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Online Relationship Counselling · Exeter
Online Relationship Counselling in Exeter
Online relationship counselling for Exeter, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Exeter, from the cathedral quarter and the quay to the streets around the university, 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 Exeter
Relationship Counselling for Exeter, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Exeter: from the cathedral quarter and the quay to St Thomas, Heavitree and Pinhoe
- Known for
- The cathedral, the quay and the university
- Region
- South West (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- TALKWORKS, Devon's NHS Talking Therapies service
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Exeter
Why people in Exeter reach out
Exeter pairs a historic cathedral core with a large and growing university, and the two can pull in different directions: the quiet expectations of a county city and the intense pressure of student and academic life. Rising costs and a sense of being the regional outlier in a rural county add to the strain people carry.
Exeter carries itself as a county capital. The cathedral green fills with lunch breaks and the restored quay draws walkers down to the canal, while up on the ridge the university keeps expanding and drawing students from across the country. The Met Office, headquartered here, and the Royal Devon and Exeter hospital anchor a steady professional class, yet housing costs push many out towards St Thomas and Pinhoe. Set among Devon's farms and moor, Exeter can feel like the one busy place for miles, which brings its own quiet loneliness for anyone who arrives without roots. Behind the settled, well-kept surface, the pressure to appear coping is real, and a confidential hour offers somewhere honest to set it down.
Beneath a calm, historic surface, struggle can be hard to voice; a confidential online hour asks nothing of appearances.
Exeter is home to the University of Exeter and the Met Office headquarters; its main hospital is the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, run by the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Exeter
St ThomasHeavitreePinhoeSt LeonardsExwickWhiptonAlphingtonWonfordTopsham
Wherever you are in Exeter, 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.
Exeter has two central stations at St Davids and Central, the M5 close by and its own airport out to the east, but rural Devon spreads far beyond the city and journeys in can be long. Secure online sessions mean none of that matters, letting us meet from wherever you feel settled. The counselling room is in Hove, so Exeter is served online; in-person sessions suit only those able to travel to the Sussex coast.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
How online relationship counselling in Exeter 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 Exeter
Why people in Exeter come for relationship counselling
Exeter's settled, county-capital surface can put quiet pressure on couples to look as though everything is coping, even when it is not. Demanding professional jobs at the Met Office or the hospital, students far from home, and housing costs pushing people out to St Thomas and Pinhoe all take a toll on the time two people have for each other. Relationship counselling gives a calm, honest hour to reconnect. With the consulting room in Hove, Exeter couples meet by secure video from home, so there is no journey across the city and you can sit down together somewhere private.
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 Exeter
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Exeter, you can refer yourself directly to TALKWORKS, Devon's NHS Talking Therapies service 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.
Exeter questions
Online Relationship Counselling in Exeter: common questions
Can I get online relationship counselling if I live in Exeter?
Yes. I work with people right across Exeter, from the cathedral quarter and the quay outwards, and anywhere else in South West, 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.
Can my partner and I attend relationship counselling online in Exeter?
Yes. Secure video lets you both join from the same room at home, without travelling across the city or in from rural Devon. The counselling room is in Hove, so Exeter couples are seen online unless you can reach the Sussex coast.
How soon can couples in Exeter start online relationship counselling?
Most Exeter couples get going within a week or two, since there is no local waiting list. A free 15-minute call comes first, then we book a full session together. With the room in Hove, Exeter is served online by secure video wherever you both are.
What does couples counselling cost in Exeter, and is it available on the NHS?
Relationship work here is private rather than NHS funded. Sessions are 80 pounds for 60 minutes, 100 pounds for 90 minutes and 120 pounds for two hours, with a free 15-minute consultation first. Exeter couples can also seek NHS Talking Therapies in Devon through a GP, though many prefer to start privately without a wait.
Can partners in Exeter join from different places, and are evening slots offered?
Yes. Because sessions are online, one partner can join from St Thomas and the other from work or away, which suits Exeter couples juggling staff at the Met Office and the university. Some evening appointments help those tied up in the day. The room is in Hove, so we meet by secure video wherever you both are.
I'm a student at the University of Exeter. Can we work together online?
Yes. Online sessions fit around lectures and deadlines and can be taken from your accommodation without travelling across the city. The counselling room is in Hove, so we would meet by secure video wherever you are in Exeter.
I work at the Met Office or the hospital and keep irregular hours. Does that fit?
It does. Online sessions can be arranged around shifts and long days, so you are not tied to a set commute. We meet by secure video; the room is in Hove, meaning Exeter is served online rather than in person.
Online Relationship Counselling in Exeter, 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 South West: Plymouth, Torquay, Taunton. See all of South West.
All counselling & therapy in Exeter: 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.