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Online Relationship Counselling · Bangor
Online Relationship Counselling in Bangor
Online relationship counselling for Bangor, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Bangor, from the marina and the centre to the streets around the coastal path, 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 Bangor
Relationship Counselling for Bangor, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Bangor: from the marina and the centre to Ballyholme, Groomsport and Conlig
- Known for
- The marina, the coastal path and Belfast Lough
- Region
- Northern Ireland (Northern Ireland)
- Local NHS / support route
- NHS psychological therapies (Northern Ireland)
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Bangor
Why people in Bangor reach out
Bangor is a seaside town on the County Down coast, a commuter base for Belfast with a tourism trade that quietens in winter. The strain of commuting, seasonal work and the legacy of the past all shape the pressures people here carry.
Bangor curves around its marina on the County Down side of Belfast Lough, the largest town on the north Down coast and a favourite spot for a walk by the water. Ballyholme's long beach, the coastal path towards Groomsport and Donaghadee, Ward Park and the old Bangor Castle grounds give the place its easy seaside feel, while Pickie draws families to the front. The train into Belfast makes it a settled commuter base, and the summer brings visitors who thin out once the season turns. Now part of the Ards and North Down area, it mixes retired residents, young families and city workers along a shoreline of sailing boats, cafes and the steady grey water of the lough.
A seaside town can feel cut off once the season ends and the front goes quiet, so online support that does not depend on who happens to practise nearby matters here.
Bangor is the principal town of the Ards and North Down borough on the County Down coast and is served by the South Eastern HSC Trust.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Bangor
BallyholmeGroomsportConligBloomfieldClandeboyeWhitehillRathgaelBryansburn
Wherever you are in Bangor, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The relationship counselling itself
Relationship counselling here, for couples or individuals, slows down the pattern you are caught in and builds healthier ways of hearing and being heard.
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 relationship 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.
Support in Bangor can be arranged without waiting for a space in Belfast. Sessions happen online, by secure video, across Northern Ireland, so you can talk from home near the marina or up in Ballyholme rather than travelling for an appointment. The counsellor is based in Hove and works UK-wide by video, not in person, which means help fits around the commute and the quieter winter months alike.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
How online relationship counselling in Bangor can help
Trust and repair
Rebuilding safety after betrayal or addiction.
Distance
Finding your way back to closeness.
Long-distance couples
Sessions you can join from different places.
Anxiety and reassurance
Working with people-pleasing and the need for control.
Individual work
You do not need to come as a couple to change the dynamic.
Relationship Counselling in Bangor
Why people in Bangor come for relationship counselling
Bangor curves around its marina on the County Down coast, a settled commuter base where couples often balance the train into Belfast with family life by the water. When work and children fill every hour, a relationship can drift to the bottom of the list. Relationship counselling gives you both a protected space to reconnect and be heard. Sessions are held online by secure video, so you can talk from home near Ballyholme or the marina, together or from two places if the commute keeps you apart. Bradley works from Hove, UK-wide, so the coast being quiet in winter changes nothing.
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 Bangor
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Bangor, your GP can refer you to talking therapies and counselling through Health and Social Care. You can find support through Lifeline, Northern Ireland's crisis helpline, free on 0808 808 8000.
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 Lifeline free on 0808 808 8000. Lifeline is free on 0808 808 8000, and the Samaritans are on 116 123.
Bangor questions
Online Relationship Counselling in Bangor: common questions
Can I get online relationship counselling if I live in Bangor?
Yes. I work with people right across Bangor, from the marina and the centre outwards, and anywhere else in Northern Ireland, by secure video, no need to travel to Hove, and just as confidential as meeting in the room.
Can I come on my own, without my partner?
Yes. A great deal can change when one person shifts the pattern; you do not need to attend as a couple to do useful work.
Can we join the session from different locations?
Yes. Online makes it easy for couples in different places, or juggling childcare, to attend together.
Will you take sides?
No. We look at the pattern the two of you create together and where it gets stuck, not at who is to blame.
Does living on the coast make couples counselling harder to arrange?
Not at all. Because sessions are online by secure video, you and your partner can talk from home in Bangor whatever the season, without travelling for an appointment. Bradley is based in Hove and works across Northern Ireland, so the coastal setting is no barrier.
How soon can we start couples counselling in Bangor?
Usually within a week. After a free 15-minute consultation, Bradley Riddell holds relationship sessions online by secure video, so you can begin from home near the marina or in Ballyholme without waiting for a space across in Belfast.
How do relationship counselling fees compare with NHS or local support in Bangor?
Couples sessions are GBP80 for 60 minutes, GBP100 for 90 and GBP120 for two hours, after a free 15-minute call. Health and Social Care couples support is free but often waited-for, and can feel far off on the coast, so private online work offers a sooner start.
Can we attend from different places if one of us commutes from Bangor into Belfast?
Yes. Sessions are online, so one partner can join from home in Bangor and the other from the city or the train home. Evening appointments are available too, which suits couples fitting sessions around the commute and quieter winter evenings by the lough.
Does the seaside setting mean fewer local services?
Being on the coast can make some support feel far off, especially in winter. Online sessions close that gap: the counsellor is based in Hove and works with people across Northern Ireland by secure video, so you can talk from home in Bangor whatever the season.
Online Relationship Counselling in Bangor, 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 Northern Ireland: Belfast, Newtownabbey. See all of Northern Ireland.
All counselling & therapy in Bangor: Addiction · Substance Use · Drinking Problems · Anxiety · Depression · Trauma · Counselling & Therapy · Psychotherapy.
Closer to the Sussex coast? The same relationship counselling is available in person in Brighton & Hove, or see all in-person areas.