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Online Trauma Counselling · Lisburn
Online Trauma Counselling in Lisburn
Online trauma counselling for Lisburn, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Lisburn, from the city centre and the cathedral to the streets around the Lagan, 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 Lisburn
Trauma Counselling for Lisburn, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Lisburn: from the city centre and the cathedral to Old Warren, Lagmore and nearby Hillsborough
- Known for
- The cathedral, the Lagan and the linen heritage
- Region
- Northern Ireland
- Local NHS / support route
- NHS psychological therapies (Northern Ireland)
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Lisburn
Why people in Lisburn get in touch
The past is close to the surface in this part of Northern Ireland, even in a city that looks calm and well-kept. Some people here carry the legacy of years of conflict, often at one remove, learned from a parent who kept things back. Others carry the more private kinds of trauma: a road accident on the way to the city, an assault, a bereavement that came without warning, a childhood in Blaris or Dunmurry that nobody intervened in. What they have in common is silence. Lisburn is a place where you get on with it, and the memory sits quietly for years while sleep thins, temper shortens and something ordinary sets off a reaction that makes no sense.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Lisburn
Old WarrenLagmoreHildenWallace ParkKnockmoreBallymacashHillsboroughDunmurryBlaris
Wherever you are in Lisburn, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Lisburn
Official figures for Lisburn, for context rather than as a description of you.
In Lisburn and Castlereagh, 5.9% of adults reported a low life satisfaction score (4 or below out of 10) in the year ending March 2023, in line with the Northern Ireland average of 5.2%. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Personal well-being estimates by local authority (Year ending March 2023 (2022-23)).
Reviewed June 2026.
What actually happens 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.
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 trauma counselling page, alongside how I work and how to check my registration.
What happens in 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 is delivered online, by secure video, and there is no room in the city because Bradley is in Hove. Being at home tends to help this particular work. You are in a familiar space with your own door, and at the end of the hour you stay put rather than driving back along the motorway while still unsettled. Choose a time when the house is quiet, and headphones if it is not. Nothing moves faster than you allow.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
What sort of things do people bring?
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 Lisburn
Why people in Lisburn come for trauma counselling
Most people arrive because the past has begun to cost them something in the present: broken sleep, a startle response that embarrasses them, a flatness with the people they love. The event itself might be recent or forty years old, and either way the work does not require you to tell it. The Human Givens Rewind Technique lets a memory be processed without a spoken account of what happened, which is precisely why it suits people who have avoided help in order to avoid the telling. We begin with steadiness, sleep and grounding, and only approach the difficult material when that base is solid. Where what you carry was inherited rather than lived through, that is worked with too. Your GP can refer you for talking therapies through Health and Social Care, Lifeline answers free on 0808 808 8000, and Inspire Wellbeing can be contacted directly.
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 Lisburn
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Lisburn, your GP can refer you to talking therapies and counselling through Health and Social Care. You can find support through Lifeline, Northern Ireland's crisis helpline, free on 0808 808 8000.
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 Lifeline free on 0808 808 8000. Lifeline is free on 0808 808 8000, the Samaritans are on 116 123, and you can text SHOUT to 85258.
Lisburn questions
Online Trauma Counselling in Lisburn: common questions
Do I need to be ready to talk about it before I book?
No, and waiting until you feel ready is how many people lose years. The Rewind Technique does not need the story told, and the early sessions deal with sleep and stability rather than the memory. You would not be asked for detail you do not offer.
What are the fees, and how many sessions might this take?
Sessions are £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 and £120 for 120. Trauma work varies a great deal in length depending on what you are carrying, so it is discussed openly as we go rather than sold as a fixed course. The first call is free.
What else is there locally if I need more support?
A referral for talking therapies through Health and Social Care goes through your GP, and it is worth asking even if you begin privately. Lifeline is free at any hour on 0808 808 8000 if a night becomes unmanageable, and Inspire Wellbeing offers mental health and wellbeing support that you can approach without going through anyone else.
Can something that happened to my family before I was born still affect me?
It can. Growing up with silence, watchfulness or grief that was never explained shapes a nervous system as surely as a direct experience does. The work looks at what you are living with now, not at reconstructing what your family went through.
Is video really suitable for something this serious?
Yes, when the pacing is right, and pacing is the safeguard in trauma work regardless of the setting. Being in your own home gives you control over the room, the interruptions and the ending. Sessions slow down or stop the moment that is needed.
Can this careful work really be done over video?
Yes. Many people find the privacy of home makes difficult work feel safer, and the pace always stays yours. Bradley Riddell works with people across Lisburn and Northern Ireland by secure video from Hove, never moving faster than feels right for you.
How soon can I start trauma counselling online in Lisburn?
After a free 15-minute consultation, usually within a week or two. Trauma work is paced with care, so early online sessions by secure video focus on safety and steadiness. You can take part from anywhere in Lisburn, with no clinic to attend.
How do trauma counselling fees compare with NHS help in Lisburn?
NHS trauma services in Lisburn are free but often have waiting lists. Bradley charges £80 for 60 minutes, 100 for 90 and 120 for 120, following a free 15-minute consultation, so support in Lisburn need not wait for a list to move.
Is online trauma counselling suitable for people in Lisburn?
For many, yes. Meeting online by secure video lets you stay in a familiar, private space, which can feel safer for trauma than an unfamiliar room. Bradley is Hove-based and UK-wide, with some evening slots for Lisburn clients who prefer to talk after work.
Online Trauma Counselling in Lisburn, 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 Northern Ireland: Belfast, Craigavon. See all of Northern Ireland.
If trauma counselling is not quite what you are looking for, anxiety counselling, addiction counselling and psychotherapy may fit better in Lisburn.
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.