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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 get in touch
Trauma does not always come from one dramatic hour. In a port city it is often cumulative: an accident at work, a violent incident nobody reported, a childhood off Hessle Road that you learned early not to discuss. Emergency hospital admissions for self-harm in Hull ran at 149.4 per 100,000 in 2023/24, above the England average of 117 per 100,000. That number describes distress carried alone, not any one person's failing. The culture here prizes getting on with things, which is a strength most of the time. It is also what leaves people, years later, still flinching at a sound in the street and having no idea why.
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
Official figures for Hull, for context rather than as a description of you.
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).
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.
Because the work itself is the same wherever you live, the detail sits in one place rather than all of them: trauma counselling in detail sets out the methods, session lengths and fees covers the practicalities, and qualifications, registration and ethics covers accountability.
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.
We meet online by secure video, because I work from Hove and there is nowhere here to visit. For this kind of work that matters more than it sounds. You stay in your own space, with your own door and your own way of ending a session, and nobody in Bransholme or the Avenues watches you walk into a building. If you need to stop, look away, or take a session at half pace, you can, and we will have agreed how beforehand.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
What can trauma counselling in Hull 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 Hull
Why people in Hull come for trauma counselling
Few people arrive using the word trauma. They arrive because sleep has gone, or because something ordinary sets the whole body off: a smell from the docks, a raised voice in the next room. This work is paced and led by you, and nothing gets prised out. Where it suits, I use the Human Givens Rewind Technique, which reduces the charge in a memory without requiring you to narrate what happened. You can keep the detail entirely to yourself and it still does its job. Before any of that we do the groundwork, meaning sleep, steadiness and a reliable way to bring yourself down, so that nothing is opened before there is somewhere to put it. NHS Hull Talking Therapies (Let's Talk Hull) takes self-referrals and will assess which pathway fits. HEY Mind can sit alongside.
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
Do I need to put what happened into words?
No. That is a firm part of how I work rather than a kindness offered at the door. The Human Givens Rewind Technique is specifically designed to settle a memory without you retelling it aloud. You decide what gets said, when it gets said, and whether it is said at all.
Is trauma work safe to do over video from home?
For most people it is, and often steadier than travelling. Beforehand we agree what happens if you become overwhelmed, who else is in the house, and how a session closes. Being in your own space, with your own routine waiting afterwards, usually makes the settling easier rather than harder.
What does it cost, and how many sessions is this likely to take?
We begin with the free 15-minute consultation before anything is arranged. Sessions are £80 / 60 min, and some people prefer £100 / 90 min for this work so there is time to settle properly at the end. Length varies a great deal, and we review it openly instead of committing you to a fixed course.
Can I refer myself to the NHS for trauma in Hull?
You can go to NHS Hull Talking Therapies (Let's Talk Hull) yourself, without a GP appointment first, and they will assess what suits. For some kinds of trauma they will direct you elsewhere in the NHS. Using that route alongside private sessions is entirely reasonable.
Something happened years ago and I have never told anyone here. Is it too late?
No. Untold does not mean unfixable, and a long gap is very common, particularly where everybody knows everybody. Talking to a counsellor outside the city can make the first sentence easier to say. A memory being decades old does not make it harder to settle.
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.
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.
Also available in Hull: 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.