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Online Trauma Counselling · Bournemouth
Online Trauma Counselling in Bournemouth
Online trauma counselling for Bournemouth, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Bournemouth, from the seafront and the centre to the streets around the pier, 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 Bournemouth
Trauma Counselling for Bournemouth, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Bournemouth: from the seafront and the centre to Boscombe, Winton and Charminster
- Known for
- The pier, the beaches and the pines
- Region
- South West (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- Steps2Wellbeing, NHS Talking Therapies Dorset
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Bournemouth
What is going on for people in Bournemouth?
People arrive in Bournemouth from everywhere, and some arrive to get away from something. Trauma travels well: a move to the coast changes the view and not the nervous system. Old things can surface months after the boxes are unpacked, often in the very place that was supposed to settle them. The rate of emergency hospital admissions for self-harm here was 198 per 100,000 in 2023/24, above the England average of 117 per 100,000, which is a reminder that the seafront and the summer crowds are not the whole picture. Around Boscombe and Springbourne there are people managing a difficult history alone in a rented room, waiting for the season to turn.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Bournemouth
BoscombeWintonCharminsterWestbourneSouthbourneSpringbourneKinsonThroopPokesdown
Wherever you are in Bournemouth, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Bournemouth
Official figures for Bournemouth, for context rather than as a description of you.
the rate of emergency hospital admissions for self-harm was 198 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.
Rather than say the same thing on every page, the substance lives on the trauma counselling page, with how I work for the practical questions and how to check my registration for registration and ethics.
What happens in 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 online by secure video, from Hove, and there is no room in this town. For trauma work the distance tends to help. Your own space, your own door, your own decision about what the camera sees, and the call ends the moment you say so. If you are in temporary or shared accommodation, the work travels with you instead of being tied to a building you may soon leave. Headphones and a closed door are usually enough.
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 Bournemouth
Why people in Bournemouth come for trauma counselling
Nothing here asks you to retell the event. Trauma counselling is paced and client-led, and it starts a long way back from the memory itself. We begin with the present: what your sleep is doing, what makes you jump, what you avoid without ever deciding to, and where in the week you feel even slightly steadier. The Human Givens Rewind Technique, when we reach it, works without you describing what happened aloud, which is why someone who has never told a soul can still do this work properly. You set the pace throughout. Stopping is always available and is never treated as failure. Alongside counselling, Steps2Wellbeing, NHS Talking Therapies Dorset, takes self-referrals in England and can assess trauma and route it onward, and where sleep or safety are badly affected your GP should hear about it. Dorset Mind is there for ordinary local support in between.
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 Bournemouth
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Bournemouth, you can refer yourself directly to Steps2Wellbeing, NHS Talking Therapies Dorset 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.
Bournemouth questions
Online Trauma Counselling in Bournemouth: common questions
I moved to the coast to leave it behind and it followed me. Is that normal?
Very. Distance changes the surroundings, not the alarm system, and a quieter life can even give old memories more room to surface. It is not evidence that the move was a mistake. More often it means something has finally gone still enough to be looked at properly.
Do I have to say what happened before we can begin?
No. The Human Givens Rewind Technique exists precisely so a memory can be processed without narration. You decide what is said and when, and plenty of people offer no more than a label for it. Nothing is pulled out of you, and nothing is written down that you have not agreed to.
Self-harm admissions in this area run at 198 per 100,000. Can counselling help with that?
Counselling can work with what sits underneath it. That figure is for 2023/24 and sits above the England average of 117 per 100,000. If you are harming yourself now, please involve your GP, and Samaritans can be called at any hour of the night. This work sits alongside medical care, not in place of it.
Can Steps2Wellbeing help with trauma as well?
It can. Steps2Wellbeing, NHS Talking Therapies Dorset, accepts self-referrals in England without a GP letter and can assess trauma and point you towards trauma-focused help. Waits vary. Some people start privately while waiting, then keep whichever suits them best once the NHS appointment comes through.
How long is this likely to take, and what will it cost me?
A single bounded incident often takes a handful of sessions; years of something takes longer, and neither is sold as a package. The hour is £80, ninety minutes £100, two hours £120. We review as we go, and the free 15-minute call is the place to ask what your own situation is likely to need.
With people always coming and going here, I have no one steady to talk to. Can counselling help?
Yes. A regular, confidential session offers a fixed point to work through difficult experiences, however much else is changing around you, and at a pace you set. We meet online by secure video. The counselling room is in Hove.
How do I begin trauma counselling online from Bournemouth?
Trauma counselling for Bournemouth is delivered online, so support is not held up by finding a local space. After a free 15-minute consultation we set a steady pace, and secure video sessions can usually begin within a week. The consulting room is in Hove; Bournemouth is served by video.
What are the fees for trauma work, and how does the NHS compare in Bournemouth?
NHS trauma support in Bournemouth is free via the Dorset Talking Therapies service, though waits can be hard. Privately, I charge £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 and £120 for 120, with a free 15-minute consultation. Longer sessions often suit trauma work.
For trauma, is online suitable, and are Bournemouth evenings possible?
For trauma, many Bournemouth clients prefer the privacy of online sessions from their own room. We work by secure video at a pace you control, with evening slots around study or shift patterns where possible. In-person appointments are only for those able to reach Hove.
Online Trauma Counselling in Bournemouth, 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: Poole, Southampton. See all of South West.
Related work in Bournemouth: anxiety counselling, addiction counselling and psychotherapy.
For anyone near the coast, the same trauma counselling runs in person in Hove, where the room is. Every area covered is listed separately.