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Online Relationship Counselling · Leicester
Online Relationship Counselling in Leicester
Online relationship counselling for Leicester, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Leicester, from the centre and the Cultural Quarter to the streets around the market, 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 Leicester
Relationship Counselling for Leicester, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Leicester: from the centre and the Cultural Quarter to Belgrave, Highfields and Clarendon Park
- Known for
- The market, the King Richard III centre and the universities
- Region
- Midlands (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 Leicester
What is going on for people in Leicester?
Leicester is a city of communities living closely together, and closeness cuts both ways. When your parents, your in-laws and half your parents' friends are within a mile, a marriage is never entirely a private matter. Streets in Belgrave, Highfields and Stoneygate hold a lot of extended households where three generations share the same walls, and the ordinary business of two adults disagreeing has to be conducted quietly. There may also be an expectation, unspoken but very real, that difficulties are settled within the family rather than taken outside it. So couples wait, sometimes for years, until the distance between them has become the normal weather of the house.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Leicester
BelgraveHighfieldsClarendon ParkEvingtonKnightonAylestoneBraunstoneStoneygateWestcotesOadby
Wherever you are in Leicester, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Leicester
Official figures for Leicester, for context rather than as a description of you.
the rate of emergency hospital admissions for self-harm was 176 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 11.3% of patients aged 18+ in 2024/25, below the England average of 14.3%. Source: OHID Fingertips – Depression: QOF prevalence (2024/25).
21% 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).
Reviewed June 2026.
What does relationship counselling involve?
Relationship counselling here, for couples or individuals, slows down the pattern you are caught in and builds healthier ways of hearing and being heard.
Because the work itself is the same wherever you live, the detail sits in one place rather than all of them: the full relationship counselling page sets out the methods, the practical side covers the practicalities, and how to check my registration covers accountability.
How do online sessions actually work?
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.
Bradley is in Hove; nobody is seen going anywhere in Leicester, because the work is entirely online. For couples who need this kept between them, that is not a small detail. You can share a screen, or attend from two separate rooms, or one of you can start alone while the other decides. Sessions can be booked for times when the house is empty. Nothing appears on any local record and there is no waiting room to be recognised in.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
What does relationship counselling 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 Leicester
Why people in Leicester come for relationship counselling
People come when the same disagreement has been circling for months, when trust has been damaged and neither of you knows how to begin repairing it, or when duty has quietly replaced affection and you would rather not admit that out loud. Sometimes drink is part of it. Sometimes one partner has been low for so long that the household has reshaped itself around managing them. In Leicester, 21% of adults reported a high anxiety score in 2022/23, below the England average of 23.8%, which is a self-report and will always miss those who would not say so to a stranger. The work is slow and specific: one repeating exchange taken apart, the request underneath the complaint brought into the open, and repair tested in small ways. In England you can self-refer through the NHS Talking Therapies finder, and Turning Point Leicester covers drug and alcohol support.
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 Leicester
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Leicester, 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.
Leicester questions
Online Relationship Counselling in Leicester: common questions
We need this kept completely private. Is that possible?
It is. There is no local building, no receptionist and no appointment card, and nothing goes to your GP unless you ask for it. Confidentiality and its few professional limits are explained plainly at the outset, so you know exactly where you stand before anything begins.
Does it cost double for a couple?
It does not. You pay for the appointment: £80 buys an hour, £100 buys ninety minutes and £120 buys two. With two people talking, ninety minutes usually stops the session feeling rushed. The 15-minute call that comes first is free and there is no obligation after it.
What is the NHS route for this in Leicester?
In England you can refer yourself through the NHS Talking Therapies finder without needing a GP appointment. The programme treats anxiety and depression rather than the relationship itself, so it can help one partner while couple work happens separately. Waiting times differ, and using both together is common.
Can we attend from separate places if we are not living together at the moment?
Yes, and that is a fairly common arrangement. Two logins from two addresses work exactly as well as one shared screen, and for couples who are separated or considering it, the distance can make the first few sessions feel safer rather than harder to manage.
My family would not understand why we are doing this. Does that matter here?
It matters to you, so it belongs in the room. Nobody will tell you to override what your family believes, and nobody will tell you to comply with it either. The work is about what the two of you want your relationship to be, and what standing between you now.
We would rather no one locally knew, is that possible?
Yes. Sessions are confidential and held online, so you can join from wherever feels most private to you. In close-knit communities that discretion often matters a great deal, and meeting by video means no waiting room and no chance of being seen arriving.
How soon can we start online relationship counselling in Leicester?
There is no waiting list for online relationship counselling in Leicester. We begin with a free 15-minute consultation, and once you and your partner have chosen a weekly time, sessions can start soon after. From Clarendon Park to Knighton or Oadby, it is all arranged by video.
What does relationship counselling cost in Leicester, and is it available on the NHS?
Leicester couples can self-refer free to NHS Talking Therapies, though there is usually a wait. Private sessions with me are £80 for 60 minutes, 100 for 90 and 120 for two hours, following a free 15-minute consultation. Many couples go private to be seen more quickly.
Can my partner and I join from different places in Leicester, and are evening sessions available?
Partners need not be in one place. One of you might join from home in Belgrave while the other logs in from work near the covered market, and evenings outside the nine-to-five are often available, which helps around shifts in the city's textiles and hosiery trade.
Online Relationship Counselling in Leicester, 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: Nottingham, Coventry, Derby. See all of Midlands.
People who come for relationship counselling in Leicester often also look at counselling and therapy, trauma counselling and addiction counselling.
There is more on this in my writing: the Imago dialogue for couples.
Closer to the Sussex coast? The same relationship counselling is available in person, in Brighton, or see every area I cover.