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Addiction Counselling · Hassocks
Addiction Counselling in Hassocks
Addiction Counselling for Hassocks and the surrounding area, in person or online. When willpower keeps failing, it is usually because part of you believes the addiction is keeping you safe. We work with that fear gently, so change becomes something you grow into rather than force.
BACP registered member25+ years of experienceLived experience
ConfidentialA safe, private space
Person-centredThe therapy fits you
Addiction Counselling for Hassocks
Hassocks is a village at the foot of the Downs, beneath the Clayton windmills known as Jack and Jill. From streets near the Jack and Jill windmills, Adastra Park and the South Downs to the edges of town, people come to work through what's been weighing on them, in person or online.
Sessions take place at Intergen House on Western Road in Hove, a discreet, comfortable space. From Hassocks a short train ride or a fifteen to twenty minute drive over the Downs brings you to Hove. Online sessions are there too, if that suits you better.
Just along the way, the same support is available in Ditchling, Burgess Hill, Patcham.
So whether you are searching for addiction counselling near you in Hassocks, or weighing up in-person against online sessions, you are in the right place.
What I help with
How addiction counselling can help
Drugs and substances
Compassionate, confidential help with substance use.
Gambling
Breaking the cycle of compulsive gambling, guilt and debt.
Food and behavioural
Support for food and process addictions.
Affected by a loved one
Help for those living alongside someone's addiction.
The pain underneath
We treat the cause, not just the symptom.
What to expect
Why people from Hassocks choose to work with me
Integrative and flexible
I draw on whatever genuinely helps you, from Human Givens and IFS to solution-focused and relational work.
Confidential by training
As a BACP-registered counsellor, everything you share is held to a strict professional and ethical framework.
Flexible slots
Evening and weekend appointments mean sessions can usually fit around work and life in Hassocks, not the other way round.
Rooted in the area
Based on the Sussex coast, I see people from right across Lewes & Mid Sussex, Hassocks included, every week.
How I work
Beyond the practicalities, this is the heart of it. My approach is integrative and person-centred. Rather than white-knuckling your way through, we look at both the habit and the unmet needs beneath it, so recovery is sustainable. Where trauma is involved I draw on the Human Givens Rewind Technique, Internal Family Systems and solution-focused work.
I see people from all over Hassocks and the wider area. Wherever you are, near the Jack and Jill windmills, Adastra Park and the South Downs or further out, the work is the same: a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
You can read more about addiction counselling and about my methods, sessions and fees. There is no obligation: we begin with a free fifteen minute call to see whether we are the right fit.
Start the conversationFinding support in Hassocks
My counselling sits alongside the help available locally, and it can be worth knowing what else is there. For free NHS talking therapy in Hassocks, you can refer yourself directly to NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies, with no GP referral needed. You can also find your nearest service through the NHS Talking Therapies finder.
Seeing me privately usually means you can start sooner, stay with the same counsellor throughout, and work at greater depth and pace; the two can run side by side, and I'm glad to work alongside any NHS or GP support you already have. If you are waiting for NHS therapy, beginning privately can be a way to make a start now rather than putting things off, and we can always work in whatever way fits best alongside what is already in place.
If you need urgent help now
This practice is not a crisis service. If you or someone else 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.
Hassocks questions
Addiction Counselling in Hassocks: common questions
Do you offer addiction counselling in Hassocks?
Yes. I see clients from Hassocks and the surrounding area in person at my private room in Hove, and online by secure video right across the UK. Addiction Counselling is available whichever suits you best.
How do I reach your Hove counselling room from Hassocks?
From Hassocks a short train ride or a fifteen to twenty minute drive over the Downs brings you to Hove. The room is on Western Road in central Hove, with on-street parking nearby and good bus and rail links.
Can I have addiction counselling online if I live in Hassocks?
Absolutely. Many clients in Hassocks choose online counselling by secure video, either instead of or alongside in-person sessions. The work is just as effective and confidential.
What if I'm not sure addiction counselling is right for me?
That's exactly what the free fifteen-minute consultation is for: a no-obligation chat to see if we're a good fit before anything begins, wherever in Hassocks you're starting from.
Addiction Counselling in Hassocks, whenever you are ready
When you're ready, book a free fifteen-minute call. It costs nothing and is the simplest way to find out if I'm the right counsellor for you.
Addiction Counselling in nearby areas
Not local to Hassocks? I also offer online counselling UK-wide, and you can see every area I cover or read more about addiction counselling.