Online Trauma Counselling · Solihull

Online Trauma Counselling in Solihull

Online trauma counselling for Solihull, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Solihull, from the town centre and Touchwood to the streets around the High Street, with the same BACP-registered, confidential support as an in-person session, and no journey.

Online across the UKSecure videoFree 15-min consultation
BACP registered member25+ years of experienceLived experience
Bradley Riddell, BACP-registered counsellor offering online trauma counselling for Solihull, introducing his approach
ConfidentialA safe, private space
Person-centredThe therapy fits you

In and around Solihull

Trauma Counselling for Solihull, at a glance

Areas covered online
All of Solihull: from the town centre and Touchwood to Shirley, Olton and Knowle
Known for
The High Street, Brueton Park and the NEC nearby
Region
Midlands (England)
Local NHS / support route
NHS Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull Talking Therapies
Format
Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.

Life in Solihull

Why people in Solihull reach out

Solihull is a prosperous town on Birmingham's edge, close to the airport and the NEC, and its comfortable reputation can make struggle feel out of place. Demanding careers, long commutes and the pressure to maintain a certain standard can quietly erode wellbeing behind well-kept front doors.

Solihull is a prosperous, leafy town on Birmingham's south-eastern edge, well known for its shops around Touchwood, its handsome High Street and the green of Brueton and Malvern Parks. It sits close to Birmingham Airport, the NEC and the Land Rover plant on Lode Lane, so much of working life is tied to those big employers and to professional careers in the city. Districts like Shirley, Olton, Knowle and Dorridge each have their own settled feel. The comfortable reputation can make it awkward to admit that things are hard, and behind well-kept doors demanding jobs and long commutes take their toll. A confidential space to talk can quietly ease that.

Birmingham Airportthe NECthe Land Rover plant at Lode LaneTouchwood

Round-the-clock rotas rarely fit a daytime clinic, so online sessions work around whatever your week actually looks like.

Solihull is home to Jaguar Land Rover's main UK car plant and sits next to Birmingham Airport and the NEC, with Solihull Hospital serving the borough.

Areas covered

Neighbourhoods in and around Solihull

ShirleyOltonKnowleDorridgeBlossomfieldHillfieldElmdonBickenhillMonkspathLyndon

Wherever you are in Solihull, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.

The local picture

The local picture in Solihull

These figures are local context from official sources, not a description of you, but they show the scale of what people in and around Solihull are living with, and why local support matters.

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.

Solihull is well connected, with stations at Solihull, Olton and nearby Birmingham International, the M42 on its doorstep and quick access to Birmingham Airport and the NEC. Many still face a daily commute into the city. Online counselling removes that journey. The room itself is in Hove, and Solihull is served by video, so wherever you are, Shirley, Knowle or the town centre, you can meet from somewhere private without travelling.

Book a free 15-minute call

What I help with

How online trauma counselling in Solihull can help

Intrusive memories

Support for flashbacks, nightmares and re-experiencing.

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 Solihull

Why people in Solihull come for trauma counselling

A polished, comfortable life can sit over difficult experiences that have never been dealt with, and in Solihull the pressure to keep things looking well can keep them buried. Trauma may surface as being constantly on edge, disturbed sleep, or a numbness that keeps others at arm's length. Trauma counselling offers a careful, unhurried space to work through it at your own pace. Sessions are held online, from a consulting room in Hove, so you can begin from somewhere private and secure at home, without anyone nearby needing to know.

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 call

Finding support in Solihull

My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Solihull, you can refer yourself directly to NHS Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull 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.

Solihull questions

Online Trauma Counselling in Solihull: common questions

Can I get online trauma counselling if I live in Solihull?

Yes. I work with people right across Solihull, from the town centre and Touchwood outwards, and anywhere else in Midlands, 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.

Is video counselling suitable for something as serious as trauma?

Yes. Trauma can be worked through effectively online, and being in your own familiar space often helps you feel more grounded. Sessions move at your pace, with safety and trust built first, and you always decide what to share and when.

How do I begin online trauma counselling in Solihull?

We start with a free 15-minute consultation, held online, so you can sense how we might work before deciding. Solihull is served by video from Hove, meaning no travel and no local waiting list, and we then agree a steady, private time together.

What does trauma counselling cost in Solihull, and can I use the NHS?

This is private work: 80 pounds for 60 minutes, 100 pounds for 90 and 120 pounds for two hours, with a free 15-minute consultation first. Trauma often needs unhurried time, which the longer sessions allow. NHS help is available through a Solihull GP referral, though waits vary.

Would online trauma sessions suit me in Solihull, and can we meet in the evening?

Many people find video steadier and more private for trauma, joining from home rather than travelling. The room is in Hove, so Solihull is online only. Evening and out-of-hours times can often be arranged around a demanding job or commute.

Everyone seems fine around here, is it odd to seek help?

Not at all. In a comfortable town like Solihull it can feel that way, but struggling is common whatever the postcode. Because sessions are online and confidential, you can talk things through privately from home, with no waiting room and no one locally any the wiser.

Online Trauma Counselling in Solihull, 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 Midlands: Birmingham, Coventry. See all of Midlands.

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Closer to the Sussex coast? The same trauma counselling is available in person in Brighton & Hove, or see all in-person areas.