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Online Trauma Counselling · Bath
Online Trauma Counselling in Bath
Online trauma counselling for Bath, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Bath, from the Georgian centre and the river to the streets around the Roman Baths, 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 Bath
Trauma Counselling for Bath, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Bath: from the Georgian centre and the river to Widcombe, Oldfield Park and Twerton
- Known for
- The Roman Baths, the Royal Crescent and the Abbey
- Region
- South 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 Bath
Why do people in Bath reach out?
Trauma does not need a headline to count. A childhood nobody ever discussed, an accident, a hospital corridor, a night that ended differently from how it began. Bath is small enough that people run into each other constantly, and that can keep a difficult history sealed for years, because saying it aloud somewhere this connected feels like handing it to everyone. The rate of emergency hospital admissions for self-harm here was 217.9 per 100,000 in 2023/24, well above the England average of 117 per 100,000, which points to a good deal of private distress beneath a very composed surface. The Royal United Hospital meets the sharp end of that. Most people carrying something old never go near a hospital at all.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Bath
WidcombeOldfield ParkTwertonBathwickLarkhallWestonCombe DownBear FlatBatheastonOdd Down
Wherever you are in Bath, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Bath
Official figures for Bath, for context rather than as a description of you.
the rate of emergency hospital admissions for self-harm was 217.9 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).
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 trauma counselling in detail, alongside how I work, sessions and fees and my credentials and registration.
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.
This is online work by secure video, because Bradley is in Hove and there is no room in this city. With trauma the distance is often an advantage rather than a compromise. You stay in your own space, you decide what appears on camera, and you can end the call yourself at any moment, which puts control somewhere it may not have been for a long time. Some people keep the camera off for the first few weeks. That is genuinely fine.
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 Bath
Why people in Bath come for trauma counselling
Telling the story is not something you will be asked to do. That is worth saying first, because most people arrive braced to describe something they have spent years not describing. Trauma counselling here is paced and led entirely by you, and the Human Givens Rewind Technique is built so that a memory can be processed without being narrated aloud. Nothing gets prised out of you. We begin with steadiness instead: what your nervous system is doing now, what sets it off, how sleep and startle and temper are behaving, and what already helps even slightly. Only once that ground is firm do we go anywhere near the memory, and only at the speed you set. Asking to stop is treated as good judgement, not resistance. Alongside this, the NHS Talking Therapies finder takes self-referrals in England and can assess and route trauma-focused help, and Bath Mind offers lower-key support closer to home.
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 Bath
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Bath, 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.
Bath questions
Online Trauma Counselling in Bath: common questions
Bath is small and I know people. How private is this in practice?
Sessions happen online and nothing about them is visible anywhere in the city. There is no waiting room for a colleague to walk past. Confidentiality follows the BACP Ethical Framework, and the few limits to it are explained plainly at the start rather than tucked away in small print.
Can the Rewind Technique work if I never say out loud what happened?
Yes, and it was designed for exactly that. The memory is worked with internally, at a distance you control, and you need offer only the barest outline, sometimes no more than a word for the thing. Being spared the retelling is often what makes starting possible in the first place.
Self-harm admissions in Bath run at 217.9 per 100,000. Should that alarm me?
It is a real figure for 2023/24 and well above the England average of 117 per 100,000, but it describes a population, not you. If you are hurting yourself or thinking about it, please tell your GP, and Samaritans are there at any hour. Counselling belongs alongside that, not instead.
Does the NHS Talking Therapies finder cover trauma too?
It does. Self-referral in England means no GP letter is needed to begin, and the finder sends you to the service for your postcode, which can assess and route trauma-focused work. Where symptoms are severe, or sleep and safety are badly affected, involving your GP as well is sensible rather than dramatic.
Roughly how many sessions might this take, and what is the cost of them?
A single clearly bounded memory often takes fewer than people expect; something that ran on for years takes longer. Nothing is booked as a block. Sixty minutes is £80, ninety £100 and two hours £120, and the free 15-minute consultation is the sensible place to ask about your own circumstances.
I'm a student at Bath and something from my past keeps intruding. Can we work online?
Yes. Online sessions fit around your timetable and can be taken privately from your accommodation, at a pace you set. Trauma work is never rushed. We meet by secure video; the counselling room is in Hove.
How do I start trauma counselling online from Bath?
Trauma counselling for Bath is provided online, so support is not delayed by finding a local room. After a free 15-minute consultation we agree a gentle pace, and secure video sessions can usually begin within a week or so. The consulting room is in Hove; Bath is served by video.
What are the fees for trauma counselling, and how does the NHS compare in Bath?
NHS trauma support in Bath is free via the local Talking Therapies service, though waits are common. Privately, I charge £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 and £120 for 120, with a free 15-minute consultation. The longer sessions often suit careful trauma work.
Is online right for trauma work, and can Bath clients have evening times?
For trauma, many Bath clients value staying in their own private space rather than travelling. We work by secure video at a pace you control, with evening slots where they can be arranged. In-person appointments are only for those able to reach Hove on the Sussex coast.
Online Trauma Counselling in Bath, 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 South West: Bristol, Swindon. See all of South West.
If trauma counselling is not quite what you are looking for, anxiety counselling, addiction counselling and psychotherapy may fit better in Bath.
For anyone near the coast, the same trauma counselling runs in person in Brighton. Every area covered is listed separately.