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Online Trauma Counselling · Maidstone
Online Trauma Counselling in Maidstone
Online trauma counselling for Maidstone, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Maidstone, from the town centre and the river to the streets around the Medway, 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 Maidstone
Trauma Counselling for Maidstone, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Maidstone: from the town centre and the river to Penenden Heath, Shepway and Allington
- Known for
- The Medway, the Archbishop's Palace and the surrounding orchards
- Region
- London & South East (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- NHS Talking Therapies in Kent and Medway
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Maidstone
What brings people in Maidstone to counselling?
Difficult things happen in ordinary places. A crash on the road out towards Barming, a shift at Maidstone Hospital that went badly wrong, a childhood nobody talked about, a relationship that left marks nothing shows. Trauma keeps its own calendar. Years later a smell, a raised voice or a particular stretch of road can put you straight back, and the body responds as though it were happening now. People manage it by narrowing their lives: routes avoided, conversations steered, sleep given up on. In a county town where the days are full and the expectation is to be capable and organised, that narrowing can pass unremarked for a very long time.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Maidstone
Penenden HeathShepwayAllingtonBarmingTovilBearstedPalace WoodRinglestoneLoose
Wherever you are in Maidstone, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Maidstone
Official figures for Maidstone, for context rather than as a description of you.
the rate of emergency hospital admissions for self-harm was 116.3 per 100,000 in 2023/24, below the England average of 117 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.
What actually happens in the room is the same everywhere, so it is written up once: see the trauma counselling page for the methods, how I work for fees and session lengths, and my credentials and registration if you want to check who you would be working with.
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, with Bradley in Hove rather than anywhere in Kent. For this kind of work the arrangement carries real advantages. You remain in surroundings you trust, you control who is nearby, and afterwards you are already home instead of driving while still unsettled. There is no waiting area and no reception. You set the pace throughout, and you can call a halt at any point.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
What can trauma counselling in Maidstone 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 Maidstone
Why people in Maidstone come for trauma counselling
One thing worth saying plainly: you will not be asked to relive what happened. The Human Givens Rewind Technique allows a memory to be processed without a detailed retelling, which is often the difference between approaching this work and putting it off for another decade. We start by settling the nervous system, so that nothing follows you into the week between sessions, and we move only at the speed you set. What stays private stays private. As background, emergency hospital admissions for self-harm in Kent ran at 116.3 per 100,000 in 2023/24, just below the England average of 117 per 100,000. NHS Talking Therapies in Kent and Medway also provides trauma-focused treatment and takes self- referrals, and Mid Kent Mind is there for local support.
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 Maidstone
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Maidstone, you can refer yourself directly to NHS Talking Therapies in Kent and Medway 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.
Maidstone questions
Online Trauma Counselling in Maidstone: common questions
How much detail will I have to give?
Only what you want to give. The Rewind Technique was designed so that a memory can be worked through without being described aloud, and that is not a compromise on effectiveness. Some people say very little about the event itself from beginning to end.
What does trauma work cost?
It is £80 for an hour, £100 for an hour and a half, and £120 for two hours. A longer appointment suits some people here because it removes any sense of rushing. The free 15-minute call beforehand is a conversation, not an assessment.
Does the Kent and Medway NHS service cover trauma?
Yes. NHS Talking Therapies in Kent and Medway offers trauma- focused therapy and you can self-refer without going through a GP. Many people join that list and begin private sessions meanwhile, particularly if symptoms are affecting sleep or work now.
I have never told anyone. Is starting going to open everything up?
That is exactly the fear this approach is built around. We do not go straight to the difficult material; we spend the early sessions making sure you are steady first. You keep control of what gets touched and what does not, in every single session.
Something happened at work and I still have to go in. Can counselling run alongside that?
It can, and it often has to. We work out what makes the working day survivable while the deeper processing happens at your pace. Nothing requires you to be off sick or to explain yourself to an employer in order to begin.
Can trauma counselling fit around work and family in Maidstone?
Yes. Because sessions are online with nothing to travel to, we find a time between work and family, including the evening, and keep it steady. We also pace the work carefully, building safety before approaching anything difficult, so it stays manageable.
How soon can I start trauma counselling online in Maidstone?
Often within a week of a free consultation. Bradley works online with Maidstone clients, so there is no clinic to reach across town. Trauma work from your own private space, in Barming or Penenden Heath, can feel steadier and safer.
What do trauma sessions cost, and can the NHS help in Maidstone?
Trauma counselling is £80 for sixty minutes, £100 for ninety and £120 for two hours, with the longer sessions often suiting it. NHS Talking Therapies Kent and Medway is free but can be oversubscribed, so many in Maidstone begin privately to be seen sooner.
Is online trauma counselling as good as in person in Maidstone, and are evenings available?
Many Maidstone clients find online trauma work just as steadying, with familiar surroundings between sessions. Bradley offers some evening slots around the working day, and the Hove room is reachable by train if meeting face to face would help.
Online Trauma Counselling in Maidstone, 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: Tunbridge Wells, Ashford, Canterbury. See all of London & South East.
People who come for trauma counselling in Maidstone often also look at anxiety counselling, addiction counselling and psychotherapy.
For anyone near the coast, the same trauma counselling runs in person in Hove, where the room is. Every area covered is listed separately.