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Online Trauma Counselling · Canterbury
Online Trauma Counselling in Canterbury
Online trauma counselling for Canterbury, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Canterbury, from the city walls and the centre to the streets around the cathedral, 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 Canterbury
Trauma Counselling for Canterbury, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Canterbury: from the city walls and the centre to Wincheap, St Stephen's and Hales Place
- Known for
- The cathedral, the city walls and the Stour
- Region
- London & South East (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- NHS Talking Therapies in Kent and Medway
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Canterbury
Why people in Canterbury get in touch
Trauma takes no interest in how old or how pleasant a place is. Someone can walk past the Marlowe Theatre every day for a year while carrying something that happened somewhere else entirely, or something that happened here and has never been said aloud. The signs are much the same wherever you live: sleep that breaks, a startle response set far too high, whole parts of a city rerouted around without you ever deciding to. In a university city there is the added difficulty that people move on each summer, so those who knew are no longer nearby. Emergency admissions for self-harm here ran at 116.3 per 100,000 in 2023/24, just below the England average of 117 per 100,000.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Canterbury
WincheapSt Stephen'sHales PlaceThaningtonBleanSt Dunstan'sSturryBarton
Wherever you are in Canterbury, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Canterbury
Official figures for Canterbury, for context rather than as a description of you.
the rate of emergency hospital admissions for self-harm was 116.3 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).
Reviewed June 2026.
What is trauma counselling, in practice?
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.
Because the work itself is the same wherever you live, the detail sits in one place rather than all of them: trauma counselling in detail sets out the methods, session lengths and fees covers the practicalities, and my credentials and registration covers accountability.
How does meeting by video work in practice?
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.
Trauma work with people in Canterbury is done online by secure video. The setting counts for more here than in most counselling. You choose the room, the light and the door, and you keep the ability to stop. Nothing asks you to walk into an unfamiliar building and be at your most exposed beside someone you have only just met. Whether that room is a house in Blean or a parked car, what matters is that your body already accepts it.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
Which difficulties does trauma counselling address?
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 Canterbury
Why people in Canterbury come for trauma counselling
People often carry this for years before making contact, and the reason is nearly always the same: a belief that getting help means going through it all again in detail. That is not what happens. The work is paced and led by you, and the story stays yours to tell or not tell. Where it fits, the Human Givens Rewind Technique can be used, and it does not require you to describe the event at all. It is done calmly, with you awake and in charge throughout, and it can be halted at any moment you choose. The first stage is not the memory but your capacity to steady yourself, and nothing moves past that point until it is genuinely reliable. NHS Talking Therapies in Kent and Medway accepts self-referrals and can advise on trauma-focused NHS options, while East Kent Mind covers the Canterbury district for ongoing 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 Canterbury
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Canterbury, you can refer yourself directly to NHS Talking Therapies in Kent and Medway 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.
Canterbury questions
Online Trauma Counselling in Canterbury: common questions
Will I have to say out loud what actually happened?
Not unless you decide to. Some people work through this without ever giving me the details, and the Rewind Technique in particular is carried out with no telling of the story. You will not be nudged towards disclosure, and there is no stage where you are pressed for more.
How long does this kind of work take, and what will I pay?
Often less time than people brace themselves for. An hour is £80 / 60 min; some prefer £100 / 90 min or £120 / 120 min so there is space to arrive and settle again before finishing. The free 15-minute call is a good place to ask about likely length.
Is there an NHS route for trauma in Kent I should try as well?
Yes. NHS Talking Therapies in Kent and Medway takes self-referrals and can direct you towards trauma-focused work within the NHS, although waits vary. If things feel unsafe tonight, contact your GP, and Samaritans answer through the night. Using both routes at once is entirely reasonable.
Something happened during my first year here and I still live in the same city. Does that make it harder?
It can, because the place keeps handing you reminders you did not ask for. Streets get avoided, routes get longer, and the effort of managing all that becomes invisible even to you. Turning down the volume on those reminders is a realistic aim, and it does not require moving away.
My friends have all graduated and left. Does being on my own make this unworkable?
No, though it does change what support looks like around the work. Nothing here depends on anyone else corroborating your account or being there to remember it with you. What the loss of that circle affects is day-to-day steadiness, so we look at what contact you still have.
I'm a student carrying something difficult from before. Can trauma counselling stay separate from my uni life?
Yes. Sessions are held privately online from your own room, fitted around your timetable, with nothing on campus to walk into and no one there involved. We build safety first and move only as fast as feels right, so the work stays manageable alongside your studies.
How soon can I start trauma counselling online in Canterbury?
Often within a week of a free consultation. Bradley works online with Canterbury clients, so there is no clinic to reach across the city. Trauma work from your own private space, in Wincheap or St Stephen's, can feel steadier and safer.
What do trauma sessions cost, and can the NHS help in Canterbury?
Trauma counselling is £80 for sixty minutes, £100 for ninety and £120 for two hours, with the longer sessions often suiting it. NHS Talking Therapies Kent and Medway is free but can be oversubscribed, so many in Canterbury begin privately sooner.
Is online trauma counselling as good as in person in Canterbury, and are evenings available?
Many Canterbury clients, including students, find online trauma work just as steadying, with familiar surroundings between sessions. Bradley offers some evening slots around university hours, and the Hove room is reachable by train if meeting in person would help.
Online Trauma Counselling in Canterbury, 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: Ashford, Margate, Maidstone. See all of London & South East.
If trauma counselling is not quite what you are looking for, anxiety counselling, addiction counselling and psychotherapy may fit better in Canterbury.
If you can reach the south coast, this work is also done face to face in Brighton — all in-person areas are listed here.