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Online Relationship Counselling · Manchester
Online Relationship Counselling in Manchester
Online relationship counselling for Manchester, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Manchester, from the city centre and the Northern Quarter to the streets around the canals, 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 Manchester
Relationship Counselling for Manchester, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Manchester: from the city centre and the Northern Quarter to Didsbury, Rusholme, Chorlton and Wythenshawe
- Known for
- The canals, the music venues and the two universities
- Region
- North West (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- Manchester Talking Therapies
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Manchester
Why do people in Manchester reach out?
Manchester rewards people who work hard and then quietly bills them for it. Couples in Ancoats, Chorlton or Levenshulme describe weeks where two busy careers, a long commute and a rent that keeps climbing leave about forty minutes of shared time a day, most of it spent on logistics. Nobody has done anything wrong. You simply stopped being interested in each other because there was no room left to be. Add the way this city fills your calendar with other people, and a couple can be surrounded and still have no proper conversation for a month. The row, when it eventually arrives, is about the dishwasher and not about the dishwasher at all.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Manchester
the Northern QuarterAncoatsDidsburyChorltonRusholmeFallowfieldLevenshulmeWithingtonHulmeWythenshawePrestwich
Wherever you are in Manchester, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Manchester
Official figures for Manchester, for context rather than as a description of you.
the rate of emergency hospital admissions for self-harm was 105.9 per 100,000 in 2023/24, below 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 14.8% of patients aged 18+ in 2024/25, above the England average of 14.3%. Source: OHID Fingertips – Depression: QOF prevalence (2024/25).
24% 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 is relationship counselling, in practice?
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. everything on relationship counselling explains it properly, how I work, sessions and fees answers the practical questions, and my credentials and registration shows how the practice is held to account.
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.
Sessions are online by video or phone, run from Hove, which fits a city where two people are rarely free at the same hour. There is nothing to cross town for and no appointment to build an evening around. You can join together from the flat, or separately if one of you is at the office or working late in the studio. Early morning and evening slots both exist, and either of you can start alone.
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 Manchester
Why people in Manchester come for relationship counselling
Couples here mostly bring the same underlying complaint: we are on the same team and we never speak. Constant low-level worry drives a lot of it, and it is measurable, with 24% of adults reporting a high anxiety score in 2022/23, above the England average of 23.8%. Worry about money and work makes people either controlling or absent, and both feel like the other person has stopped caring. We look at what happens in the twenty minutes after one of you gets home, at how a disagreement escalates, and at the specific repairs that work for you two rather than in general. Where trust has been broken, we work on what rebuilding it actually requires. Manchester Talking Therapies is the free NHS route for individual anxiety and low mood, and Change Grow Live Manchester 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 Manchester
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Manchester, you can refer yourself directly to Manchester Talking Therapies 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.
Manchester questions
Online Relationship Counselling in Manchester: common questions
We are both flat out. How do we find a shared hour?
Usually early, before the day starts, or later in the evening once things have settled. Online removes travel from both ends, so the commitment is genuinely an hour rather than a whole evening. If a week is impossible we move that session instead of cancelling the work.
What does relationship counselling cost in Manchester?
The fee is by session length: £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90, £120 for two hours, whether one or both of you attend. Ninety minutes is what most couples end up choosing. There is a free 15-minute consultation before you commit to anything at all.
Would Manchester Talking Therapies see us as a couple?
It is free, takes self-referrals and works with individuals rather than pairs, focusing on anxiety and depression. Many couples use it for one partner's own difficulties whilst bringing the relationship here. There is no conflict in doing both at the same time.
We share a flat with housemates. Where would we even sit?
A bedroom with the door shut and headphones works for most people. So does a car. Voice-only sessions are fine if a video call would be awkward in a shared house. Nothing about this requires a study or a spare room to be workable.
Is it worth coming if we are not sure we want to stay together?
Yes. Some couples use this to work out whether there is something worth rebuilding, and a few conclude there is not. Doing that thinking deliberately, with both of you present, is usually kinder than drifting apart over another two years.
Can we do couples counselling online if we're both in Manchester?
Yes. We meet together on one secure video call, whether you're side by side or joining from different places across the city. Many Manchester couples find it easier to speak honestly from home than in an unfamiliar office, and there's no travel to arrange around work.
How soon can my partner and I start relationship counselling in Manchester?
Usually within a week or two. I am based in Hove and see Manchester couples online, so there is no waiting list to join. We begin 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 Chorlton or Didsbury.
What do couples sessions cost, and how does that compare to the NHS in Manchester?
Relationship work usually suits the ninety-minute session at £100, though the standard sixty minutes is £80. NHS Talking Therapies in Manchester tends to focus on individual support, so couples often come to me privately instead. The first fifteen-minute consultation is free, with no obligation to continue.
Can you see us if my partner and I are in different places?
Yes. Because everything is online, one of you can join from your Manchester home and the other from work or away, and we still meet together as a couple. Evenings tend to suit best once the day settles, and I hold a regular slot so it stays a steady point in your week.
Online Relationship Counselling in Manchester, 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: Bolton, Stockport, Oldham. See all of North West.
Related work in Manchester: counselling and therapy, trauma counselling and addiction counselling.
Some further reading, if that helps before getting in touch: the Imago dialogue for couples.
For anyone near the coast, the same relationship counselling runs in person in Hove, where the room is. Every area covered is listed separately.