Online Trauma Counselling in Leeds

Repeated exposure counts, and it accumulates differently from one event. It often shows up as numbness, irritability or sleep that never quite restores you. You do not need a single identifiable incident to bring it, and you do not need to justify it as bad enough.

No, not at any stage. The Rewind Technique in particular is built so that the memory can be settled without you narrating it, and much of the rest of the work is about the present-day effects. What you disclose stays entirely your decision, session by session.

Standard sessions are £80 / 60 min. For this work some people choose £100 / 90 min so there is room to settle before finishing, and £120 / 120 min exists if that suits better. There is no charge for the opening 15-minute consultation, and no obligation attached to it.

Yes. Leeds Mental Wellbeing Service accepts self-referrals and will assess what fits, sometimes directing people to another part of the NHS for particular kinds of trauma. Approaching them while also working privately is sensible rather than greedy, and nobody will object.

We would start nowhere near it. First comes the everyday: sleep, what sets you off now, what helps you settle. Only when that is steadier do we look at the memory itself, and even then you choose how much is said. Long-buried does not mean untouchable.

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.

We'd begin with a free 15-minute consultation, usually within a week, then book a first session by secure video. With trauma, pace matters, so there's no pressure to rush. I work from Hove across Leeds, meaning no waiting list and no journey into the centre when you feel vulnerable.

You can, and NHS trauma services at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals and 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 you'd start sooner privately.

For many people, yes. Being in your own space in Leeds, rather than an unfamiliar room, can feel steadier for trauma work. I'm based in Hove and work by secure video, and we can use 90-minute or evening sessions so there's time to settle and close down gently.