Online Depression Counselling in Wigan

Not at all. The figure, 18.2% of patients aged 18 and over in 2024/25 against 14.3% for England, reflects how many people have had it recorded. Being common says nothing about being permanent. Most low mood responds to steady, structured work over a run of months.

It is, and using both is perfectly acceptable. That service takes self-referrals without a GP letter and costs nothing. Some people want a structured NHS course alongside one consistent person outside it; others start privately while waiting and stop once their NHS place arrives.

With something smaller and truer, like saying the week has been flat. No label is required and nobody has to arrive with an explanation of themselves. If speaking is the hard part, you can write a couple of lines instead and let the first conversation be mostly listening.

That is a question for your GP rather than for this side, and it is not an either-or. Plenty of people do both, plenty do neither, and counselling works perfectly well alongside a prescription or without one. Nothing here depends on the decision you make about it.

Then we space them honestly. Sessions are £80 for an hour, £100 for ninety minutes and £120 for two hours, and fortnightly work is a proper structure rather than a diluted one. Raising money openly in the free 15-minute consultation is the sensible thing to do.

Very. The person who keeps others going is often the one struggling most quietly, and the gap between the front and the feeling can be exhausting. Counselling is one place you don't have to keep it up, and that alone often starts to ease things.

If low mood has made everything feel heavy, we can start with a free 15-minute consultation and then set a steady weekly time. I see people right across Wigan, from Ince to Standish, entirely online, so there is no NHS waiting list to hold things up before we begin.

A 60-minute session is £80, 90 minutes is £100 and two hours is £120, with a free 15-minute consultation first. Your Wigan GP can refer you to NHS Talking Therapies for depression at no cost, but waits are common, whereas we can start privately without one and keep sessions regular.

Because I am based in Hove, depression counselling for Wigan is delivered online by video or phone rather than in person. On days when leaving the house feels like too much, meeting from home in Ince or Pemberton can help, and evening slots are often available around work.