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Addiction Counselling · Haywards Heath
Addiction Counselling in Haywards Heath
Addiction Counselling for Haywards Heath and the surrounding area, in person or online. Haywards Heath is a well-connected Mid Sussex town surrounded by countryside and commuter villages. From my room in nearby Hove I offer a calm, confidential space to do this work.
BACP registered member25+ years of experienceLived experience
ConfidentialA safe, private space
Person-centredThe therapy fits you
In and around Haywards Heath
Addiction Counselling for Haywards Heath, at a glance
- Known for
- Victoria Park, Muster Green and the Ardingly reservoir nearby
- Area
- Lewes & Mid Sussex, East/West Sussex
- Getting to the Hove room
- From Haywards Heath frequent direct trains reach Hove and Brighton in around twenty-five minutes, with the A23 close by for driving.
- Local NHS / support route
- West Sussex County Council's drug and alcohol support
- Format
- In person at my private Hove room, or by secure video UK-wide.
Life in Haywards Heath
What brings people in Haywards Heath to counselling?
Haywards Heath runs on early alarms and late returns. A great many people here spend the best part of their waking hours somewhere else entirely, and what is left when they get back is a short, tired window that has to hold family, food and some sort of recovery. Habits move into that window because it is the only unclaimed part of the day. A drink before the coat is off, an hour of betting once the house is quiet, a screen that swallows the evening whole. Nothing in Bolnore Village or up around Franklynn looks anything other than settled. That gap between how the town appears and how the evening actually goes is where a lot of private trouble sits.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Haywards Heath
Muster GreenThe BroadwaySouth RoadLindfieldBolnore VillageFranklynnBentswoodAshenground
Wherever you are in Haywards Heath, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Haywards Heath
Official figures for Haywards Heath, for context rather than as a description of you.
the rate of hospital admissions for alcohol-related conditions (narrow definition) was 440.2 per 100,000 in 2023/24, below the England average of 504.1 per 100,000. Source: OHID Fingertips – Admission episodes for alcohol-related conditions (narrow) (2023/24).
the rate of deaths from drug misuse was 3.9 per 100,000 in 2022 - 24, below the England average of 5.8 per 100,000. Source: OHID Fingertips – Deaths from drug misuse (2022 - 24).
Reviewed June 2026.
What would we do together in addiction counselling?
Addiction counselling here treats the pain beneath the habit, not just the symptom, alcohol, drugs, gambling, food or behavioural, so recovery is something you grow into rather than force.
What actually happens in the room is the same everywhere, so it is written up once: see everything on addiction counselling for the methods, how I work for fees and session lengths, and professional standards and registration if you want to check who you would be working with.
What does a session actually involve?
Sessions take place in a private, comfortable room at Intergen House on Western Road in central Hove, held to the strict BACP confidentiality you would expect. We begin with a free fifteen-minute call to check we are a good fit, and the same sessions are available by secure video if travelling is difficult or you would simply prefer it.
Direct trains from Haywards Heath reach Hove in about twenty-five minutes and run frequently, with the A23 nearby if you would rather drive. It is a genuine journey rather than a hop, so most people book a fixed weekly slot and build the travel into it. The room is on Western Road in central Hove. Where a round trip is too much in a given week, secure video keeps the appointment intact.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
What can addiction counselling in Haywards Heath help with?
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.
Addiction Counselling in Haywards Heath
Why people in Haywards Heath come for addiction counselling
Addiction here rarely announces itself with anything dramatic. It shows up as a habit that has stopped being optional, whether that involves alcohol, cocaine, an online betting account, spending, gaming or porn. The substance or activity matters less than the position it now occupies in your week. Counselling begins by mapping that honestly, including what it gives you, because a habit that only ever gets described as a failing is very hard to think about clearly. Recorded alcohol-related hospital admissions across the county were 440.2 per 100,000 in 2023/24, below the England average of 504.1, which tells you almost nothing about any individual and rather a lot about how invisible most of this stays. West Sussex County Council's drug and alcohol support, through DAWN, provides free structured treatment, and the Sussex Mental Healthline is there overnight.
A free, unhurried first step
Not sure if it is right for you? A free fifteen-minute call is a no-obligation way to talk it through.
Book a free 15-minute callDrug, alcohol & addiction support in Haywards Heath
My counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Haywards Heath, free local drug and alcohol support is available through West Sussex County Council's drug and alcohol support.
For confidential information and advice, FRANK (on 0300 123 6600) and Drinkline on 0300 123 1110 are free, and Alcoholics Anonymous and SMART Recovery run peer-support meetings you can find online.
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.
If you drink heavily or use drugs daily, do not stop suddenly on your own. Withdrawal can cause seizures and can be dangerous. Speak to your GP or a local drug and alcohol service first, and they can arrange a safe, medically supported withdrawal. Counselling works alongside that, not instead of it.
Haywards Heath questions
Addiction Counselling in Haywards Heath: common questions
Where do Haywards Heath sessions take place, and can I meet online instead?
In a private room at Intergen House on Western Road in central Hove. From Haywards Heath frequent direct trains reach Hove and Brighton in around twenty-five minutes, with the A23 close by for driving. Every service is also available by secure video across the UK, so you can meet from any private space in Haywards Heath or blend the two.
Is twenty-five minutes each way worth it for an hour of counselling?
Many people find the journey is part of what makes the hour work, giving a clear boundary either side of it. If it starts feeling like a burden, sessions can move to video for a while without changing anything else. You are not locked into one format.
Does this include gambling and other behavioural habits?
It does, and they come up often in commuter towns where a phone fills the dead time. The mechanics are the same as with a substance, and so is the treatment of them here: no ranking, no hierarchy of seriousness, no suggestion that one is a real problem and another is not.
What free support exists in this part of the county?
DAWN, the West Sussex Drug and Alcohol Wellbeing Network, is reached through West Sussex County Council's drug and alcohol support and costs nothing. It provides structured treatment and medical input. Private counselling can begin immediately and run alongside whatever you arrange there.
What are your fees?
A session is £80 / 60 min, £100 / 90 min or £120 / 120 min, and the initial 15-minute consultation is free so you can ask questions first. Payment is per appointment. Nothing is bought in advance and there is no contract to sign.
Could a colleague from the train see me going in?
Sessions are in Hove, well away from the platforms and streets you use daily, and there is nothing on the door describing what goes on inside. Appointment times are arranged so people do not cross over. If it still worries you, video removes the question entirely.
How do I reach the room from Haywards Heath?
Frequent direct trains reach Hove in around twenty-five minutes, with the A23 close by for driving. Online sessions are available too if travelling in is difficult.
How do I reach your Hove room from Haywards Heath for addiction counselling?
Frequent direct trains reach Hove and Brighton in around twenty-five minutes on the main line from central Haywards Heath Station, then a short walk to Western Road; by car the A23 takes roughly forty minutes. Book a free fifteen-minute consultation first on 07914 681995.
What are the fees, and is there free addiction help in Haywards Heath?
Sessions are £80 for sixty minutes, £100 for ninety and £120 for two hours, with a free first call. Haywards Heath is in West Sussex, so for free help you can self-refer to Change Grow Live West Sussex, the drug and alcohol service, without a GP.
Can addiction counselling be online or in the evening from Haywards Heath?
Yes. The direct train to Hove works well, with evening slots to fit around commuting, but given the distance many Haywards Heath clients find online video more convenient. It is just as private, and you can mix in-person and online as suits your week.
Addiction Counselling in Haywards Heath, 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 nearby: Burgess Hill, Hassocks. See all areas I cover.
If addiction counselling is not quite what you are looking for, substance use counselling, counselling for drinking problems and trauma counselling may fit better in Haywards Heath.
There is more on this in my writing: the four-stage cycle of addiction and the four Rs framework.
Prefer to meet remotely? The same addiction counselling is available online by secure video across the UK, or see online counselling by region.