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Online Trauma Counselling · Manchester
Online Trauma Counselling in Manchester
Online trauma counselling for Manchester, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Manchester, from the city centre and the Northern Quarter to the streets around the canals, 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 Manchester
Trauma Counselling for Manchester, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Manchester: from the city centre and the Northern Quarter to Didsbury, Rusholme, Chorlton and Wythenshawe
- Known for
- The canals, the music venues and the two universities
- Region
- North West (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- Manchester Talking Therapies
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Manchester
Why people in Manchester reach out
Manchester moves at speed, a young, creative, fast-growing city of music, sport and tech, and that energy can be as exhausting as it is exciting. Soaring rents, long hours and the loneliness that can hide inside a busy city all take a toll, and finding time and privacy for yourself is hard.
Manchester wears its history and its reinvention side by side. Grand Victorian warehouses in Ancoats now sit above coffee roasters and studios, while the Metrolink trams thread out from the centre to Didsbury, Chorlton and beyond. This is a city of music and football, of the Bridgewater Hall and Old Trafford, of the Curry Mile in Rusholme and the students who fill Oxford Road each autumn. The pace is real, and so is the warmth beneath it. People here are quick with a welcome and slow to make a fuss, and for all the buzz of Spinningfields and the Northern Quarter, there are plenty of ordinary streets where someone might be quietly finding things hard behind the front door.
With the academic year setting a relentless pace, online sessions flex around terms, deadlines and shift work rather than fighting them.
Manchester is home to the University of Manchester, one of the UK's largest single-site universities, and to Manchester Royal Infirmary. Its NHS Talking Therapies service is run by Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Manchester
the Northern QuarterAncoatsDidsburyChorltonRusholmeFallowfieldLevenshulmeWithingtonHulmeWythenshawePrestwich
Wherever you are in Manchester, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Manchester
These figures are local context from official sources, not a description of you, but they show the scale of what people in and around Manchester are living with, and why local support matters.
the rate of emergency hospital admissions for self-harm was 105.9 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).
Local data last reviewed June 2026. Each figure shows the year and links to the official source it was read on.
The trauma counselling itself
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 is the same wherever you live, so rather than repeat it on every page you can read it in full, the methods, what each session covers and fees, on the main trauma counselling page and on how I work.
How online sessions work
Sessions run over a secure, encrypted video link held to the same strict BACP confidentiality as meeting in person. After a free fifteen-minute call to check we are a good fit, you join each session from any private space using a phone, tablet or laptop, no software to install, no waiting room and no journey at either end.
I'm based in Hove and work with people across Manchester online, by secure video or phone. That means the session comes to you, whether you're in a flat in Ancoats, a house in Chorlton or somewhere out towards Wythenshawe, with no tram ride or city-centre parking to sort out first. Many people find it easier to speak openly from their own front room. We'd agree a regular time that fits around work and family, and you'd never need to travel.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
How online trauma counselling in Manchester can help
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 Manchester
Why people in Manchester come for trauma counselling
In a city that moves as quickly as Manchester, there's often little room to stop and tend to something painful from the past. People carry difficult experiences and simply keep going, because the days demand it, until the strain starts to show in sleep, mood or relationships. Trauma counselling online from Hove offers the opposite of that rush: a steady, confidential space where nothing is hurried and nothing has to be said before you're ready. We'd work carefully and at your pace to help you feel more settled with what happened, meeting from wherever you feel safest in the city.
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 Manchester
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Manchester, you can refer yourself directly to Manchester Talking Therapies 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.
Manchester questions
Online Trauma Counselling in Manchester: common questions
Can I get online trauma counselling if I live in Manchester?
Yes. I work with people right across Manchester, from the city centre and the Northern Quarter outwards, and anywhere else in North West, by secure video, no need to travel to Hove, and just as confidential as meeting in the room.
Do I have to describe what happened in detail?
No. Methods like the Human Givens Rewind let us process a memory without you reliving it or even speaking the detail aloud.
Is it safe to do trauma work online?
Yes, when it is paced carefully. We go slowly, keep you grounded, and you stay in control of what we approach and when.
What if I get overwhelmed during a session?
We build in ways to settle and pause, and never move faster than feels safe. Being in your own space online can make that easier.
Do I have to talk about the details of what happened?
No. You're always in control of what you share and when. Trauma work doesn't depend on retelling everything; much of it is about feeling safer in the present. We'd go at a pace you set, and you'd never be pushed to revisit more than feels manageable.
How soon can I start trauma counselling in Manchester?
Trauma work needs to move at your pace, so we open with a free 15-minute consultation to see if we fit, then agree a regular time. I work online with people throughout Manchester, from the Northern Quarter to Chorlton, which means no NHS waiting list stands between you and starting.
What do you charge for trauma counselling, and is there an NHS route in Manchester?
For trauma counselling my fees are £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 minutes and £120 for 120 minutes, and the first 15-minute call is free. In Manchester the NHS can offer trauma support through your GP or Talking Therapies, though waits vary; privately we can begin sooner.
For Manchester, is trauma counselling online or in person, and can I book evenings?
For Manchester, trauma sessions are held online rather than at my Hove room, and many people find it steadying to do this difficult work from a safe, familiar space in the Northern Quarter or Didsbury. I offer daytime and some evening times, and we always go at a pace that feels manageable.
Do you offer counselling in person in Manchester?
No. I'm based in Hove on the south coast, so all my work with people in Manchester is online, by video or phone. If you'd prefer to sit with someone in the room, the city has many local counsellors and NHS Talking Therapies; otherwise online lets us meet wherever you are.
Can we meet around shift or student hours?
Yes. Working online makes evenings and quieter daytime slots easier to arrange, which helps if you're a student on Oxford Road or working shifts across the city. We'd settle on a regular time that suits you and keep it consistent from week to week.
Online Trauma Counselling in Manchester, 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 North West: Bolton, Stockport, Oldham. See all of North West.
All counselling & therapy in Manchester: Addiction · Substance Use · Drinking Problems · Anxiety · Depression · Relationship · Counselling & Therapy · Psychotherapy.
Closer to the Sussex coast? The same trauma counselling is available in person in Brighton & Hove, or see all in-person areas.