Online Relationship Counselling · Poole

Online Relationship Counselling in Poole

Online relationship counselling for Poole, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Poole — from the quay and the old town to the streets around the harbour — with the same BACP-registered, confidential support as an in-person session, and no journey.

Online across the UKSecure videoFree 15-min consultation
BACP registered member25+ years of experienceLived experience
Bradley Riddell, counsellor in Brighton & Hove, introducing his approach to therapy
ConfidentialA safe, private space
Person-centredThe therapy fits you

In and around Poole

Relationship Counselling for Poole, at a glance

Areas covered online
All of Poole: from the quay and the old town to Branksome, Parkstone and Canford Heath
Known for
The harbour, Sandbanks and the quay
Region
South West (England)
Local NHS / support route
Steps2Wellbeing, NHS Talking Therapies Dorset
Format
Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.

Life in Poole

Why people in Poole reach out

Poole blends one of the world's largest natural harbours and the wealth of Sandbanks with ordinary towns where life is a good deal harder. That contrast can make struggle feel isolating, and the seasonal, tourism-shaped economy adds its own uncertainty.

Where work follows shifts and the rhythm of the docks, online sessions bend around unsociable hours rather than asking you to fit your life around them.

Poole sits on one of the world's largest natural harbours and is home to the RNLI's national headquarters and luxury boat-builder Sunseeker; NHS acute services are provided by University Hospitals Dorset.

The relationship counselling itself

Relationship counselling here, for couples or individuals, slows down the pattern you are caught in and builds healthier ways of hearing and being heard.

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 relationship counselling page and on how I work.

How online sessions 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 call

What I help with

How online relationship counselling in Poole can help

Communication and conflict

Breaking the cycle of the same argument.

Trust and repair

Rebuilding safety after betrayal or addiction.

Distance

Finding your way back to closeness.

Long-distance couples

Sessions you can join from different places.

Anxiety and reassurance

Working with people-pleasing and the need for control.

Individual work

You do not need to come as a couple to change the dynamic.

Finding support in Poole

My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Poole, you can refer yourself directly to Steps2Wellbeing, NHS Talking Therapies Dorset 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.

Poole questions

Online Relationship Counselling in Poole: common questions

Can I get online relationship counselling if I live in Poole?

Yes. I work with people right across Poole, from the quay and the old town 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.

Can I come on my own, without my partner?

Yes. A great deal can change when one person shifts the pattern; you do not need to attend as a couple to do useful work.

Can we join the session from different locations?

Yes. Online makes it easy for couples in different places, or juggling childcare, to attend together.

Will you take sides?

No. We look at the pattern the two of you create together and where it gets stuck, not at who is to blame.

Online Relationship Counselling in Poole, 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: Bournemouth. See all of South West.

Other online support from Poole: Addiction, Substance Use, Drinking, Anxiety, Depression, Trauma.