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Online Relationship Counselling · Gateshead
Online Relationship Counselling in Gateshead
Online relationship counselling for Gateshead, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Gateshead, from the Quays and the centre to the streets around the Angel of the North, 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 Gateshead
Relationship Counselling for Gateshead, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Gateshead: from the Quays and the centre to Low Fell, Felling and Dunston
- Known for
- The Angel of the North, the Sage and the Millennium Bridge
- Region
- Yorkshire & North East (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- NHS Talking Therapies (find via the NHS finder)
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Gateshead
Why people in Gateshead get in touch
Shift work does something particular to a couple. Between the MetroCentre and Team Valley there are households where one person leaves as the other gets in, and the handover happens in the hall with a bag of shopping. Around Felling, Bensham and Wrekenton you will find pairs who have not had an uninterrupted hour together since the rota changed. Nobody is unhappy exactly. You are simply running parallel. Down at the quays the Baltic and The Glasshouse light up for people out enjoying an evening, and you are asleep by nine because you are up at five. Distance of that kind builds slowly and is rarely noticed until something small goes wrong and neither of you has the reserves for it.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Gateshead
Low FellFellingDunstonBenshamSaltwellWhickhamBlaydonBirtleyWrekentonWinlaton
Wherever you are in Gateshead, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Gateshead
Official figures for Gateshead, for context rather than as a description of you.
the rate of emergency hospital admissions for self-harm was 182.8 per 100,000 in 2023/24, above the England average of 117 per 100,000. Source: OHID Fingertips – Emergency Hospital Admissions for Intentional Self-Harm (2023/24).
recorded depression on GP registers stood at 17.1% of patients aged 18+ in 2024/25, above the England average of 14.3%. Source: OHID Fingertips – Depression: QOF prevalence (2024/25).
24.9% of adults reported a high anxiety score in 2022/23, above the England average of 23.8%. Source: OHID Fingertips – Self-reported wellbeing: high anxiety score (2022/23).
Reviewed June 2026.
What actually happens in relationship counselling?
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 method travels; only the geography changes. relationship counselling in detail explains it properly, how I work answers the practical questions, and my credentials and registration 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.
Gateshead is an online location; Bradley works from Hove and there is no room here. For couples on opposite rotas that is the point rather than a compromise, because an appointment can sit anywhere in the day, including the awkward hours nobody would drive to. One of you can join from the house and the other from a staff canteen or a car. Individual sessions are just as available as joint ones.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
What can relationship counselling in Gateshead help with?
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 Gateshead
Why people in Gateshead come for relationship counselling
Relationship work here covers couples and individuals equally, and there is no requirement to arrive as a pair. High anxiety was reported by 24.9% of adults in 2022/23, above the England average of 23.8%, and local GP registers recorded depression in 17.1% of patients aged 18+ in 2024/25 against an England average of 14.3%. Figures like that describe a lot of households where one person's state has become the weather everybody else lives in. The work is not about deciding who is right; it is about getting the exchange slow enough that two tired people can actually hear each other. Where drink has taken up residence in the middle of it, the Gateshead Recovery Partnership handles that side. NHS Talking Therapies takes self-referrals in England, and Tyneside and Northumberland Mind covers this area.
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 Gateshead
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Gateshead, you can refer yourself directly to NHS talking therapies for anxiety and depression, with no GP referral needed. You can find support through the NHS Talking Therapies finder.
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.
Gateshead questions
Online Relationship Counselling in Gateshead: common questions
Our shifts never line up. Is this even possible?
It usually is, and it is the most common practical question here. Sessions can be early, late or mid-morning, and because nobody travels, an hour between a school run and a shift becomes usable. If joint times are impossible for a while, one of you starting alone is a legitimate option.
What does it cost when there are two of us?
One fee per session regardless of numbers: £80 for an hour, £100 for 90 minutes, £120 for two hours. When two people need to speak properly, the 90-minute appointment is usually worth the difference. There is no charge for the 15-minute consultation that starts it off.
What can I get on the NHS in Gateshead?
In England you can refer yourself directly to NHS Talking Therapies, which is free and works with the individual rather than the couple. Tyneside and Northumberland Mind covers Gateshead for local support, and the Gateshead Recovery Partnership is the drug and alcohol service if that is part of the picture.
Can we do this without the children knowing?
Most people manage it. An hour after bedtime, headphones and a shut door are what other households here use, and there is no appointment card, no travel and nothing to explain. What you tell your children about it is entirely your decision, now or later.
My partner drinks after every late shift. Is that a relationship problem or a separate one?
It is your issue in the sense that you are living inside it, whether or not the drinking is yours to solve. We look at what it does to the two of you: the watching, the promises, the resentment that never clears. The Gateshead Recovery Partnership handles the drinking itself.
Can we try relationship counselling if only one of us is willing at first?
Yes. Many people in Gateshead start on their own, wanting to understand their part in how things feel at home. Working online from Hove, you can begin solo and your partner can join later if you both wish, at a time that fits your week.
How soon can a couple in Gateshead begin relationship counselling online?
Usually within a week or two of a free 15-minute consultation. I am based in Hove and meet Gateshead couples securely online, from Low Fell to Whickham, so there is no waiting list and nothing to arrange together beyond a private place to talk.
What do you charge couples in Gateshead, and could we go through the NHS?
Most couples choose 90 minutes at £100, or 60 minutes at £80. Relate and NHS services in Gateshead can cost less but often involve a wait, while private online work lets us start sooner and keep a reliable weekly time for you both.
Our working hours clash, can evening or split sessions be arranged?
Yes. Because we meet by video we can join together from home in Gateshead or from two places when one of you is working late. I keep some evening slots, so a session can sit around your hours rather than competing with them.
Online Relationship Counselling in Gateshead, 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: Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, Durham. See all of Yorkshire & North East.
Also available in Gateshead: counselling and therapy, trauma counselling and addiction counselling.
You may also find it useful to read about the Imago dialogue for couples.
Within reach of Sussex? relationship counselling is offered in the room in Brighton as well as online; see the full list of areas.