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Online Relationship Counselling · Reading
Online Relationship Counselling in Reading
Online relationship counselling for Reading, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Reading, from the centre and the university quarter to the streets around the Thames, 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 Reading
Relationship Counselling for Reading, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Reading: from the centre and the university quarter to Caversham, Tilehurst and Earley
- Known for
- The Thames, the Oracle and the Kennet
- Region
- London & South East (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- NHS Berkshire Talking Therapies
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Reading
What brings people in Reading to counselling?
Two demanding careers in the Thames Valley technology corridor can hollow out a marriage without either person behaving badly. One of you is on a call at half past seven; the other opens the laptop again once the children are asleep, and by the time you speak properly it is a handover about the week ahead. Add the commute, whether that is into the capital or out along the motorway, and a mortgage in Caversham or Lower Earley that requires both salaries, and the relationship becomes the one item that never gets scheduled. Couples here often say they have become excellent colleagues. That is usually said with a laugh, and it is almost never funny.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Reading
CavershamTilehurstEarleyLower EarleyWoodleyWhitleySouthcoteColeyEmmer Green
Wherever you are in Reading, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Reading
Official figures for Reading, for context rather than as a description of you.
the rate of emergency hospital admissions for self-harm was 69.8 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 12.8% of patients aged 18+ in 2024/25, below the England average of 14.3%. Source: OHID Fingertips – Depression: QOF prevalence (2024/25).
22.4% 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 would we do together 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 approach does not change with the postcode, so rather than repeat it on every page you can read it in full, the methods and what each session covers, on everything on relationship counselling, alongside session lengths and fees and qualifications, registration and ethics.
What do I need for 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.
Sessions are held online by secure video, so nothing has to be fitted around a train home. Bradley works from Hove and there is no room in Reading to travel to, which turns out to be the reason this is workable at all for busy couples. An hour at eight in the evening is as available as one at midday. You can be on the same sofa in Tilehurst, or on two screens when one of you is working late at the office.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
What sort of things do people bring?
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 Reading
Why people in Reading come for relationship counselling
The presenting problem here is usually time, and the actual problem usually sits underneath it. Who is allowed to be tired. Whose work is treated as the one that cannot move. What happened to the version of the two of you that existed before the jobs did. Recorded depression on GP registers reached 12.8% of adults aged 18 and over in 2024/25, below the England average of 14.3%, and low mood in one partner rearranges a household long before anybody calls it depression. Sessions focus on repair, because the argument itself is rarely the injury; the careful, distant days afterwards generally are. Drinking that started as a way of switching off can be looked at here without anyone being blamed for it. You are welcome on your own if your partner will not come. NHS Berkshire Talking Therapies takes free self-referrals, and Mind in Berkshire runs local 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 Reading
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Reading, you can refer yourself directly to NHS Berkshire 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.
Reading questions
Online Relationship Counselling in Reading: common questions
We both work long hours. When could sessions realistically happen?
Early morning and late evening slots are both available, and a weekly time can be moved when a work pattern changes. A free 15-minute consultation can usually be fixed within a few days of getting in touch. Protecting one hour a week is difficult, but it is considerably easier than protecting a journey too.
What is the fee, and is it per person?
It is charged per session, not per person, so bringing your partner costs nothing extra. The hour is charged at £80, the ninety-minute appointment at £100 and the two-hour one at £120. The first 15-minute conversation is free, and payment is made session by session rather than up front.
Is there anything free in Berkshire for couples struggling?
NHS Berkshire Talking Therapies is free, takes self-referrals without a GP appointment, and includes couple-focused work for depression in some areas. Mind in Berkshire offers wellbeing support around the county. Both are worth approaching regardless of what else you decide.
Can one of us join from the office and the other from home?
Yes, and quite a few couples in this area do exactly that. A booked meeting room at one end and the kitchen table at the other works perfectly well. What matters is that both of you can speak freely, so headphones and a door that closes are worth arranging.
We only argue about logistics. Is that even a relationship problem?
Almost always, yes. Arguments about the calendar are rarely about the calendar; they are usually the only place left where something more difficult can surface. Once the underlying question gets said directly, the diary rows tend to lose most of their heat.
We both work long tech-sector hours. When could couples sessions realistically happen?
Because there is nothing to travel to, sessions can be booked for the early evening once you are both back, or on a shared work-from-home day. We find a regular time that survives the rhythm of the commute rather than fighting against it.
When could we start couples counselling online from Reading?
Usually within the same week. There is no waiting list, so after a free 15-minute consultation we book your first session at a time that fits around the Paddington commute and demanding Thames Valley hours. Everything is held securely online, joined from home in Caversham, Tilehurst or Earley.
How do your fees compare with NHS couples help around Reading?
Sessions are £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 minutes and £120 for 120 minutes, after a free 15-minute consultation. NHS Talking Therapies in Berkshire is free but can involve a waiting list, whereas private sessions with Bradley let the two of you choose when to begin.
We both work long tech-sector hours. Can couples join separately in the evening?
Yes. One of you can join from home and the other from the office, and early-evening slots are available once you are both back from Green Park or the town centre. With nothing to travel to, we set a regular time that survives the rhythm of the commute.
Online Relationship Counselling in Reading, 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 London & South East: Slough, Oxford, Basingstoke, London. See all of London & South East.
If relationship counselling is not quite what you are looking for, counselling and therapy, trauma counselling and addiction counselling may fit better in Reading.
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 Hove, where the room is as well as online; see the full list of areas.