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Online Relationship Counselling · Liverpool
Online Relationship Counselling in Liverpool
Online relationship counselling for Liverpool, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Liverpool, from the waterfront and the centre to the streets around the two cathedrals, 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 Liverpool
Relationship Counselling for Liverpool, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Liverpool: from the waterfront and the centre to Toxteth, Anfield, Allerton and Walton
- Known for
- The waterfront, the two cathedrals and the music heritage
- Region
- North West (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 Liverpool
Why people in Liverpool reach out
Liverpool's warmth, humour and strong sense of community are famous, but the city has also weathered real hardship and disinvestment over the years. Insecure work and money pressure remain part of life for many, and the expectation to stay strong for everyone else can make it hard to admit you are struggling.
Liverpool is a city that talks, sings and remembers. The waterfront at the Pier Head, with its Three Graces and the Albert Dock, looks out over the Mersey that made the place, and the two cathedrals stand at either end of Hope Street. Music is everywhere, from the Cavern's memory to the Phil, and football runs deep on both sides of Stanley Park. Neighbourhoods each have their own character, from Georgian Toxteth to leafy Allerton and the terraces of Anfield and Walton. Scousers are known for humour and for looking out for one another, but that same instinct to stay strong for everyone else can make it harder to say when you yourself are struggling.
Where work follows shifts and the rhythm of the docks, online sessions bend around unsociable hours rather than asking you to fit your life around them.
Liverpool hosts the University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores University, the Royal Liverpool University Hospital and the Port of Liverpool. Community drug and alcohol services have been provided by Change Grow Live (River) since April 2025.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Liverpool
the city centre and waterfrontToxtethAnfieldAllertonWaltonAigburthWavertreeWooltonKensingtonthe Baltic Triangle
Wherever you are in Liverpool, 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.
I work from Hove, on the south coast, and see people across Liverpool online by secure video or phone. Wherever you are, in Aigburth, Wavertree or nearer the docks, the session comes to you, with nothing to arrange but a quiet hour and a connection. A lot of people find the familiarity of home makes it easier to open up. We'd fix a regular time that works around your week, and there'd be no journey into town.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
How online relationship counselling in Liverpool 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 Liverpool
Why people in Liverpool come for relationship counselling
Liverpool is famous for warmth and for looking out for one another, but that same instinct to stay strong for everyone else can make it hard for a couple to admit that things between them have grown tense. Insecure work and money pressure add their own strain at home. I'm Bradley Riddell, a counsellor based in Hove, and I see Liverpool couples online by secure video. Whether you're in Allerton, Wavertree or nearer the docks, we meet from wherever you are, on one call, with no trip into town. We'd find a regular time that fits around both your weeks.
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 Liverpool
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Liverpool, 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.
Liverpool questions
Online Relationship Counselling in Liverpool: common questions
Can I get online relationship counselling if I live in Liverpool?
Yes. I work with people right across Liverpool, from the waterfront and the centre outwards, and anywhere else in North 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.
Do you work with couples right across Merseyside?
Yes. Because we meet online, it makes no difference whether you're in the city itself or out towards Bootle, Crosby or the Wirral. You can join the same call from one room or from two, and the connection is the same wherever on Merseyside you happen to live.
How soon can my partner and I start relationship counselling in Liverpool?
Usually within a week or two. I work online from Hove, so Liverpool couples do not join a waiting list. We start with a free fifteen-minute call to check the fit, then book a first session at a time that suits you both, whether you are in Allerton, Aigburth or nearer the waterfront.
How much does couples counselling cost, and how does it compare to NHS support in Liverpool?
Couples usually take the ninety-minute session at £100, as relationship work benefits from the extra time, though sixty minutes is £80. NHS Talking Therapies Liverpool leans towards individual support, so many couples come privately instead. The opening fifteen-minute consultation is free, with no pressure to continue.
Can you work with us if my partner spends time away from Liverpool?
Yes. As sessions are online, one of you can join from home in Wavertree and the other from wherever work takes them, and we still meet together. Evenings often suit once the day winds down, and I hold a regular slot so it stays a steady fixture for you both.
Is this the same as the NHS talking therapies in Liverpool?
No. I'm an independent counsellor working online from Hove, separate from NHS Talking Therapies Liverpool. Some people come to me while waiting for NHS support, others prefer private sessions from the start. I'm glad to talk through which route might suit you, with no pressure either way.
Do you work with people right across Merseyside?
Yes. Because we meet online, it makes no difference whether you're in the city itself or out towards Bootle, Crosby or the Wirral. The connection is the same wherever you are, so we're not limited by which side of the river you happen to live on.
Online Relationship Counselling in Liverpool, 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 North West: Warrington, Preston, Chester. See all of North West.
All counselling & therapy in Liverpool: 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.