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Online Trauma Counselling · London
Online Trauma Counselling in London
Online trauma counselling for London, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across London, from the inner boroughs to the streets around the City, 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 London
Trauma Counselling for London, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of London: from the inner boroughs to the outer suburbs, Zone 1 out to the edges of the M25
- Known for
- The City, the West End, the river and the great parks
- Region
- London & South East (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- your local borough's NHS Talking Therapies service
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in London
Why do people in London reach out?
Trauma does not respect how busy a city is. In London people carry things that happened years ago and somewhere else entirely, alongside things that happened on these streets, and the pace here makes it easy to keep moving rather than to stop. A route through Shoreditch gets quietly redrawn to avoid one corner. Crowds feel less safe than they should. Sleep comes apart, or arrives with dreams you would rather not have. Frontline work at a trust like Guy's and St Thomas' brings its own accumulation of difficult shifts. And when your household is small and your family is far away, there may be nobody nearby who knows what you are carrying. Living with it is exhausting and, for a long time, entirely invisible.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around London
IslingtonCamdenHackneyShoreditchBrixtonCroydonEalingGreenwichCanary WharfWandsworthWalthamstow
Wherever you are in London, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in London
Official figures for London, for context rather than as a description of you.
Across the London region as a whole (all 32 boroughs), the rate of emergency hospital admissions for intentional self-harm was 51.7 per 100,000 in 2023/24, well below the England average of 117.0 per 100,000. Source: OHID Fingertips - Emergency Hospital Admissions for Intentional Self-Harm (2023/24).
Reviewed June 2026.
What would we do together 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.
Because the work itself is the same wherever you live, the detail sits in one place rather than all of them: everything on trauma counselling sets out the methods, how I work, sessions and fees covers the practicalities, and professional standards and registration covers accountability.
How do online sessions actually work?
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.
Sessions take place online by secure video, since Bradley works from Hove rather than anywhere in the capital. For trauma work that has real advantages. You stay somewhere familiar, you decide who is in the building and you close the laptop in your own space afterwards rather than walking out into a busy street. There is no journey to endure while feeling raw. The pace is set by you throughout, and pausing is always allowed.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
What does trauma counselling 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 London
Why people in London come for trauma counselling
People come for trauma work when something old has stopped staying in the past: startling at noise, avoiding particular places or trains, feeling detached in the middle of an ordinary day. It matters that this work does not require you to retell what happened. Bradley uses the Human Givens Rewind Technique, which allows a memory to be processed without describing it aloud in detail, and nothing moves faster than you want it to. We begin by settling the nervous system, so the work never leaves you overwhelmed between sessions. You decide what is said and what stays private. That is not a formality; it is how the approach works. Your borough's NHS Talking Therapies service also offers trauma-focused therapy and takes self-referrals, and Good Thinking provides free NHS wellbeing tools while you wait.
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 London
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In London, you can refer yourself directly to your local borough's NHS Talking Therapies service 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.
London questions
Online Trauma Counselling in London: common questions
Do I need to talk through the details of what happened?
No. The Rewind Technique was developed precisely so that a memory can be processed without a detailed account being spoken aloud. You share only what you choose to share. Many people say very little about the event itself and the work still does what it needs to.
What is the cost of trauma counselling here?
The rate is £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 minutes and £120 for two hours. Some people prefer a longer appointment for this work so there is no sense of watching the clock. A free 15-minute call comes first, with no obligation afterwards.
Can NHS Talking Therapies help with trauma in London too?
Yes. Each borough's NHS Talking Therapies service offers trauma- focused treatment and you can self-refer without a GP appointment. Waits differ between boroughs, and there is nothing wrong with joining that list while beginning private work in the meantime.
I work shifts at a London hospital. Can sessions fit around a rota?
They can. Times are agreed with your rota in front of us, and a slot can move week to week when nights or long days make a fixed hour impossible. Continuity matters more than rigidity, particularly in this kind of work.
What happens if the work starts to feel like too much?
Then we stop, and we do so without any fuss. Pacing is part of the method rather than a concession to it. If a session gets close to more than you want, we slow down, steady things and come back to it later or not at all.
I've never had time or space in London to deal with something from my past. Where would we start?
We start gently, and only with what you feel ready to share. There is no rush to revisit anything before you are ready. Working online from your own space, we build safety first, so that facing difficult memories feels manageable rather than overwhelming.
How soon can I start trauma counselling online in London?
Often within a week of your free consultation. Bradley supports people across London online, so there is no need to cross the city to a clinic. Working from a familiar, private space at home can feel steadier when the focus is difficult memories or trauma.
What do trauma sessions cost, and can the NHS help in London?
Trauma work is charged at £80 for sixty minutes, £100 for ninety and £120 for two hours, with longer sessions often suiting it, after a free fifteen-minute consultation. Your borough's NHS Talking Therapies service is free but frequently oversubscribed, so many Londoners begin privately to be seen sooner.
Is online trauma counselling as effective as in person in London, and do you offer evenings?
Many people find online trauma work every bit as containing, with the comfort of their own surroundings between sessions. Bradley offers some evening slots for those tied up in the City by day, and the Hove room is available by train if meeting face to face would help.
Online Trauma Counselling in London, 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: Watford, Slough, Reading, Guildford. See all of London & South East.
People who come for trauma counselling in London often also look at anxiety counselling, addiction counselling and psychotherapy.
Closer to the Sussex coast? The same trauma counselling is available in person, in Brighton, or see every area I cover.