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Online Trauma Counselling · Bangor
Online Trauma Counselling in Bangor
Online trauma counselling for Bangor, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Bangor, from the marina and the centre to the streets around the coastal path, 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 Bangor
Trauma Counselling for Bangor, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Bangor: from the marina and the centre to Ballyholme, Groomsport and Conlig
- Known for
- The marina, the coastal path and Belfast Lough
- Region
- Northern Ireland
- Local NHS / support route
- NHS psychological therapies (Northern Ireland)
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Bangor
Why people in Bangor get in touch
A seaside town can hold difficult history very quietly. People here carry the ordinary kinds of trauma, a crash, an assault, a bereavement that arrived without warning, and some carry the legacy of the past that Northern Ireland has lived through, sometimes inherited from a parent who never spoke of it. Bangor gives you room to keep all of that to yourself. You can walk the shore from the marina to Groomsport and say nothing to anyone. That privacy is worth something, but it also means a memory can sit untouched for decades while the sleep, the temper and the startle response quietly get worse.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Bangor
BallyholmeGroomsportConligBloomfieldClandeboyeWhitehillRathgaelBryansburn
Wherever you are in Bangor, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Bangor
Official figures for Bangor, for context rather than as a description of you.
In Ards and North Down, the council area covering Bangor, 3.3% of adults reported a low life satisfaction score (4 or below out of 10) in the year ending March 2023, compared with a Northern Ireland average of 5.2%, a difference the survey's margin of error does not confirm. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Personal well-being estimates by local authority (Year ending March 2023 (2022-23)).
Reviewed June 2026.
What would we do together in trauma counselling?
Trauma counselling here is gentle and led by you, drawing on methods designed for trauma including the Human Givens Rewind Technique, so a difficult memory is returned to ordinary recall.
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 the main trauma counselling page, alongside how sessions run and what they cost and my credentials and registration.
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.
This work is done online, by secure video, with Bradley in Hove and nowhere to attend in the town. Being at home matters for trauma. You are in a familiar room, with your own door and your own kettle, and when the hour ends you are already where you need to be rather than driving back along the coast road unsettled. Sessions move at the pace you set, and any session can be slowed down or stopped.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
What does trauma counselling help with?
Hypervigilance
Help when your nervous system is stuck on high alert.
Numbness and avoidance
For when you cope by shutting down.
Trauma behind addiction
Healing the wound that drives the habit.
Sub-threshold trauma
Reaching the quieter, accumulated hurts.
Feeling safe again
Working always at a pace that is led by you.
Trauma Counselling in Bangor
Why people in Bangor come for trauma counselling
What usually brings people is not the memory itself but everything it has started to cost. Broken sleep. A reaction to a sound or a smell that seems disproportionate and is not. Feeling detached from people you love. Some of this dates from one event and some from a long stretch of years, and in Northern Ireland some of it belongs to a previous generation and was absorbed rather than experienced. None of it requires a full account before it can be worked with. The Human Givens Rewind Technique allows a memory to be processed without you narrating what happened, which removes the very obstacle that stops most people asking. We build stability first: sleep, grounding, and a manageable week. Your GP can refer you for talking therapies through Health and Social Care, Lifeline answers free on 0808 808 8000, and Inspire Wellbeing provides support you can approach directly.
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 Bangor
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Bangor, your GP can refer you to talking therapies and counselling through Health and Social Care. You can find support through Lifeline, Northern Ireland's crisis helpline, free on 0808 808 8000.
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 Lifeline free on 0808 808 8000. Lifeline is free on 0808 808 8000, the Samaritans are on 116 123, and you can text SHOUT to 85258.
Bangor questions
Online Trauma Counselling in Bangor: common questions
Will I have to go through the whole story?
No. The Rewind Technique works without you retelling the event, and you decide how much detail is ever spoken. Some people give an outline in a sentence and nothing more. Nothing is drawn out of you, and there is no version of this where you are pushed to disclose.
What would trauma sessions cost me?
The standard 60-minute session is £80. Some people prefer 90 minutes at £100 so there is time to settle at both ends, and 120 minutes is £120. The introductory 15-minute conversation is free and is a good way to ask about pacing before committing.
Who should I speak to locally as well?
Your GP is the route to talking therapies through Health and Social Care and can advise on what else is available to you. Lifeline is free and answers at any hour on 0808 808 8000. Inspire Wellbeing offers wellbeing support across Northern Ireland without needing a referral.
Is it safe to do trauma work by video rather than in person?
It is, when it is paced properly, and the pacing is what makes the difference rather than the format. Working from home gives you control of the environment and a clear end to the hour. If a session needs to slow right down, that happens the same way on screen.
What if what I carry came from my parents rather than from me?
That is more common than people expect, particularly in Northern Ireland, and it is workable. Growing up around silence, vigilance or grief that was never explained leaves a real mark. We would look at what got passed down and at what belongs to you now.
Can trauma work be done properly online?
Many people find the privacy of their own home makes this careful work feel safer, and the pace always stays with you. Bradley Riddell works with people across Bangor and Northern Ireland by secure video from Hove, never faster than feels right.
How soon can I start trauma counselling online in Bangor?
After a free 15-minute consultation, usually within a week or two. Trauma work moves at a careful pace, so early online sessions by secure video focus on safety and steadiness. You can take part from home anywhere in Bangor, with no clinic to attend.
How do trauma counselling fees compare with NHS help in Bangor?
NHS trauma services in Bangor are free but often have waiting lists. Bradley charges £80 for 60 minutes, 100 for 90 and 120 for 120, following a free 15-minute consultation, so support in Bangor need not wait for a place to open.
Is online trauma counselling suitable for people in Bangor?
For many, yes. Meeting online by secure video lets you stay in a familiar, private space, which can feel safer for trauma than an unfamiliar room. Bradley is Hove-based and UK-wide, with some evening slots for Bangor clients who prefer to talk after work.
Online Trauma Counselling in Bangor, 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 Northern Ireland: Belfast, Newtownabbey. See all of Northern Ireland.
Related work in Bangor: anxiety counselling, addiction counselling and psychotherapy.
Closer to the Sussex coast? The same trauma counselling is available in person, in Hove, where the room is, or see every area I cover.