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Online Trauma Counselling · Horsham
Online Trauma Counselling in Horsham
Online trauma counselling for Horsham, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Horsham, from the Carfax and the old centre out to the streets around the Causeway, 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 Horsham
Trauma Counselling for Horsham, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Horsham: from the Carfax and the old centre out to Roffey, Broadbridge Heath and Southwater
- Known for
- The Carfax, the Causeway and the surrounding Weald
- Region
- London & South East (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Horsham
What brings people in Horsham to counselling?
A quiet town does not mean quiet lives. Something can have happened years ago, in a marriage, in childhood, on a road, in a hospital, and the outward version of a life carries on undisturbed above it. In 2023/24 the self-harm admission rate locally was 127.2 per 100,000, higher than the England average of 117 per 100,000, which is not what most people expect of a prosperous market town. Trauma shows itself in ordinary details: sleep that will not settle, a temper that surprises you, an inability to sit with your back to a door. None of that announces what it actually is.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Horsham
RoffeyBroadbridge HeathSouthwaterLittlehavenWarnhamDenneTrafalgarHorsham Park
Wherever you are in Horsham, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Horsham
Official figures for Horsham, for context rather than as a description of you.
the rate of emergency hospital admissions for self-harm was 127.2 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 does trauma counselling involve?
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 does not change with the postcode, so rather than repeat it on every page you can read it in full, the methods and what each session covers, on the full trauma counselling page, alongside how I work and professional standards and registration.
What do I need for 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 work with people in Horsham is done online by secure video. In this kind of counselling the surroundings are doing a job, and yours already do it. You keep the door, the chair and the option to stop, and there is no drive home afterwards with everything unsettled. Nothing in the arrangement requires you to sit in a room you do not know, opposite somebody you have only just met.
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 Horsham
Why people in Horsham come for trauma counselling
What keeps most people away is a picture of what trauma counselling involves, and that picture is usually wrong. There is no requirement to narrate the event, no expectation of detail, and no pressure to disclose anything before you want to. The work is paced and led by you, which in practice means going at the speed that leaves you steady rather than the speed that arrives soonest. The Human Givens Rewind Technique is available where it suits, and it works without any retelling, with you relaxed and in charge and free to stop at any moment. Everything before that is about building reliable ways to settle yourself. Self-referral to NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies is open and they can advise on trauma-focused NHS options, with West Sussex Wellbeing there for county council support.
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 Horsham
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Horsham, you can refer yourself directly to NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies 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.
Horsham questions
Online Trauma Counselling in Horsham: common questions
I have never called it trauma and the word feels dramatic. Does the label matter?
Not at all. Plenty of people describe it as something that happened, or a bad few years, and that does perfectly well. What matters is the effect it is still having on your sleep, your reactions and your ordinary day, rather than what any of it gets called.
What will this cost me, and how long should I expect it to run?
An hour is £80 / 60 min, and longer appointments at £100 / 90 min or £120 / 120 min suit some people for this work. Payment is per session with nothing paid ahead. It often takes fewer appointments than expected, which the free 15-minute call can cover.
Is there an NHS route for trauma I should know about in West Sussex?
Yes. You can refer yourself to NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies without a GP appointment, and they can advise on trauma-focused NHS options, though waits vary. For an urgent night, your GP or Samaritans comes first. West Sussex Wellbeing covers county council support.
It happened within my family and I still see them. Can I do this without it coming out?
You can. Nothing is shared with anybody, and the work does not require you to confront anyone or to make the situation public. A good many people do this while family relationships carry on unchanged, and any decision about that stays yours alone.
Can this help if what I have is mostly anger rather than fear?
It can. Anger is one of the ordinary shapes this takes, particularly where the original situation left no room to react at the time. It tends to ease as the underlying alarm settles, rather than needing to be held down separately by force of will.
Can I work through past trauma without anyone in Horsham knowing?
Yes. Sessions are held privately online from home, with no local waiting room and no appointment in town. Everything discussed stays confidential. We also approach difficult memories gently, building safety first, so the work feels manageable rather than exposing.
How soon can I start trauma counselling online in Horsham?
Often within a week of a free consultation. Bradley works online with Horsham clients, so there is no clinic to reach across town. Trauma work from your own private space, in Roffey or Broadbridge Heath, can feel steadier and safer.
What do trauma sessions cost, and can the NHS help in Horsham?
Trauma counselling is £80 for sixty minutes, £100 for ninety and £120 for two hours, with the longer sessions often suiting it. NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies is free but can be oversubscribed, so many in Horsham begin privately to be seen sooner.
Is online trauma counselling as good as in person in Horsham, and are evenings available?
Many Horsham clients find online trauma work just as steadying, with familiar surroundings between sessions. Bradley offers some evening slots around the commuter day, and the Hove room is a short train down if meeting face to face would help.
Online Trauma Counselling in Horsham, 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: Crawley, Chichester. See all of London & South East.
Related work in Horsham: anxiety counselling, addiction counselling and psychotherapy.
If you can reach the south coast, this work is also done face to face in Hove, where the room is — all in-person areas are listed here.