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Online Trauma Counselling · Swindon
Online Trauma Counselling in Swindon
Online trauma counselling for Swindon, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Swindon, from the Old Town and the centre to the streets around the railway heritage, 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 Swindon
Trauma Counselling for Swindon, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Swindon: from the Old Town and the centre to Old Walcot, Stratton and West Swindon
- Known for
- The railway heritage, the Magic Roundabout and the Old Town
- Region
- South West (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- NHS Talking Therapies (BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire)
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Swindon
Why do people in Swindon reach out?
Trauma does not need a witness. Somebody can commute five days a week, keep a house running and hold a difficult memory entirely alone for years. Swindon carries the highest self-harm figure in this region: emergency admissions ran at 255.4 per 100,000 in 2023/24, more than twice the England average of 117 per 100,000. That is a striking number for a town whose reputation is roundabouts and railway history, and it points to a great deal of private distress behind ordinary front doors in Gorse Hill, Wroughton and Old Walcot. Numbers by themselves change nothing. What they do is make it harder to believe you are the only one.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Swindon
Old TownOld WalcotStrattonWest SwindonGorse HillRodbourneFreshbrookToothillPark NorthWroughton
Wherever you are in Swindon, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Swindon
Official figures for Swindon, for context rather than as a description of you.
the rate of emergency hospital admissions for self-harm was 255.4 per 100,000 in 2023/24, above 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.
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 trauma counselling in detail, alongside how I work and how to check my registration.
How does meeting by video work in practice?
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.
This is online work, by secure video, from Hove, and there is nothing in this town to travel to. For trauma that generally helps. You stay where you feel safest, decide what the camera includes, and end the call whenever you choose. Nobody sees you arrive and nobody sees you leave. If work takes you away for stretches, the sessions go with you rather than pausing until you are back again.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
What can trauma counselling in Swindon 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 Swindon
Why people in Swindon come for trauma counselling
Retelling is not part of this. That is the first thing to make clear, because the expectation of having to relive something in detail is what stops most people ever asking. The pace is set by you throughout, and nothing moves until you are ready for it to. We begin with how things are now: sleep, startle, irritability, the situations you have quietly written off, and anything that already settles you a little. The Human Givens Rewind Technique lets a memory be processed without being described aloud, and we come to it only when the ground beneath is firm. Saying stop ends it for that session, and that is respected rather than questioned. NHS Talking Therapies (BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire) takes self-referrals in England and can assess and route trauma-focused help, with your GP involved where symptoms are severe.
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 Swindon
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Swindon, you can refer yourself directly to NHS Talking Therapies (BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire) 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.
Swindon questions
Online Trauma Counselling in Swindon: common questions
Will I have to relive what happened?
No, and that expectation is the single biggest reason people stay away for years. The Human Givens Rewind Technique processes a memory without it being described, at a distance you control. What gets said is entirely up to you, and much of the work happens before the memory is touched at all.
Swindon's self-harm rate is 255.4 per 100,000, far above the England average. What does that mean for me?
By itself, very little. It is a 2023/24 rate for emergency admissions, set against an England average of 117 per 100,000, and it describes a population rather than a person. If you are hurting yourself, please tell your GP, and Samaritans will take a call at any hour.
Would the local NHS Talking Therapies service take something like this?
NHS Talking Therapies (BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire) can assess trauma and point you towards trauma-focused help. In England you refer yourself, so no GP letter is needed. Where symptoms are severe, or safety is affected, speak to your GP as well. Private sessions can run while you wait.
I work shifts and cannot promise the same time each week. Does trauma work need a fixed slot?
It benefits from regularity but does not demand a fixed hour. What matters more is that sessions are spaced sensibly, and that we never open something up and then leave a long gap afterwards. We arrange the next appointment at the end of each one, around the rota you actually have.
What does it cost, and how many sessions should I expect?
An hour is £80, ninety minutes £100 and two hours £120, paid as you go. The number of sessions depends on whether we are dealing with one incident or with years of them, and it is reviewed openly rather than fixed in advance. The 15-minute conversation that comes first is free.
Something difficult from my past keeps surfacing. Will trauma counselling rush me?
No. We move only at a pace you set, and you never have to say more than you are ready to. The work is gentle and confidential, held online by secure video. The counselling room itself is in Hove.
How do I begin trauma counselling online from Swindon?
Trauma counselling for Swindon is delivered online, so support is not held up by finding a local room. After a free 15-minute consultation we set a steady pace, and secure video sessions can usually begin within a week. The consulting room is in Hove; Swindon is served by video.
What are the fees for trauma work, and how does the NHS compare in Swindon?
NHS trauma support in Swindon is free via the local Talking Therapies service, though waits are common. Privately, I charge £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 and £120 for 120, with a free 15-minute consultation. Longer sessions often suit trauma work.
For trauma, is online suitable, and are Swindon evenings possible?
For trauma, many Swindon clients value staying in their own private space rather than adding another journey. We work by secure video at a pace you control, with evening slots where possible. In-person appointments are only for those able to reach Hove on the Sussex coast.
Online Trauma Counselling in Swindon, 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 South West: Bristol, Bath, Reading. See all of South West.
Also available in Swindon: anxiety counselling, addiction counselling and psychotherapy.
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.