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Online Trauma Counselling · Hastings
Online Trauma Counselling in Hastings
Online trauma counselling for Hastings, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Hastings, from the Old Town and the Stade to the streets around the fishing beach, 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 Hastings
Trauma Counselling for Hastings, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Hastings: from the Old Town and the Stade to St Leonards, Ore and Silverhill
- Known for
- The Old Town, the fishing beach and the cliffs
- Region
- London & South East (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- Health in Mind, the East Sussex NHS Talking Therapies service
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Hastings
What brings people in Hastings to counselling?
Some towns carry more than their share, and the figures show it. The rate of emergency admissions for self-harm was 192.7 per 100,000 in 2023/24, far above the England average of 117 per 100,000. Behind a number like that sit ordinary lives in Bohemia, West Hill and Central St Leonards where something happened and was never dealt with, because there was no time, no money, or nobody to tell. Trauma does not fade through neglect. It settles into sleep, into startle, into a body that responds to the present as though it were still the worst day. And it waits.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Hastings
Old TownSt LeonardsOreSilverhillHollingtonBohemiaWest HillClive ValeCentral St Leonards
Wherever you are in Hastings, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Hastings
Official figures for Hastings, for context rather than as a description of you.
the rate of emergency hospital admissions for self-harm was 192.7 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).
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 the full trauma counselling page, with the practical side for the practical questions and qualifications, registration and ethics for registration and ethics.
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 sessions for people in Hastings run online by secure video. Where you are sitting is part of the work here rather than an incidental detail. At home you keep the door, the light and the option to stop, and the hour ends without a journey attached to it. There is no unfamiliar waiting area, and nothing in the arrangement asks you to be somewhere exposed before you feel ready.
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 Hastings
Why people in Hastings come for trauma counselling
People often hold this for years, and the reason is usually a straightforward fear about what counselling would involve. So it is worth saying clearly: you are not required to describe what happened, and you will never be pressed to. The work is client-led and moves at your pace rather than a standard one. Where it is appropriate, the Human Givens Rewind Technique can be used, and it is done with you relaxed and in control, without the event being retold at all. Everything before that is about steadiness, making sure you have ways of bringing yourself down that work reliably, and no timetable rushes that stage. Health in Mind, the East Sussex NHS Talking Therapies service, accepts self-referrals and can advise on trauma-focused NHS options if you want to pursue that as well.
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 Hastings
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Hastings, you can refer yourself directly to Health in Mind, the East Sussex NHS Talking Therapies service 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.
Hastings questions
Online Trauma Counselling in Hastings: common questions
It was a long time ago and nobody ever did anything about it. Is it too late?
It is not. Left alone does not mean out of reach, and memories carried for decades still respond to this work. Nothing here depends on anyone having believed you at the time, or on anything official having happened. What we work with is how it affects you now.
What does it cost, and how long will it take?
An hour costs £80 / 60 min, with £100 / 90 min and £120 / 120 min available if a longer session helps, paid one at a time. Length varies, although this work is often briefer than people expect, and the free 15-minute call is the place to ask about it.
Is there NHS help for trauma in East Sussex?
Yes. Health in Mind takes self-referrals from adults across East Sussex and can advise on trauma-focused NHS options, though waits move with demand. If tonight feels unsafe, your GP is quicker and Samaritans answer at any hour. The two routes can run together.
I grew up here and the reminders are everywhere. Do I have to move away to feel better?
No. The aim is to reduce how strongly those reminders land, so that a street stops carrying the same charge. People generally find the town becomes navigable again rather than something to escape. Moving is a decision for other reasons, not a remedy for this.
I cannot afford to fall apart when people depend on me. Is this safe to start?
That is one of the commonest reasons for delay, and the work is built with it in mind. Sessions finish in a settled state rather than an open one, and the early stage is specifically about being able to steady yourself, so ordinary life keeps running meanwhile.
Support here feels stretched. Can I get consistent trauma counselling in Hastings?
Yes. Online sessions give you a dependable, regular point of contact regardless of what local services can offer, held from home with no travel costs. We build safety first and move at your pace, so working through difficult experiences stays manageable.
How soon can I start trauma counselling online in Hastings?
Often within a week of a free consultation. Bradley works online with Hastings clients, so there is no clinic to reach across town. Trauma work from your own private space, in Ore or St Leonards, can feel steadier and safer.
What do trauma sessions cost, and can the NHS help in Hastings?
Trauma counselling is £80 for sixty minutes, £100 for ninety and £120 for two hours, with the longer sessions often suiting it. Health in Mind, the East Sussex service, is free but can be oversubscribed, so many in Hastings begin privately to be seen sooner.
Is online trauma counselling as good as in person in Hastings, and are evenings available?
Many Hastings clients find online trauma work just as steadying, with familiar surroundings between sessions. Bradley offers some evening slots for freelance and creative schedules, and the Hove room is a coastal train ride away if meeting in person would help.
Online Trauma Counselling in Hastings, 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: Eastbourne. See all of London & South East.
Related work in Hastings: anxiety counselling, addiction counselling and psychotherapy.
Closer to the Sussex coast? The same trauma counselling is available in person, in Hove, where the room is, or see every area I cover.