Recurring patterns
When the same difficulty keeps returning in different forms.
Online Psychotherapy · Solihull
Online Psychotherapy in Solihull
Online psychotherapy for Solihull, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Solihull, from the town centre and Touchwood to the streets around the High Street, 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 Solihull
Psychotherapy for Solihull, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Solihull: from the town centre and Touchwood to Shirley, Olton and Knowle
- Known for
- The High Street, Brueton Park and the NEC nearby
- Region
- Midlands (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- NHS Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull Talking Therapies
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Solihull
Why people in Solihull reach out
Solihull is a prosperous town on Birmingham's edge, close to the airport and the NEC, and its comfortable reputation can make struggle feel out of place. Demanding careers, long commutes and the pressure to maintain a certain standard can quietly erode wellbeing behind well-kept front doors.
Solihull is a prosperous, leafy town on Birmingham's south-eastern edge, well known for its shops around Touchwood, its handsome High Street and the green of Brueton and Malvern Parks. It sits close to Birmingham Airport, the NEC and the Land Rover plant on Lode Lane, so much of working life is tied to those big employers and to professional careers in the city. Districts like Shirley, Olton, Knowle and Dorridge each have their own settled feel. The comfortable reputation can make it awkward to admit that things are hard, and behind well-kept doors demanding jobs and long commutes take their toll. A confidential space to talk can quietly ease that.
Round-the-clock rotas rarely fit a daytime clinic, so online sessions work around whatever your week actually looks like.
Solihull is home to Jaguar Land Rover's main UK car plant and sits next to Birmingham Airport and the NEC, with Solihull Hospital serving the borough.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Solihull
ShirleyOltonKnowleDorridgeBlossomfieldHillfieldElmdonBickenhillMonkspathLyndon
Wherever you are in Solihull, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Solihull
These figures are local context from official sources, not a description of you, but they show the scale of what people in and around Solihull are living with, and why local support matters.
21.6% 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 12.9% 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 psychotherapy itself
Psychotherapy here goes a little deeper and usually a little longer than counselling, into the patterns, beliefs and early relationships that shape how you feel now, so change is understood at the root and holds.
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 psychotherapy 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.
Solihull is well connected, with stations at Solihull, Olton and nearby Birmingham International, the M42 on its doorstep and quick access to Birmingham Airport and the NEC. Many still face a daily commute into the city. Online counselling removes that journey. The room itself is in Hove, and Solihull is served by video, so wherever you are, Shirley, Knowle or the town centre, you can meet from somewhere private without travelling.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
How online psychotherapy in Solihull can help
Attachment and relationships
How early bonds still shape the way you connect now.
Identity and self-worth
Working with a harsh inner voice and a shaky sense of self.
The past in the present
When something unresolved keeps replaying beneath the surface.
Beyond symptom relief
Understanding the root, not just quieting the symptom.
Lasting change
Insight that holds, so change does not slip back.
Psychotherapy in Solihull
Why people in Solihull come for psychotherapy
Sometimes what drives someone in a place like Solihull, the constant push to perform and to keep up a certain standard, has roots that reach back well before the current career. Psychotherapy offers deeper, longer-term work than short-term counselling, a space to look at those long-held patterns and how they might ease. Held online from a room in Hove, it asks for no commute, so you can meet regularly from a private space at home. Over time this steadier work can help loosen the pressure to keep proving yourself, at a pace that feels manageable.
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 Solihull
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Solihull, you can refer yourself directly to NHS Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull 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.
Solihull questions
Online Psychotherapy in Solihull: common questions
Can I get online psychotherapy if I live in Solihull?
Yes. I work with people right across Solihull, from the town centre and Touchwood outwards, and anywhere else in Midlands, by secure video, no need to travel to Hove, and just as confidential as meeting in the room.
How is psychotherapy different from counselling?
Psychotherapy usually goes deeper and longer, into the patterns, beliefs and early relationships shaping how you feel now, rather than only the present difficulty. It suits people who notice the same things keep coming round.
Does it have to be long-term?
Not necessarily, but depth work benefits from time. We agree the pace and depth together and review as we go, so it stays led by you.
Will I have to talk about my childhood?
Only where it helps make sense of the present. We follow what is alive and relevant for you, gently, never forcing a return to anything before you are ready.
I function fine on the surface but feel hollow, can this help?
Yes. Keeping everything looking in order while feeling empty underneath is more common than it seems, especially where appearances matter. Psychotherapy makes room to explore what lies beneath the performance, gently and over time, working towards something steadier than simply keeping up.
How quickly can I begin online psychotherapy in Solihull?
Psychotherapy is deeper, longer-term work, and for people in Solihull it runs online with no waiting list. After a free 15-minute consultation we agree a regular weekly slot, and ongoing sessions can begin soon after, continuing for as long as they are useful.
What are your psychotherapy fees in Solihull, and how does that compare to the NHS?
NHS psychological therapy in Solihull is free but usually involves a wait and a limited course of sessions. Privately, an hour is 80 pounds, 90 minutes 100 and two hours 120, after a free consultation. Open-ended private work often suits deeper therapy.
Can online psychotherapy in Solihull be held in the evening, and where would I meet from?
Deeper work needs consistency, so a steady weekly video session is ideal, with evening times beyond the standard day often available. You might meet from home in Elmdon or Bickenhill; all that is needed is a private, uninterrupted space for the session.
Everyone seems fine around here, is it odd to seek help?
Not at all. In a comfortable town like Solihull it can feel that way, but struggling is common whatever the postcode. Because sessions are online and confidential, you can talk things through privately from home, with no waiting room and no one locally any the wiser.
Online Psychotherapy in Solihull, 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 Midlands: Birmingham, Coventry. See all of Midlands.
All counselling & therapy in Solihull: Addiction · Substance Use · Drinking Problems · Anxiety · Depression · Relationship · Trauma · Counselling & Therapy.
Closer to the Sussex coast? The same psychotherapy is available in person in Brighton & Hove, or see all in-person areas.