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Online Trauma Counselling · Halifax
Online Trauma Counselling in Halifax
Online trauma counselling for Halifax, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Halifax, from the Piece Hall and the centre to the streets around the Minster, 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 Halifax
Trauma Counselling for Halifax, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Halifax: from the Piece Hall and the centre to King Cross, Sowerby Bridge and Illingworth
- Known for
- The Piece Hall, the Minster and the Calderdale hills
- Region
- Yorkshire & North East (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- NHS Talking Therapies (find via the NHS finder)
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Halifax
Why people in Halifax reach out
Halifax is a handsome Pennine town built on wool and shaped by its decline, set in steep Calder Valley country prone to flooding. Insecure work, money pressure and the isolation of the hill villages all shape the pressures people here carry.
Halifax stands in steep Calder Valley country, a handsome Pennine town built on the wool trade. Its centrepiece is the Piece Hall, a magnificent Georgian cloth market unlike anything else in Britain, now a lively square of shops and concerts beside the Minster and the vast Dean Clough mills. The town gave its name to the Halifax bank, and the moors above hold Shibden Hall, home of the diarist Anne Lister and familiar to many from the screen. Wainhouse Tower rises as a folly over the western slopes, and the road up the valley leads to Sowerby Bridge and artistic Hebden Bridge. The steep hills that give Halifax its drama also leave the valley floor prone to flooding when the Calder rises.
In a close-knit town where people tend to know one another, online keeps support entirely private, with nobody to pass in a waiting room.
Halifax is served by Calderdale Royal Hospital (Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust); the town is the historic home of the Halifax bank (now part of Lloyds Banking Group) and of the restored Georgian Piece Hall.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Halifax
King CrossSowerby BridgeIllingworthOvendenPellonSavile ParkSkircoatWarleyBoothtownMixenden
Wherever you are in Halifax, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Halifax
These figures are local context from official sources, not a description of you, but they show the scale of what people in and around Halifax are living with, and why local support matters.
the rate of emergency hospital admissions for self-harm was 106.6 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).
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.
I'm based in Hove and work with people in Halifax online, by secure video call, rather than in person. In hill country where getting about can be slow, and after a bad flood harder still, video keeps things steady, you join from home or a quiet room and we agree a regular weekly time that fits around work and family. Sessions come to you.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
How online trauma counselling in Halifax 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 Halifax
Why people in Halifax come for trauma counselling
Whether it's recent or carried for years, trauma can keep your nervous system on alert long after the danger has passed, hypervigilance, flashbacks, sleep that won't come. I'm Bradley Riddell, a counsellor based in Hove, working with people across Halifax by secure video rather than in person. Trauma work here is slow and led by you: we build a sense of safety and grounding first, and only turn towards the hard memories when it feels right. Meeting from your own familiar space, up above the valley in Warley or Illingworth or wherever you feel unseen, can itself help that steadiness.
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 Halifax
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Halifax, you can refer yourself directly to NHS talking therapies for anxiety and depression, with no GP referral needed. You can find support through the NHS Talking Therapies finder.
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.
Halifax questions
Online Trauma Counselling in Halifax: common questions
Can I get online trauma counselling if I live in Halifax?
Yes. I work with people right across Halifax, from the Piece Hall and the centre outwards, and anywhere else in Yorkshire & North 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.
Is it safe to do trauma work over video?
It can be. We move at your pace and keep grounding techniques to hand, and being in your own space often helps you feel more in control. If additional in-person support were ever needed, I'd help you find suitable local options alongside our work.
How soon can I start trauma counselling online in Halifax?
We begin with a free 15-minute consultation, usually within a week, then a first video session at a careful pace. Working from Hove across Halifax means no waiting list and no slow trip into town when you're feeling vulnerable; the session simply comes to you.
How much is trauma counselling, and why not just use the NHS in Halifax?
You can; Calderdale Royal Hospital and NHS talking therapies are free, though often with a wait. My fees are £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 and £120 for two hours. Longer sessions can suit trauma work, and privately you'd start sooner at your own pace.
Is trauma work safe to do online instead of in person in Halifax?
For many people, yes. Being in your own space in Halifax, rather than an unfamiliar room after a long hill journey, can feel steadier. I work from Hove by secure video, and we can use 90-minute or evening sessions so there's time to settle and close gently.
Are you based in Halifax or Calderdale?
No, I work from Hove on the south coast and see Halifax clients by secure video. For people up in the hill villages around the valley, meeting online removes a slow trip into town and makes a weekly session much easier to keep up.
What if I can't find a private space at home?
That's common, and we can work around it. People join sessions from a parked car, a spare room, or somewhere quiet away from the house. What matters is that you can talk without being overheard; the video connection itself is secure and confidential.
Online Trauma Counselling in Halifax, 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 Yorkshire & North East: Huddersfield, Bradford. See all of Yorkshire & North East.
All counselling & therapy in Halifax: Addiction · Substance Use · Drinking Problems · Anxiety · Depression · Relationship · Counselling & Therapy · Psychotherapy.
Closer to the Sussex coast? The same trauma counselling is available in person in Brighton & Hove, or see all in-person areas.