Fleet · online by video, with the Hove room for occasional sessions
Trauma therapy for Fleet
If something frightening still echoes in your body or your sleep, whether it happened last month or many years ago, I offer trauma therapy to people in Fleet by secure video. Nothing has to be described before you're ready, and you're free to stop whenever you like. Your first contact is a free 15-minute call, where you can ask about pace.
If you are thinking about ending your life, call 999 or the Samaritans free on 116 123, day or night. More urgent help is on this page.
The practical facts for Fleet
- Where sessions happen
- A private room at Intergen House, 65-67 Western Road, Hove BN3 2JQ, or secure video.
- From Fleet by car
- About 89 minutes with clear roads (74.6 miles); longer at busy times.
- Free NHS talking therapy
- NHS Talking Therapies Hampshire, 023 8038 3920
- Fees
- £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90, £120 for 120. The first 15-minute call is free.
- Registration
- BACP registered member, no. 109340 (check the register); UKCP student member in advanced psychotherapy training.
Frimley Park, Pondtail and what stays with you
Some trauma comes from one dramatic event and some builds up slowly.
It might be a crash on the way home that you still feel every time a car brakes hard behind you. It might be a night in the A and E at Frimley Park Hospital, as the patient or as the person waiting for news, that your mind keeps replaying. It might be a birth that went badly, a sudden death in the family, an assault, or years spent living with someone you were afraid of. Afterwards a tidy suburban town carries on around you as though nothing happened. You walk the dog round Pondtail and wave to neighbours in Velmead, and part of you is still braced. You might jump at sirens, sleep in fragments, feel numb when you expected to feel something, or react to small things as if they were dangerous. These are ordinary after-effects of real danger, and they say nothing bad about your character.
How trauma work goes when you're the one in charge
Trauma work with me comes in stages, and you set the speed of each one. We begin with steadiness: spotting the early signs that your body is tipping into alarm, and finding a few ways back to the present that work for you. We look at the protective habits too, such as staying busy, avoiding certain roads or going numb, and we give them respect, because they got you through. Only once you feel more anchored do we go near what happened, and even then a little at a time. You never have to tell the story in detail. One method I use, the Rewind Technique, lets us work on a memory without you putting it into words. You can pause, change direction or say no whenever you like. If you've had thoughts of harming yourself, I'll ask gently and we'll plan for your safety together, and the crisis help on this page is there between sessions. In an emergency, call 999, and for urgent medical or mental health worries ring NHS 111, day or night; those services come first, and our sessions carry on around them.
Traces a frightening event can leave
A night at Frimley Park Hospital
Whether you were the patient or the one waiting in the corridor for news, an emergency can leave images and alarm that still haven't faded.
Living with someone frightening
If home once meant watching someone's mood to stay safe, that watchfulness can last for years. If it's still happening, the free domestic abuse number lower on this page answers at any hour.
When it floods back
If flashbacks or panic overwhelm you between sessions, the Aldershot Safe Haven, run by Surrey and Borders Partnership with Andover Mind and Catalyst, is one local option. Check when it's open first.
Too soon to talk about it
If a frightening event is recent and you're anxious or low, Talk Plus offers free NHS talking therapy to people with a Fleet GP. Trauma therapy can come later, or alongside.
Public health figures for the area
These are local authority figures from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities. "Similar to England" means the difference is not statistically significant. The figures describe a whole population over a period, not any one person.
Free and low-cost support for Fleet
I can't name a specialist trauma or veterans' service for Fleet that I've been able to verify, so the free routes here are general ones. Fleet GP patients can refer themselves to Talk Plus for NHS talking therapy, while NHS Talking Therapies Hampshire covers Hook, Hartley Wintney and Odiham. Hart Voluntary Action's 121 Adult Counselling takes self-referrals from Hart adults. Where a suicide is part of what happened, Cruse offers a Support After Suicide Service for Hampshire.
- Free NHS talking therapyNHS Talking Therapies Hampshire023 8038 3920Free NHS talking therapy for anxiety, low mood and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). You can refer yourself, with no GP referral needed.
- If drinking or drug use is part of itInclusion Recovery Hampshire0300 124 0103Free and confidential.
- Local organisationAndover Mind - Hart and Rushmoor Wellbeing CentreMental health charity.
For gambling, the National Gambling Helpline is free, day or night, on 0808 8020 133 (NHS gambling support).
Private counselling with me can run alongside any of these; you do not have to choose one or the other.
If someone at home is hurting, threatening or controlling you, the National Domestic Abuse Helpline is free, day or night, on 0808 2000 247.
If you have experienced rape or sexual abuse, at any time in your life, the Rape Crisis 24/7 Support Line is free on 0808 500 2222 for anyone aged 16 or over in England and Wales.
If you need urgent help now
If you need help right now, please don't wait for a session.
In this area you can also text HANTS to 85258. Locally, the Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Mental Health Crisis Helpline is on 0800 915 4644. Local drop-in crisis support: Aldershot Safe Haven (check opening times before you go).
What people in Fleet ask before starting
Is there specialist trauma support in Fleet?
I haven't been able to verify a specialist trauma service for Fleet, so I won't name one. The free help I can point to is general: Talk Plus for anxiety or low mood after a frightening event, if your GP surgery is in Fleet, and the free counselling Hart Voluntary Action offers to Hart adults. Your GP can refer you on if you need specialist NHS care.
Will I have to describe what happened?
Only what you choose to. On the free call, saying that something happened and still affects you is plenty. We spend the early sessions building steadiness, not gathering details, and when we do approach the memory, there are ways of working that don't rely on you retelling it. You can halt it whenever you want, and I won't push.
Is video private enough for trauma therapy from Fleet, or should I travel to Hove?
Video can hold this work, and from Fleet it spares you close to three hours on the road around each session. What matters most is privacy: somewhere at home nobody can overhear or interrupt, and time to settle afterwards. If home doesn't feel safe or private, tell me on the free call and we'll think it through together, including an occasional session in Hove.
How soon could trauma therapy start from Fleet, and what if I feel worse once it does?
Book the free 15-minute call to find out when I have a regular slot. Going near old material can make some weeks feel harder for a while, which is why we build steadiness first and check in at the start of every session. If you feel unsafe between sessions, ring the 24/7 crisis line on 0800 915 4644 or text HANTS to 85258.
How much do sessions cost, and is the first call free?
Sessions are £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 minutes and £120 for 120 minutes, the same in person in Hove or by video. The first 15-minute call is free, with no obligation to book. There is no NHS referral needed to see me privately.
Talk first about pace, not about what happened
When you feel ready, a short conversation is the easiest way to see whether we are a good fit. There is no obligation.