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Online Trauma Counselling · Chichester
Online Trauma Counselling in Chichester
Online trauma counselling for Chichester, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Chichester, from the cathedral quarter and the city centre to the streets around the Market Cross, 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 Chichester
Trauma Counselling for Chichester, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Chichester: from the cathedral quarter and the city centre to Summersdale, Whyke and nearby Bognor
- Known for
- The cathedral, the Market Cross and the harbour
- Region
- London & South East (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Chichester
Why people in Chichester reach out
Chichester is an elegant cathedral city near the harbour and the Downs, and its calm, affluent feel can make difficulties harder to voice. In a place where appearances matter and where many residents are retired or self-employed, low mood, anxiety and isolation can go unspoken for a long time before anyone reaches out.
Chichester is an elegant cathedral city where the Market Cross, the Festival Theatre and the harbour set a refined, unhurried tone, with the South Downs on one side and the tidal creeks of the harbour on the other. Its working life gathers around the University of Chichester, the theatre and its festival, the Goodwood estate up on the Downs, and a good many self-employed and retired residents in Summersdale, Whyke and out towards Fishbourne. That calm and comfortable feel can, though, make difficulty harder to voice. Where appearances carry weight and independence is prized, low mood, anxiety and loneliness can go unspoken for a long while. Somewhere impartial to set that down, without judgement or local ties, can quietly lift a great deal.
On the coast the nearest specialist can be a long way inland; a secure video link closes that distance completely.
Chichester is a cathedral city home to the University of Chichester, Chichester Festival Theatre and St Richard's Hospital.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Chichester
SummersdaleWhykeFishbourneParklandsPortfieldGraylingwellDonningtonFishbourne Road
Wherever you are in Chichester, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Chichester
These figures are local context from official sources, not a description of you, but they show the scale of what people in and around Chichester are living with, and why local support matters.
the rate of emergency hospital admissions for self-harm was 127.2 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).
Local data last reviewed June 2026. Each figure shows the year and links to the official source it was read on.
The trauma counselling itself
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 is the same wherever you live, so rather than repeat it on every page you can read it in full, the methods, what each session covers and fees, on the main trauma counselling page and on how I work.
How online sessions work
Sessions run over a secure, encrypted video link held to the same strict BACP confidentiality as meeting in person. After a free fifteen-minute call to check we are a good fit, you join each session from any private space using a phone, tablet or laptop, no software to install, no waiting room and no journey at either end.
Chichester lies at the western edge of Sussex, and its rail and road links can make trips to appointments elsewhere slow going. Online sessions remove the journey: you meet securely from home whenever suits your week. The practice room is in Hove, further along the coast if you would like to meet in person, but for Chichester the work is done online, discreetly and without any need to travel across the county.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
How online trauma counselling in Chichester can help
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 Chichester
Why people in Chichester come for trauma counselling
In an affluent cathedral city where composure is valued, a difficult past experience can stay carefully hidden, even as it disturbs sleep and shapes daily life. Chichester's calm surface and the prizing of independence can make it especially hard to acknowledge trauma, let alone speak of it. Yet what is not addressed tends to keep resurfacing, in guardedness, in reactions that feel out of step with the present. Trauma-focused counselling offers a contained, judgement-free space to work through what happened at your own pace, held securely online from home, discreetly and without any need to travel across the county or explain yourself to anyone locally.
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 Chichester
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Chichester, you can refer yourself directly to NHS West Sussex 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.
Chichester questions
Online Trauma Counselling in Chichester: common questions
Can I get online trauma counselling if I live in Chichester?
Yes. I work with people right across Chichester, from the cathedral quarter and the city centre outwards, and anywhere else in London & South East, by secure video, no need to travel to Hove, and just as confidential as meeting in the room.
Do I have to describe what happened in detail?
No. Methods like the Human Givens Rewind let us process a memory without you reliving it or even speaking the detail aloud.
Is it safe to do trauma work online?
Yes, when it is paced carefully. We go slowly, keep you grounded, and you stay in control of what we approach and when.
What if I get overwhelmed during a session?
We build in ways to settle and pause, and never move faster than feels safe. Being in your own space online can make that easier.
Can I address past trauma discreetly, without anyone in Chichester knowing?
Yes. Sessions are held privately online from home, with no local room to be seen entering and nothing that need involve anyone in the city. Everything stays confidential, and we approach difficult memories gently, building safety before going any further.
How soon can I start trauma counselling online in Chichester?
Often within a week of a free consultation. Bradley works online with Chichester clients, so there is no clinic to reach across the city. Trauma work from your own private space, in Summersdale or Whyke, can feel steadier when memories are difficult.
What do trauma sessions cost, and can the NHS help in Chichester?
Trauma work is £80 for sixty minutes, £100 for ninety and £120 for two hours, with longer sessions often suiting it. NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies is free but frequently oversubscribed, so many in Chichester begin privately to be seen sooner.
Is online trauma counselling as effective as in person in Chichester, and are evenings available?
Many Chichester clients find online trauma work just as containing, with familiar surroundings to steady them afterwards. Bradley offers some evening slots, and the Hove room is a coastal train ride away if meeting in person would help you feel safer.
I'm self-employed and used to just getting on with things. Is it worth talking to someone?
Yes. Many self-employed and retired people in Chichester are used to coping alone, which can mean struggles go unspoken for a long time. Online sessions are private and flexible around your own diary, giving you a confidential space to be honest without anyone in the city knowing.
Online Trauma Counselling in Chichester, 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: Portsmouth, Crawley, Horsham. See all of London & South East.
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Closer to the Sussex coast? The same trauma counselling is available in person in Brighton & Hove, or see all in-person areas.