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Online Trauma Counselling · Telford
Online Trauma Counselling in Telford
Online trauma counselling for Telford, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Telford, from the town centre and Wellington to the streets around the Wrekin, 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 Telford
Trauma Counselling for Telford, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Telford: from the town centre and Wellington to Dawley, Madeley and Hadley
- Known for
- The Wrekin, Ironbridge nearby and the town park
- Region
- Midlands (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- NHS Talking Therapies (find via the NHS finder)
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Telford
What brings people in Telford to counselling?
Some people came to Telford to start again, and found the past came with them. Others grew up between Hadley and Ironbridge and never told anybody what happened. Either way, trauma does not much care about a change of address. Emergency hospital admissions for self-harm ran at 96 per 100,000 in 2023/24, below the England average of 117 per 100,000, and figures like that only see the crisis point. What they miss is the ordinary version: the nights that will not settle, the temper that surprises you, the sound out near the Wrekin that puts you somewhere else entirely. None of that reaches a statistic, and almost none of it gets said to anybody.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Telford
WellingtonDawleyMadeleyHadleyOakengatesIronbridgeStirchleyRandlayPriorsleeDonnington
Wherever you are in Telford, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Telford
Official figures for Telford, for context rather than as a description of you.
the rate of emergency hospital admissions for self-harm was 96 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 trauma counselling in detail for the methods, session lengths and fees for fees and session lengths, and qualifications, registration and ethics 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.
Trauma sessions take place online by secure video, since there is no room here and Bradley practises from Hove. The distance is useful. You work from somewhere you already feel secure, you have no drive home afterwards with your guard down, and the hour finishes in the place where you can look after yourself. Lighting, seating, whether the camera is on and when the session ends are all yours to decide, and none of that is negotiated with a building.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
What can trauma counselling in Telford 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 Telford
Why people in Telford come for trauma counselling
This work is paced and led by you, and it starts with the reassurance most people need before they will pick up a phone: you do not have to tell me what happened. The Human Givens Rewind Technique settles how a memory sits so it stops firing the alarm at ordinary cues, and it can be carried out without a detailed account. We agree in advance exactly what a session will involve, so nothing takes you by surprise, and stopping or slowing is always available. Often the earliest change people notice is sleeping through. Because there is no local talking therapies brand covering this town, the NHS route is the national NHS Talking Therapies finder, which offers trauma-focused therapy free and takes self-referrals. If you feel unsafe at any point, contact your GP or an urgent NHS service 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 Telford
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Telford, you can refer yourself directly to NHS talking therapies for anxiety and depression, with no GP referral needed. You can find support through the NHS Talking Therapies finder.
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.
Telford questions
Online Trauma Counselling in Telford: common questions
Do I need to go through the event in detail?
No. That is the single most important thing to know before starting. The Rewind Technique works without the narrative, and I will not ask you for one. You can say as little as you want about what happened and the work still does its job.
What will trauma counselling cost me?
Trauma sessions cost £80 / 60 min, £100 / 90 min or £120 / 120 min. For this kind of work a longer session can be worth the difference, because it leaves room to settle properly before you close the laptop. Nothing is charged for the first 15-minute conversation.
Is there NHS trauma help available from Telford?
Yes. Use the national NHS Talking Therapies finder to refer yourself to the free service for your area, which offers trauma-focused therapy. No GP appointment is needed to start it. Waiting times move, so early registration keeps that route open while you decide.
I live in a house share and cannot be overheard. Any suggestions?
Headphones do most of the work, since they remove your half of the conversation from the room. Beyond that, people use a car, an empty hour in the day, or a room away from shared walls. We can work out something reliable before the first session.
It happened before I moved here and I have never mentioned it to anyone. Is that a problem?
It is not. A good many people begin having told nobody at all, sometimes for decades. Nothing is owed to me by way of explanation, and we start from what is happening in your life now rather than from an account of the past.
I'd rather not sit in a waiting room, is online more private?
Yes. There is no clinic and no waiting room; you join by video from a space of your own choosing. For something as personal as trauma, many people find that privacy reassuring, and it can help you feel more settled and in control.
How do I begin online trauma counselling in Telford?
We start with a free 15-minute consultation, held online, so you can sense how we might work before deciding. Telford 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 Telford, and can I use the NHS?
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 allow. NHS help is available through a Telford GP referral, though waits vary.
Would online trauma sessions suit me in Telford, and can we meet in the evening?
Many people find video steadier for trauma, joining from home rather than driving somewhere new in a spread-out town. The room is in Hove, so Telford is online only. Evening and out-of-hours times can often be arranged around work.
Online Trauma Counselling in Telford, 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: Wolverhampton, Stoke-on-Trent. See all of Midlands.
Also available in Telford: 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.