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Online Trauma Counselling · Derry
Online Trauma Counselling in Derry
Online trauma counselling for Derry, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Derry, from within the walls and the centre to the streets around the Peace Bridge, 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 Derry
Trauma Counselling for Derry, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Derry: from within the walls and the centre to the Bogside, the Waterside and Creggan
- Known for
- The city walls, the Peace Bridge and the river Foyle
- Region
- Northern Ireland
- Local NHS / support route
- NHS psychological therapies (Northern Ireland)
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Derry
Why do people in Derry reach out?
Few places carry as much as this city does. Derry lived through decades of conflict and the effects did not stop when the years of violence did; they moved into families, into silences at the table, into a way of staying alert that a child learns without being taught. That sits alongside every other kind of trauma, from accidents and assaults to bereavements and childhoods that went unprotected. Long economic hardship has made the recovery slower and the help harder to reach in the north-west. People here are extraordinarily good at carrying on, and carrying on holds for years, right up until the sleep or the temper or the numbness says otherwise.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Derry
BogsideWatersideCregganBishop StreetRosemountCulmoreShantallowthe DiamondBallymagroarty
Wherever you are in Derry, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Derry
Official figures for Derry, for context rather than as a description of you.
In Derry City and Strabane, 7.7% of adults reported a low life satisfaction score (4 or below out of 10) in the year ending March 2023, compared with a Northern Ireland average of 5.2%, a difference the survey's margin of error does not confirm. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Personal well-being estimates by local authority (Year ending March 2023 (2022-23)).
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 everything on trauma counselling, with the practical side for the practical questions and my credentials and 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.
Trauma sessions are held online by secure video only, with Bradley based in Hove and no premises anywhere in the city. That distance can be an advantage. You stay in your own home, in a chair you already trust, and there is no walk back through streets you know while you are still shaken. Work at a time when the house is quiet where possible, and use headphones where it is not. You set the pace, and stopping at any point is your call.
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 Derry
Why people in Derry come for trauma counselling
People usually come when the past has started interfering with the present rather than when it happened. Sleep that will not hold. A reaction to a noise, a date or a place that seems out of proportion to everyone else. A distance from the people you love that you cannot explain to them. Some of this belongs to the person in front of me and some was inherited, absorbed from parents or grandparents who lived through more than they ever put into words. It does not have to be described to be worked with. The Human Givens Rewind Technique processes a difficult memory without you narrating the event, which is often what makes the first session possible at all. We start with steadiness and only move on when it is there. Your GP can refer you for talking therapies through Health and Social Care, and Lifeline is free on 0808 808 8000.
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 Derry
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. 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 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 Lifeline free on 0808 808 8000. Lifeline is free on 0808 808 8000, the Samaritans are on 116 123, and you can text SHOUT to 85258.
Derry questions
Online Trauma Counselling in Derry: common questions
I have never told anyone. Would I have to start by telling you?
No. The first sessions are about sleep, safety and steadiness rather than the past, and the Rewind Technique does not require the event to be retold. You choose every word that gets said. Silence about the detail does not stop the work from happening.
What are the fees for this kind of work?
Sessions are £80 for an hour, £100 for 90 minutes and £120 for two hours. Longer appointments give more time to arrive and settle, which some people prefer for trauma. The 15-minute introductory call is free and puts you under no obligation.
What is available through the health service in the north-west?
Your GP is the route to talking therapies through Health and Social Care, and Altnagelvin Area Hospital covers medical care for the area. Counselling itself goes through your GP. Lifeline answers free at any hour on 0808 808 8000, and Inspire Wellbeing accepts direct contact.
My parents lived through those years and never spoke about it. Is that relevant to me?
It often is. Children raised around watchfulness, unexplained grief or a rule of not asking questions can carry the shape of an event they did not witness. We work with what you live with now rather than trying to piece together their history.
Will politics come into the sessions?
No. No position is taken on the past and none is ever expected from you. What matters in the room is the effect on your body, your sleep and your relationships now, not the background of what happened or who was involved in it.
Living somewhere with such a visible past, will you understand the context?
Bradley works sensitively with people across Northern Ireland and takes care to meet your experience on your terms, at your pace. Sessions are online by secure video from Hove, giving you a private, unhurried space to talk through difficult history when you feel ready.
How soon can I start trauma counselling online in Derry?
After a free 15-minute consultation, usually within a week or two. Trauma work moves at a careful pace, and early online sessions by secure video focus on safety first. You can take part from home in Derry, with no journey to Belfast to manage.
How do trauma counselling fees compare with NHS help in Derry?
NHS trauma services in Derry are free but often carry waiting lists, and the north-west's distance from Belfast can add to delays. Bradley charges £80 for 60 minutes, 100 for 90 and 120 for 120, after a free 15-minute consultation.
Is online trauma counselling right for people in Derry?
For many it is. Working online by secure video means staying in your own private space, which can feel steadier for trauma than an unfamiliar clinic. Bradley is Hove-based and UK-wide, with some evening slots for Derry clients who would rather talk after work.
Online Trauma Counselling in Derry, 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 Northern Ireland: Lisburn, Craigavon. See all of Northern Ireland.
Also available in Derry: anxiety counselling, addiction counselling and psychotherapy.
For anyone near the coast, the same trauma counselling runs in person in Brighton. Every area covered is listed separately.