Online therapy in England

Therapy that fits around your week

Choose your own therapist, meet online from wherever you are, and start without a referral or months on a waiting list.

Most people who decide to try therapy don't give up because they change their minds. They give up somewhere between the decision and the first appointment — a GP to see, a form to fill, a list to join. Everything here exists to shorten that gap.

A view over London — online therapy available across England

Why online

The hardest part is usually getting started

Private practices aren't always taking new clients, and NHS talking-therapy waiting lists can run for months. Online therapy sidesteps most of that. You read the profiles and choose the therapist yourself — nobody assigns one to you. You pick a time that fits your week: early morning, evening, between shifts. And you attend from home, which for anyone working long hours or living outside a city is less a convenience than the thing that makes weekly sessions possible at all.

None of this changes what happens in the session. It changes whether the session happens.

What we work with

What brings people here

  • Anxiety and constant low-level dread

    The worry that doesn't attach itself to anything in particular, and doesn't switch off when the day ends.

  • Depression and flatness

    Including the kind that is hard to justify, because on paper nothing is wrong.

  • Burnout and exhaustion

    When the job stopped being difficult and started being impossible, and you kept going anyway.

  • Grief

    After a death — but also after a marriage, a career, a friendship, or a version of yourself.

  • Relationships and family

    Including the arguments that are never really about what they appear to be about.

  • Loneliness

    You can be lonely in the town you grew up in, surrounded by people who have known you for thirty years.

This is not a complete list. If what you're carrying isn't on it, that changes nothing — therapy starts with you, not with a label.

How it works

Three steps, no paperwork

You read the profiles and choose the therapist yourself — nobody is assigned to you, and you're allowed to be particular, because this is a relationship rather than a service. You then pick a time from the hours they have open, shown in your own time zone, evenings and early mornings included. Finally you meet by video call, from wherever you are. No GP referral, no waiting list.

About Wefeel

What Wefeel is — and what it isn't

Wefeel is a place to find a therapist and arrange to meet them online. We verify that every therapist listed here is qualified to practise, and we give them a place to be found.

We are not a clinic and we are not a party to your therapy. The session is between you and your therapist, and it belongs to the two of you. What is said in it stays there.

Wefeel is also not a crisis service. If you are in immediate danger, the numbers below will reach someone right now.

If you need help right now

Wefeel is not a crisis service

If you are thinking about ending your life, or you're afraid of what you might do, please don't wait for an appointment. Someone is available right now, at any hour, free of charge.

  • Emergency services999 or 112
  • Samaritans — free, 24 hours a day116 123
  • SHOUT — crisis support by texttext SHOUT to 85258
  • NHS — urgent mental health helpcall 111 (option 2)

Common questions

Do I need a GP referral?

No. You choose a therapist and arrange a session directly. Nothing goes through your GP or the NHS.

Is online therapy as effective as in person?

For most of what people bring to therapy, research finds no meaningful difference in outcome. What matters far more is the relationship with your therapist — which is why choosing that person yourself is worth it.

What if I don't click with the therapist I chose?

Then choose another. It happens, it's not a failure, and no therapist worth seeing takes it personally.

How much does it cost?

Each therapist sets their own fee, shown on their profile before you book anything.

Is it confidential?

Yes. What you say stays between you and your therapist, subject to the same legal and professional limits that apply to any therapist practising in the UK.

Reading

Written by the therapists themselves

Articles about anxiety, sleep, grief, burnout and the rest of it — written by the people you can book a session with.

For therapists

Practising in the UK?

If you're a qualified therapist working online, you can list your practice on Wefeel.