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Online Trauma Counselling · Plymouth
Online Trauma Counselling in Plymouth
Online trauma counselling for Plymouth, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Plymouth — from the Barbican and the Hoe to the streets around the Sound — 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 Plymouth
Trauma Counselling for Plymouth, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Plymouth: from the Barbican and the Hoe to Devonport, Stonehouse and Mutley
- Known for
- Plymouth Hoe, the Barbican and the Sound
- Region
- South West (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- NHS Talking Therapies Plymouth (Plymouth Options)
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Plymouth
Why people in Plymouth reach out
Plymouth is a proud ocean city and naval base set far out in the South West, and that remoteness cuts both ways. The forces presence brings deployments and frequent moves, the dockyard economy brings shift work and uncertainty, and the distance from other cities can leave people feeling isolated when times are hard.
With deep forces connections, deployments and frequent moves leave their mark; online counselling travels with you and stays consistent through postings.
Plymouth hosts the University of Plymouth and Devonport Royal Dockyard (operated by Babcock), the largest naval base in Western Europe; acute care is provided by University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust at Derriford Hospital.
The local picture
The local picture in Plymouth
These figures are local context from official sources — not a description of you — but they show the scale of what people in and around Plymouth are living with, and why local support matters.
the rate of emergency hospital admissions for self-harm was 112 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).
Local data last reviewed June 2026. Each figure shows the year and links to the official source it was read on.
The trauma counselling itself
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.
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 trauma 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 callWhat I help with
How online trauma counselling in Plymouth 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.
Finding support in Plymouth
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Plymouth, you can refer yourself directly to NHS Talking Therapies Plymouth (Plymouth Options) 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.
Plymouth questions
Online Trauma Counselling in Plymouth: common questions
Can I get online trauma counselling if I live in Plymouth?
Yes. I work with people right across Plymouth, from the Barbican and the Hoe 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.
Do I have to describe what happened in detail?
No. Methods like the Human Givens Rewind let us process a memory without you reliving it or even speaking the detail aloud.
Is it safe to do trauma work online?
Yes, when it is paced carefully. We go slowly, keep you grounded, and you stay in control of what we approach and when.
What if I get overwhelmed during a session?
We build in ways to settle and pause, and never move faster than feels safe. Being in your own space online can make that easier.
Online Trauma Counselling in Plymouth, 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: Exeter, Torquay. See all of South West.
Other online support from Plymouth: Addiction, Substance Use, Drinking, Anxiety, Depression, Relationship.