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Online Trauma Counselling · Derry
Online Trauma Counselling in Derry
Online trauma counselling for Derry, by secure video, wherever you are. For many people in Derry, online sessions are not a compromise but the thing that finally makes therapy possible: flexible, private and fitted around your life.
BACP registered member25+ years of experienceLived experience
ConfidentialA safe, private space
Person-centredThe therapy fits you
Trauma Counselling for Derry, without the journey
Known for the city walls, the Peace Bridge and the river Foyle, Derry is a place of real character, with clients coming to me from from within the walls and the centre to the Bogside, the Waterside and Creggan. Wherever you are across it, online counselling means experienced support without the travel, fitted around work, family and everything else.
Hove is where my room is, but the support is not tied to Sussex. Over a secure link I work with people in Derry and far beyond, with the same depth and confidentiality as meeting face to face.
I also work online with people elsewhere in Northern Ireland, including Lisburn, Craigavon, Belfast.
If you would still prefer to meet in person and can travel to the Sussex coast, you are welcome to, but for most clients in Derry online trauma counselling is the natural and effective choice.
Life in Derry
Why people in Derry reach out
Derry, the walled city on the Foyle, carries a particularly deep history of the Troubles alongside long-standing economic hardship and its distance from Belfast. Intergenerational trauma, insecure work and isolation in the north-west all shape the pressures people here carry.
In towns shaped by the loss of their industries, hardship can run deep and quiet, and there is often a strong culture of just getting on with things. Online counselling offers a private, judgement-free space to set that down for an hour, without anyone needing to know.
What I help with
How online trauma counselling 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.
Why online works in Derry
Why people in Derry choose online counselling
Confidential and close
Life on the border can feel far from services and privacy matters; online brings discreet support to you.
The comfort of your own space
Many people find it easier to open up from their own sofa than in an unfamiliar room. From Derry, that comfort is part of the work, not a compromise.
Begin sooner
Rather than waiting for a local appointment to come free, an online slot often means you can start the work much sooner.
Human, even on a screen
The technology fades within minutes. What remains is a real, attentive conversation, the same one we'd have sitting in the room together.
How online sessions work
However we meet, the approach stays consistent. I am integratively trained and draw on approaches designed specifically for trauma, including the Human Givens Rewind Technique, a calm, non-intrusive method that returns a memory to ordinary recall. You do not have to relive the detail or even speak it aloud for this to work.
Practically, it couldn't be simpler: a quiet room, a device with a camera, and a steady internet connection. After a free fifteen-minute call to check the fit, you'll get a private link to join at our agreed time.
Read more about online counselling, about trauma counselling, or about my methods, sessions and fees.
Start the conversationFinding support in Derry
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally, and it can be worth knowing what else is there. In Derry, 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, stay with the same counsellor throughout, and work at greater depth and pace; the two can run side by side, and I'm glad to work alongside any NHS or GP support you already have.
If you need urgent help now
This practice is not a crisis service. If you or someone else 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, and the Samaritans are on 116 123.
Derry questions
Online Trauma Counselling in Derry: common questions
Can I have online trauma counselling if I live in Derry?
Absolutely. Derry is well within reach, because we meet by secure video rather than in person. You'll get exactly the same specialist support as someone sitting in my Hove room.
What do I need to start online sessions in Derry?
Very little: a private space where you won't be interrupted, a laptop, tablet or phone, and a reasonable internet connection. After a free fifteen-minute call, I send a secure link you click at our agreed time.
Is online trauma counselling as effective as meeting in person?
For most people, yes. Online therapy can be just as effective as meeting face to face, and many find it easier to open up from home. Everything is held with the same strict confidentiality as in-person work.
Can I use the NHS in Derry as well as seeing you?
Yes, and many people do both. You can access support from your local NHS talking therapies or counselling service alongside our work; private counselling simply means you can usually start sooner and stay with the same counsellor throughout. I'm happy to work alongside any NHS support you're receiving.
Online Trauma Counselling in Derry, whenever you are ready
The simplest first step from Derry is a free fifteen-minute call. There's no obligation, just a chance to ask anything and see how it feels.
Online Trauma Counselling in nearby places
Prefer to meet face to face? See counselling across Brighton, Hove & Sussex, or read more about how online counselling works and about trauma counselling in depth.