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Online Trauma Counselling · Glasgow
Online Trauma Counselling in Glasgow
Online trauma counselling for Glasgow, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Glasgow, from the city centre and the West End to the streets around the Clyde, 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 Glasgow
Trauma Counselling for Glasgow, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Glasgow: from the city centre and the West End to the Southside, Dennistoun and Govan
- Known for
- The Clyde, the galleries and the music scene
- Region
- Scotland
- Local NHS / support route
- NHS psychological therapies (Scotland)
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Glasgow
Why do people in Glasgow reach out?
Glasgow carries a lot that has never been said out loud. A death that came out of nowhere. Something violent in a street you still use. A childhood that everyone in the family describes as normal. The city's instinct is to make a joke and move on, and that works until the body decides otherwise. What arrives later is usually quiet: sleep breaking at the same hour, a flinch at a raised voice, a stretch of Pollokshields or the city centre you avoid without explaining why. Some people feel detached from their own life, as though watching it from the next room. That is not weakness and it is not permanent.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Glasgow
West EndSouthsideDennistounGovanPartickShawlandsFinniestonMerchant CityMaryhillPollokshields
Wherever you are in Glasgow, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Glasgow
Official figures for Glasgow, for context rather than as a description of you.
In Glasgow City, 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 Scotland average of 6.1%, 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.
What actually happens in the room is the same everywhere, so it is written up once: see the full trauma counselling page for the methods, session lengths and fees for fees and session lengths, and my credentials and registration if you want to check who you would be working with.
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 Glasgow happens online by secure video, from Bradley's room in Hove. The distance is genuinely helpful. Nobody connected to what happened is anywhere near, there is no local waiting area where you might be recognised, and you will not pass me in the street afterwards. Staying in your own space for the whole session matters when safety is exactly what got shaken, and the journey home is already done.
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 Glasgow
Why people in Glasgow come for trauma counselling
People come for the aftermath rather than the event: a body permanently ready, the same fragments at night, a life quietly organised around what must be avoided. You set the pace, without exception. Nothing difficult is approached until you have dependable ways to steady yourself, and building those is the work, not a warm-up to it. Where it suits you, the Human Givens Rewind Technique can be used, and it does not require you to retell what happened; you stay relaxed, you stay in charge, and you can stop at any point. A great many people here come after a sudden death: the age-standardised drug-misuse death rate in Glasgow City averaged 41.1 per 100,000 over 2020-2024, far above the Scotland average of 22.5, according to National Records of Scotland. For NHS support, a GP referral leads into psychological therapies, NHS inform explains trauma reactions, and Breathing Space is free on 0800 83 85 87.
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 Glasgow
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Glasgow, your GP can refer you to NHS psychological therapies, and you can find trusted self-help through NHS inform. You can find support through NHS inform; for confidential listening support, Breathing Space is free on 0800 83 85 87.
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 24 on 111 for urgent mental health support. Breathing Space is free on 0800 83 85 87, the Samaritans are on 116 123, and you can text SHOUT to 85258.
Glasgow questions
Online Trauma Counselling in Glasgow: common questions
Do I need to tell you the whole story?
No. You choose what is said and how much of it, at every stage. Some people never describe the event in full and still get a great deal from this. The Rewind Technique works without any retelling, which is often why people choose it.
What does this cost, and are longer sessions better?
The fees are the same across the board: £80 for an hour, £100 for ninety minutes, £120 for two hours. Some people prefer the longer slot for this work. Before starting, a free 15-minute consultation lets you ask about pacing and approach.
Is there an NHS route for trauma in Glasgow?
Yes. Your GP can refer you into NHS psychological therapies, though waits vary and it is worth asking early. NHS inform sets out what trauma does to sleep and concentration, and Breathing Space is free on 0800 83 85 87 when nights are bad.
I lost someone to drugs and I cannot get past how I found out. Is that trauma?
It can be. A sudden death often leaves shock lying on top of the grief, and the part that keeps replaying is usually the shock rather than the loss itself. That part frequently settles, and it leaves the grieving something you can actually do.
I was told to just move on. Is it too late for me?
It is not. People arrive decades after the event, having been told exactly that by everyone around them. Time does not close the door, and the nervous system does not run to a schedule. We start from where you are now, at your pace.
I have never talked about what happened to me, where would we even start?
We would start slowly, and only with what you feel ready to share. There is no rush to relive anything. Early sessions are often about building trust and steadiness first. Meeting by secure video from your own home in Glasgow can make those first careful steps feel more manageable.
How soon can trauma counselling start online in Glasgow?
We begin with a free 15-minute consultation and usually arrange a first session within a week or two. Trauma work moves at your pace, so there is no pressure, and no local waiting list either. You start from your own space in Glasgow.
How do trauma counselling fees compare with Glasgow services?
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and some charities offer free trauma support, though waits are common. My private fees are £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 and £120 for 120, with a free 15-minute consultation and no queue before you begin.
Can I do trauma sessions privately by video in Glasgow?
Yes. Many people prefer to process trauma in their own home rather than a clinic across a busy city. Secure video sessions, evenings included, let you work from a quiet room in the West End or Southside, with nothing to travel to afterwards.
Online Trauma Counselling in Glasgow, 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 Scotland: Paisley, East Kilbride, Falkirk. See all of Scotland.
Close to this in Glasgow, there is anxiety counselling, addiction counselling and psychotherapy.
If you can reach the south coast, this work is also done face to face in Brighton — all in-person areas are listed here.