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Online Trauma Counselling · Hull
Online Trauma Counselling in Hull
Online trauma counselling for Hull, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Hull, from the Old Town and the marina to the streets around the Deep, 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 Hull
Trauma Counselling for Hull, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Hull: from the Old Town and the marina to Newland Avenue, Bransholme and Hessle Road
- Known for
- The marina, the Deep and the Humber Bridge
- Region
- Yorkshire & North East (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- NHS Hull Talking Therapies (Let's Talk Hull)
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Hull
Why people in Hull reach out
Hull is a proud port city on the Humber with a strong fishing heritage and a renewed cultural energy, but it has also weathered real hardship and isolation at the end of the line. Insecure work, money pressure and the distance from other cities shape much of what people here carry.
Hull sits where the river Hull meets the broad Humber estuary, a proud port city looking out to the North Sea. The cobbled Old Town and the marina cluster near the tidal barrier and The Deep, while the fishing heritage of Hessle Road and the café-lined Newland and Princes Avenues speak to different sides of the city. Its year as UK City of Culture in 2017 left a lasting mark, and the great single-span Humber Bridge still frames the western approach. Down at Alexandra Dock, the offshore wind industry has brought turbine manufacturing to the estuary, and ferries still slip out overnight for the Continent. The University of Hull anchors the north of the city off Cottingham Road.
Where work follows shifts and the rhythm of the docks, online sessions bend around unsociable hours rather than asking you to fit your life around them.
Hull is home to the University of Hull and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill); Siemens Gamesa runs a major offshore wind turbine blade factory at Alexandra Dock on the Humber.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Hull
Old TownNewland AvenuePrinces AvenueHessle RoadAvenuesSpring BankBransholmeAnlaby RoadSuttonMarfleet
Wherever you are in Hull, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Hull
These figures are local context from official sources, not a description of you, but they show the scale of what people in and around Hull are living with, and why local support matters.
the rate of emergency hospital admissions for self-harm was 149.4 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).
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 across Hull by secure video call, not in person. Being at the end of the line, as Hull sometimes feels, makes online counselling genuinely useful here, distance stops mattering. You can join from home off Newland Avenue or wherever's quiet, and we keep a regular weekly time that works around shift patterns or family life rather than an office-hours appointment.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
How online trauma counselling in Hull 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 Hull
Why people in Hull come for trauma counselling
Trauma can stay with you long after the event, hypervigilance, flashbacks, sleep that won't come, and heavy or dangerous work in a port city can leave its own marks. I'm Bradley Riddell, a counsellor based in Hove, working with people across Hull by secure video rather than face to face. We go at your pace, building safety and grounding first and turning towards the difficult material only when you're ready. Meeting from your own home, wherever you feel unseen, can help you stay steady through the work, without a long journey to and from an appointment at either end.
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 Hull
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Hull, you can refer yourself directly to NHS Hull Talking Therapies (Let's Talk Hull) 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.
Hull questions
Online Trauma Counselling in Hull: common questions
Can I get online trauma counselling if I live in Hull?
Yes. I work with people right across Hull, from the Old Town and the marina 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.
Do you have to relive everything for it to help?
No. Effective trauma work isn't about forcing yourself back through every detail. Much of it is building a sense of safety and control in the present. We approach memories gradually, only as far and as fast as feels manageable for you.
How soon can I start trauma counselling online in Hull?
We start with a free 15-minute consultation, usually within a week, then a first video session at a gentle pace. Working from Hove across Hull means no waiting list and no long drive to specialist help; distance simply stops mattering when you're feeling vulnerable.
How much is trauma counselling, and why not use the NHS in Hull?
You can; Hull University Teaching Hospitals 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 would start sooner.
Is it safe to do trauma work online rather than in person in Hull?
For many people, yes. Being in your own space in Hull, instead of an unfamiliar room, can feel safer for trauma work. I work from Hove by secure video, and we can use 90-minute or evening sessions so there is time to settle and close gently.
Do you have a room in Hull?
No, I work online from Hove, so we'd meet by secure video rather than face to face in the city. For a place as far east as Hull, that removes the usual problem of specialist support being a long drive away; you can talk from home without travelling at all.
I work shifts around the docks, can sessions fit that?
Yes. Because everything is online, we can find a slot that works around rotas and awkward hours rather than office-time appointments. If a shift changes, moving a video session is far simpler than rearranging a trip across the city, so a regular time is easy to keep.
Online Trauma Counselling in Hull, 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: York, Leeds. See all of Yorkshire & North East.
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Closer to the Sussex coast? The same trauma counselling is available in person in Brighton & Hove, or see all in-person areas.