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Online Trauma Counselling · Woking
Online Trauma Counselling in Woking
Online trauma counselling for Woking, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Woking, from the town centre and Horsell to the streets around the canal, 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 Woking
Trauma Counselling for Woking, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Woking: from the town centre and Horsell to Knaphill, Goldsworth Park and Sheerwater
- Known for
- The canal, Horsell Common and the centre
- Region
- London & South East (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- Mind Matters Surrey
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Woking
Why people in Woking get in touch
Trauma tends to wait until there is a gap, and in Woking gaps are scarce. The train, the work, the evening catch-up: it is possible to keep moving for years and only notice something is wrong when the sleep goes. What people describe first is physical. Waking at three. A jump at a sound in the street. A reluctance to take one route home that nobody has ever asked about. Some of what is carried here happened long ago and a long way away, brought by people who came to the town for work. The commute leaves hours of unfilled thinking time, which is very often when it surfaces.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Woking
HorsellKnaphillGoldsworth ParkSheerwaterSt John'sMayburyOld WokingByfleetMount Hermon
Wherever you are in Woking, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Woking
Official figures for Woking, for context rather than as a description of you.
the rate of emergency hospital admissions for self-harm was 94.2 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 the main trauma counselling page for the methods, how sessions run and what they cost for fees and session lengths, and how to check my registration if you want to check who you would be working with.
What happens in 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.
Trauma sessions are held online by secure video from Hove, and there is nothing local to travel to. The arrangement suits this work. You stay where you already feel steady, you know who else is in the house, and the hour ends in your own space rather than on a station platform. Nothing is pushed. If a week calls for slowing down or stopping, that is treated as part of the process.
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 Woking
Why people in Woking come for trauma counselling
People generally get in touch when something old has begun to intrude on the present: broken sleep, a startle out of all proportion to the noise, a blankness that arrives at the wrong moment. It should be said plainly that you will not be asked to go through the event. Bradley uses the Human Givens Rewind Technique, which allows a memory to be processed without a detailed account being spoken, and you set the pace at every stage. The early work is about steadying the nervous system, so nothing is left hanging when you return to an ordinary week. Emergency admissions for self-harm in the area ran at 94.2 per 100,000 in 2023/24, below the England average of 117 per 100,000, which describes a district rather than a person. Mind Matters Surrey offers trauma-focused therapy on self-referral, and Woking Mind is there alongside.
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 Woking
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Woking, you can refer yourself directly to Mind Matters Surrey 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.
Woking questions
Online Trauma Counselling in Woking: common questions
Will I be asked to relive it?
No. The Rewind Technique exists so that a memory can be processed without being relived or recounted in detail, and nothing is pressed for. You decide what gets said. A great many people give very little of the story and the work proceeds perfectly well.
What are trauma appointments priced at?
Trauma sessions are £80 an hour, £100 for ninety minutes and £120 for two. A longer appointment leaves more room to settle before finishing, which suits some people for this work. The free 15-minute call comes first, and nothing has to be booked after it.
Does Mind Matters Surrey work with trauma?
Yes. As the NHS Talking Therapies service for the area it offers trauma-focused treatment, and you can refer yourself without a GP appointment. Waits change with demand, so holding a place there while working privately is a reasonable and fairly common approach.
I have never talked about this and do not want to start now. Is that a problem?
Not a problem at all, and it is one of the reasons this method is used. The work does not run on disclosure. You can begin without giving an account of anything, and if you never want to describe it, the approach still does what it should.
Could this affect how I am at work the following day?
The pacing is designed to prevent that. Nothing difficult is approached until things are steady, and every session is brought to a proper close rather than left open. If the week ahead is heavy, we spend the time on stabilising and leave the rest for later.
Can trauma counselling work around a demanding commute from Woking?
Yes. Sessions are online with nothing to travel to, so we can find a regular time that survives the timetable, often in the evening or on a remote-working day. We build safety first and move at your pace, so difficult material never feels rushed.
How soon can I start trauma counselling online in Woking?
Often within a week of a free consultation. Bradley works online with Woking clients, so there is no clinic to travel to across town. Trauma work from your own private space, in Knaphill or Horsell, can feel steadier when memories are difficult.
What do trauma sessions cost, and can the NHS help in Woking?
Trauma work is £80 for sixty minutes, £100 for ninety and £120 for two hours, with longer sessions often suiting it. Mind Matters Surrey is free but frequently oversubscribed, so many in Woking begin privately to be seen sooner.
Is online trauma counselling as effective as in person in Woking, and are evenings available?
Many Woking clients find online trauma work just as containing, with familiar surroundings to steady them afterwards. Bradley offers some evening slots around the commuter day, and the Hove room is reachable by train if meeting in person would help.
Online Trauma Counselling in Woking, 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 London & South East: Guildford, London. See all of London & South East.
People who come for trauma counselling in Woking often also look at anxiety counselling, addiction counselling and psychotherapy.
For anyone near the coast, the same trauma counselling runs in person in Brighton. Every area covered is listed separately.