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Online Trauma Counselling · Torquay
Online Trauma Counselling in Torquay
Online trauma counselling for Torquay, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Torquay, from the harbour and seafront to the streets around the English Riviera, 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 Torquay
Trauma Counselling for Torquay, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Torquay: from the harbour and seafront to Babbacombe, St Marychurch and Chelston
- Known for
- The harbour, the seafront and the English Riviera
- Region
- South West (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- TALKWORKS, Devon's NHS Talking Therapies service
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Torquay
Why do people in Torquay reach out?
Torquay draws people who are starting again, and starting again does not undo what came before. A move to the coast can quieten things for a while, then let them surface, usually in the winter when there is more room to notice. Emergency admissions for self-harm here ran at 201.3 per 100,000 in 2023/24, well above the England average of 117 per 100,000, which is a hard figure to square with the palm trees and the seafront. Torbay Hospital meets the crises. Elsewhere, in Wellswood or Shiphay or a winter let above a closed cafe, people carry things quietly and assume that they always will.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Torquay
BabbacombeSt MarychurchChelstonEllacombeWellswoodCockingtonShiphayTorreWatcombe
Wherever you are in Torquay, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Torquay
Official figures for Torquay, for context rather than as a description of you.
the rate of emergency hospital admissions for self-harm was 201.3 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 is trauma counselling, in practice?
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 method travels; only the geography changes. everything on trauma counselling explains it properly, how I work, sessions and fees answers the practical questions, and my credentials and registration shows how the practice is held to account.
What do I need for an online session?
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 here to attend. Trauma work benefits from that arrangement. You stay somewhere your body already knows, you set what the camera sees, and you can end the call yourself without explanation. If you are in a seasonal let or moving between addresses, the sessions follow you rather than stopping. Nobody has to travel anywhere afterwards while still shaken.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
What does trauma counselling 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 Torquay
Why people in Torquay come for trauma counselling
The story does not have to be told, and that is built into how this works rather than offered as a concession. Everything moves at your pace. We start with the present: sleep, startle, temper, the places you avoid, and whatever already takes the edge off a difficult day. The Human Givens Rewind Technique processes a memory without you describing it aloud, at a distance you keep control of, and we come to it only once the ground under you feels firm. If you say stop, it stops, and that is treated as good sense rather than reluctance. TALKWORKS, Devon's NHS Talking Therapies service, takes self-referrals in England and can assess trauma and route it onwards, and your GP should be involved where symptoms are severe. Devon Mind is a further local option.
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 Torquay
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Torquay, you can refer yourself directly to TALKWORKS, Devon's NHS Talking Therapies service 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.
Torquay questions
Online Trauma Counselling in Torquay: common questions
Will you make me talk through what happened?
Never. The Human Givens Rewind Technique exists so that a memory can be processed without a description of it, and the pace is yours from the first session. Some people say almost nothing about the event itself. That does not slow the work down or make it less thorough.
Self-harm admissions here are 201.3 per 100,000. Should that change how I think about my own situation?
Not really, beyond knowing you are far from alone. It is a 2023/24 rate for emergency admissions against an England average of 117 per 100,000, and it describes the bay rather than you. If you are harming yourself, tell your GP, and Samaritans will answer at any hour.
Can TALKWORKS help with trauma as well as low mood?
It can assess trauma and point you towards trauma-focused help, and self-referral in England means no GP letter is needed to make a start. If symptoms are severe, or sleep and safety are affected, involve your GP alongside. Work here can carry on in the meantime, while that appointment comes through.
I am living in a seasonal let and will probably move in the spring. Is it worth beginning now?
Yes, because none of this is tied to an address. The sessions move with you, which is one of the few real advantages of working this way. Starting now and continuing through a move is usually better than waiting until you are settled, since a move is itself unsettling.
What are the fees, and how many sessions is this likely to need?
Sixty minutes is £80, ninety minutes is £100 and two hours is £120, with nothing bought in advance. One bounded event often needs fewer sessions than expected, while something long-running needs more. We review it honestly as we go, starting from the free 15-minute conversation.
Something from my past feels worse in the quiet winter months. Can counselling help?
Yes. The long off-season can give difficult memories too much room, and working through them gently, at your own pace, brings real relief. Sessions are confidential and held online by secure video. The counselling room is in Hove.
How do I begin trauma counselling online from Torquay?
Trauma counselling for Torquay is delivered online, so support is not held up by finding a local space. 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; Torquay is served by video.
What are the fees for trauma work, and how does the NHS compare in Torquay?
NHS trauma support in Torquay is free via the Torbay Talking Therapies service, though waits can be hard. 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 Torquay evenings possible?
For trauma, many Torquay clients prefer staying in their own private room rather than travelling. We work by secure video at a pace you control, continuing steadily through the off-season, with evening slots where possible. In-person appointments are only for those able to reach Hove.
Online Trauma Counselling in Torquay, 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: Exeter, Plymouth. See all of South West.
Related work in Torquay: anxiety counselling, addiction counselling and psychotherapy.
Within reach of Sussex? trauma counselling is offered in the room in Brighton as well as online; see the full list of areas.