Panic attacks
Support for racing thoughts, panic episodes and chest tightness.
Online Anxiety Counselling · Bath
Online anxiety counselling for Bath, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Bath — from the Georgian centre and the river to the streets around the Roman Baths — with the same BACP-registered, confidential support as an in-person session, and no journey.
In and around Bath
Life in Bath
Behind Bath's honey-stone elegance and World Heritage streets sit a high cost of living and a large student population, and the pressure to match the city's polished image can make struggle feel out of place. Tourism and term times set a restless rhythm that can leave residents feeling oddly unsettled in such a beautiful place.
In a well-heeled town the pressure to look in control runs high, so online sessions stay discreet, with no clinic to be seen entering.
Bath is a UNESCO World Heritage city and home to the University of Bath and Bath Spa University; its main acute hospital is the Royal United Hospital (RUH Bath NHS Foundation Trust).
The local picture
These figures are local context from official sources — not a description of you — but they show the scale of what people in and around Bath are living with, and why local support matters.
25.9% of adults reported a high anxiety score in 2022/23, above the England average of 23.8%. Source: OHID Fingertips – Self-reported wellbeing: high anxiety score (2022/23).
Local data last reviewed June 2026. Each figure shows the year and links to the official source it was read on.
Anxiety counselling here is practical and solution-focused: we work on the worry, panic, social anxiety and over-thinking that are actually affecting your day, and on simple ways to settle a nervous system stuck on high alert.
The approach is the same wherever you live, so rather than repeat it on every page you can read it in full — the methods, what each session covers and fees — on the main anxiety counselling page and on how I work.
Sessions run over a secure, encrypted video link held to the same strict BACP confidentiality as meeting in person. After a free fifteen-minute call to check we are a good fit, you join each session from any private space using a phone, tablet or laptop — no software to install, no waiting room and no journey at either end.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
Support for racing thoughts, panic episodes and chest tightness.
Help with confidence, self-consciousness and fear of judgement.
Support for overthinking, catastrophising and decision paralysis.
Working with the need for control and approval.
Calming a nervous system stuck on high alert.
Tools for when anxiety starts to take hold.
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Bath, 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:
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.
Bath questions
Yes. I work with people right across Bath, from the Georgian centre and the river outwards, and anywhere else in South West, by secure video — no need to travel to Hove, and just as confidential as meeting in the room.
Yes. We work on what happens in your body when anxiety spikes and rehearse practical ways to settle it, which translates well to video sessions you do from a place you already feel safe.
That is common and completely workable. We can start with the camera off, keep early sessions short and build up at your pace; many anxious clients find home the easiest place to begin.
It varies, but solution-focused work often makes a difference within a handful of sessions. We review together rather than committing you to an open-ended course.
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: Bristol, Swindon. See all of South West.
Other online support from Bath: Addiction, Substance Use, Drinking, Depression, Relationship, Trauma.