removes the hardest part, which is getting dressed and out and across town. From Kenton, Byker or Ouseburn it takes a quiet corner and a link. We hold a fixed weekly appointment, and that alone begins to give the week edges again. If you cancel, we simply pick it up the following week rather than starting over.
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 Newcastle upon Tyne
Why people in Newcastle upon Tyne come for depression counselling
Depression counselling here is deliberately unglamorous. The starting point is not why you feel this way but what your days actually contain now, because low mood strips out routine first and then uses the emptiness as evidence against you. So we rebuild in small pieces: a fixed waking time, food that requires no cooking, ten minutes outdoors, one person contacted a week. Each is agreed by you, deliberately too easy, and reviewed honestly afterwards. Lost motivation is treated as a symptom rather than a character flaw, which is why we never wait for it before acting. Then, gradually, we look at the harder ground underneath, whether that is grief, a job that ended, or a lifetime of being the one who copes. NHS Newcastle Talking Therapies takes self-referrals for low mood, and Tyneside and Northumberland Mind offers groups and practical support locally.
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 Newcastle upon Tyne
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Newcastle upon Tyne, you can refer yourself directly to NHS Newcastle 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.
Newcastle upon Tyne questions
Online Depression Counselling in Newcastle upon Tyne: common questions
I am the one who keeps everyone else going. What happens if I stop?
That fear is worth examining rather than dismissing, because it is usually doing a lot of work. Being the reliable one is often exhausting and unnoticed at the same time. We look at what it costs, what it protects, and what smaller changes are actually available to you.
What is the charge for working on low mood with you?
A cost-free 15-minute consultation happens before anything else. Sessions after that cost £80 / 60 min, or £100 / 90 min and £120 / 120 min for a longer appointment. There is no block booking and no minimum number, so the arrangement stays yours to end.
Should I contact NHS Newcastle Talking Therapies too?
It is generally worth doing. They accept self-referrals for depression, it costs nothing, and having an NHS assessment in progress gives you another option later. Nothing about working with me now affects your place with them, and plenty of people run both.
The dark winters here flatten me every year. Can counselling change that?
It can help considerably, though the daylight is not negotiable. We work on what is within reach: sleep timing, light exposure early in the day, movement, and the plans that quietly get abandoned each autumn. Planning for it before November arrives makes a real difference.
I still go out and laugh with my mates. Can I really be depressed?
Yes. Being funny in company and empty afterwards is one of the most common patterns there is, and it delays people for years. What counts is what the hours alone look like and whether anything still gives you any return at all.
Are you an NHS or Newcastle service?
No, I'm an independent private counsellor, arranged directly with you, separate from any local NHS or council service. You're welcome to use NHS talking therapies alongside or instead; I'm simply another option, available by secure video at a time that suits you.
How quickly could I begin depression counselling online in Newcastle?
Often within a week of your free 15-minute call. When motivation is low, avoiding a journey across the Tyne helps; you join by secure video from home in Gosforth or Byker. I work from Hove and we'd agree a steady weekly time to hold to.
Is private depression counselling worth it when Newcastle has NHS services?
NHS talking therapies in Newcastle are free and worth using; the usual trade-off is 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.
Does online counselling work for depression, or is in person better in Newcastle?
Online suits many people. When getting out feels like too much, a secure video session from home removes the effort of attending. I'm in Hove, not Newcastle, and can offer evening times so a session doesn't add to an already heavy day.
Online Depression Counselling in Newcastle upon Tyne, 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: Sunderland, Gateshead, Durham. See all of Yorkshire & North East.
Also available in Newcastle upon Tyne: anxiety counselling, counselling and therapy and psychotherapy.
If you would like to read more first, I have written about a solution-focused exercise and small repeated steps.
Within reach of Sussex? depression counselling is offered in the room in Brighton as well as online; see the full list of areas.