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Online Trauma Counselling · Tamworth
Online Trauma Counselling in Tamworth
Online trauma counselling for Tamworth, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Tamworth, from the castle and the town centre to the streets around the river Anker, 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 Tamworth
Trauma Counselling for Tamworth, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Tamworth: from the castle and the town centre to Glascote, Amington and Belgrave
- Known for
- The castle, the river Anker and the Snowdome
- Region
- Midlands (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Talking Therapies
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Tamworth
Why do people in Tamworth reach out?
Tamworth looks settled, and much of it is, but people carry things through it that the town never sees. A crash on the road out. Something that happened long before the move here. A shift that went badly wrong. The figure that stands out locally is self-harm: emergency hospital admissions ran at 137 per 100,000 in 2023/24, above the England average of 117 per 100,000. Numbers like that describe the sharp end of distress, and under them sit a great many people in Kettlebrook, Dosthill and Leyfields who are not near a hospital and are simply not sleeping. Trauma is patient in that way. It waits, and then it turns up in an ordinary week years later.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Tamworth
GlascoteAmingtonBelgraveWilnecoteBolehallDosthillKettlebrookStonydelphCoton GreenLeyfields
Wherever you are in Tamworth, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Tamworth
Official figures for Tamworth, for context rather than as a description of you.
the rate of emergency hospital admissions for self-harm was 137 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.
What actually happens in the room is the same everywhere, so it is written up once: see the full trauma counselling page for the methods, session lengths and fees for fees and session lengths, and professional standards and registration if you want to check who you would be working with.
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.
Sessions run online by secure video, because there is no consulting space in Tamworth and Bradley works from Hove. For trauma the arrangement is an advantage. You do the work somewhere you already trust, and when it ends you are not walking back out into a public place with everything raw. If a session unsettles you, the rest of the evening is right there. You decide the setting, and you can end the hour whenever you need to.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
Which difficulties does trauma counselling address?
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 Tamworth
Why people in Tamworth come for trauma counselling
Trauma work is paced, and you set that pace. There is no requirement to describe what happened, and I want to be clear about that before anything else, because the fear of being made to go through it stops more people than the memory does. The Human Givens Rewind Technique changes how a memory is filed so it stops triggering the alarm response, and it works without a detailed account. We build stability first, agree exactly what will happen, and only then go near anything difficult. You can stop at any point without it counting as failure. Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Talking Therapies offers trauma-focused therapy free on the NHS and takes referrals you make yourself, so both doors stay open. Where a memory is making you unsafe right now, your GP or an urgent NHS service should come first.
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 Tamworth
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Tamworth, you can refer yourself directly to Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent 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.
Tamworth questions
Online Trauma Counselling in Tamworth: common questions
Will you push me to tell you what happened?
I will not. You can do this whole piece of work without giving me an account of the event, because the Rewind Technique does not depend on one. Some people talk, some say almost nothing, and both get there. What you disclose stays entirely up to you.
What do trauma sessions cost?
£80 buys 60 minutes, £100 buys 90 and £120 buys 120. A longer slot is often worth it for trauma so there is time to arrive and time to settle before you go back to your day. The first 15-minute consultation is free and carries no obligation.
What can the NHS offer locally for trauma?
Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Talking Therapies provides trauma-focused therapy at no cost and accepts self-referral, so no GP appointment is needed to start that process. Waits change through the year. Registering early costs nothing and keeps the choice open. There is no wrong order to do this in.
I commute and I am shattered. Will trauma work make things harder before they get better?
It should not, and if it starts to, we slow down. Pacing exists precisely so that you can keep going to work. We agree beforehand what happens in a session, and heavy material is never left hanging at the end of an hour you have to walk away from.
Does it matter that this happened twenty years ago and nobody knows?
Neither of those things is an obstacle. Memories do not weaken simply because time has passed, and having kept something private for decades is extremely common. The work begins where you are now, not with an explanation of the years in between.
I keep too busy to think about it, should I still start?
Staying busy is a very common way of coping, but difficult experiences tend to resurface when things slow down. Trauma counselling offers a safe space to address them gradually, at your pace, so they hold less power over you in the long run.
How do I start online trauma counselling in Tamworth?
We begin with a free 15-minute consultation, held online, so you can get a feel for the work before committing. Tamworth is served by video from Hove, meaning no travel and no local waiting list, and we then agree a steady, private time that suits your hours.
What does trauma counselling cost in Tamworth, and is there an NHS route?
This is private work: £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 and £120 for two hours, with a free 15-minute consultation first. Trauma often needs unhurried time, which the longer sessions give. NHS help is available through a Tamworth GP referral, though waits vary.
Would online trauma sessions suit me in Tamworth, and can we meet in the evening?
Many people find video steadier for trauma, joining from home rather than adding travel to a commuting day. The room is in Hove, so Tamworth is online only. Early mornings or evenings can often be arranged around the commute into Birmingham.
Online Trauma Counselling in Tamworth, 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, Walsall, Derby. See all of Midlands.
Related work in Tamworth: 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.