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Online Trauma Counselling · Wigan
Online Trauma Counselling in Wigan
Online trauma counselling for Wigan, by secure video, wherever you are. Waiting lists and a shortage of local specialists shouldn't stand between you and help. Online trauma counselling gives Wigan a direct route to an experienced, BACP-registered counsellor, by secure video.
BACP registered member25+ years of experienceLived experience
ConfidentialA safe, private space
Person-centredThe therapy fits you
Trauma Counselling for Wigan, without the journey
Known for Wigan Pier, the rugby league heritage and the flashes, Wigan is a place of real character, with clients coming to me from from the town centre and the pier to Ince, Pemberton and Hindley. Wherever you are across it, online counselling means experienced support without the travel, fitted around work, family and everything else.
From my base in Hove, I see clients all over the country by video. For someone in Wigan, that opens up an experienced, BACP-registered specialist without the need to find one on your own doorstep.
I also work online with people elsewhere in North West, including Bolton, Manchester, Warrington.
If you would still prefer to meet in person and can travel to the Sussex coast, you are welcome to, but for most clients in Wigan online trauma counselling is the natural and effective choice.
Life in Wigan
Why people in Wigan reach out
Wigan is a proud former mining and mill town between Manchester and Liverpool, with a strong identity and the lasting marks of industrial decline. Insecure work and money worries are part of daily life for many, and the local pride in coping can make it hard to admit when things are difficult.
In towns shaped by the loss of their industries, hardship can run deep and quiet, and there is often a strong culture of just getting on with things. Online counselling offers a private, judgement-free space to set that down for an hour, without anyone needing to know.
What I help with
How online trauma counselling can help
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.
Why online works in Wigan
Why people in Wigan choose online counselling
Built around your commute
If your week in Wigan runs on the early train and the late return, online sessions slot into the day without adding another journey to it.
Gentle when leaving home is hard
If anxiety, low mood or avoidance make leaving the house feel like too much right now, starting online from Wigan can be the gentlest possible way in.
Less time lost from work
An online hour rarely costs you a half-day, which is what makes regular sessions realistic for busy lives in Wigan.
Support that travels
If you move, travel for work or split your time between places, online counselling carries on uninterrupted wherever you happen to be.
How online sessions work
However we meet, the approach stays consistent. I am integratively trained and draw on approaches designed specifically for trauma, including the Human Givens Rewind Technique, a calm, non-intrusive method that returns a memory to ordinary recall. You do not have to relive the detail or even speak it aloud for this to work.
You don't need any special software, just a private space, a device with a camera and a decent connection. We always start with a free fifteen-minute call, and from then on you simply click a secure link at the time we've set.
Read more about online counselling, about trauma counselling, or about my methods, sessions and fees.
Start the conversationFinding support in Wigan
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally, and it can be worth knowing what else is there. In Wigan, you can refer yourself directly to Wigan Talking Therapies for free NHS talking therapy, with no GP referral needed. You can also find your nearest service through the NHS Talking Therapies finder.
Private sessions with me usually mean you can start sooner, stay with the same counsellor throughout, and work at greater depth and pace; the two can run side by side, and I'm glad to work alongside any NHS or GP support you already have.
If you need urgent help now
This practice is not a crisis service. If you or someone else 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.
Wigan questions
Online Trauma Counselling in Wigan: common questions
Can I have online trauma counselling if I live in Wigan?
Absolutely. Wigan is well within reach, because we meet by secure video rather than in person. You'll get exactly the same specialist support as someone sitting in my Hove room.
How does online trauma counselling work from Wigan?
We meet over a secure, private video link at a time that suits you. You'll need a quiet space, a device with a camera and a steady connection. We always begin with a free fifteen-minute call so you can ask questions and check the fit.
Does online therapy really work?
Online and in-person therapy are similarly effective for most people, and clients usually settle quickly once the screen fades into the background and the conversation takes over.
Can I use the NHS in Wigan as well as seeing you?
Yes, and many people do both. You can access support from Wigan Talking Therapies alongside our work; private counselling simply means you can usually start sooner and stay with the same counsellor throughout. I'm happy to work alongside any NHS support you're receiving.
Online Trauma Counselling in Wigan, whenever you are ready
The simplest first step from Wigan is a free fifteen-minute call. There's no obligation, just a chance to ask anything and see how it feels.
Online Trauma Counselling in nearby places
Prefer to meet face to face? See counselling across Brighton, Hove & Sussex, or read more about how online counselling works and about trauma counselling in depth.