Midhurst · in person in Hove or online
Addiction counselling and rehab advice for Midhurst
A late-night search for rehab near Midhurst, about your own drinking or a relative's, tends to come once things have slipped further than anyone hoped. This page explains who arranges treatment in West Sussex and where one-to-one counselling with me fits. My only room is in Hove, about an hour away by car, so sessions from Midhurst generally run by secure video, with Hove visits if you'd find them useful.
The practical facts for Midhurst
- Where sessions happen
- A private room at Intergen House, 65-67 Western Road, Hove BN3 2JQ, or secure video.
- From Midhurst by car
- About 58 minutes with clear roads (33.9 miles); longer at busy times.
- Free local drug & alcohol service
- West Sussex Drug & Alcohol Wellbeing Network (DAWN), 0330 128 1113
- Fees
- £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90, £120 for 120. The first 15-minute call is free.
- Registration
- BACP registered member, no. 109340 (check the register); UKCP student member in advanced psychotherapy training.
Drinking quietly in a close-knit town
In a parish of around five thousand people, where much of the work runs through small shops, garages, building firms, hotels and food and drink businesses, a drink problem rarely looks dramatic.
It is more often the owner who stays behind after closing, the builder whose van always has a few cans in it, or the newly retired parent who now starts earlier each afternoon. In 2023/24, Chichester district saw 504.3 alcohol-specific hospital admissions for every 100,000 people, below England's 611.7 per 100,000. A lower district figure is little comfort when it is your household. In a town where you're likely to know the pharmacist, the GP receptionist and half the queue at the Grange, the fear of being seen can keep people from asking anywhere local. That is often the moment someone searches for rehab instead, hoping for help a long way from home.
How treatment works here, and where counselling fits
Detox and residential rehab for a Midhurst household start with an assessment from DAWN, which Change Grow Live runs right across West Sussex. You can phone DAWN yourself on 0330 128 1113. Their team assesses what's needed, involves medical staff where stopping has to be managed safely, and organises outpatient support, a medically overseen detox or a residential placement when that's right. What I offer is one-to-one counselling, and it can come before treatment, alongside it, or afterwards when the structure falls away and home life begins again. Our hour together makes space for what drinking or drugs have been giving you in a small town where people know your van or your shop, the shame that often rides along, and the life you'd rather have. With 25 years in counselling behind me and my own recovery too, I already understand why stopping feels so tangled, so you can skip the explaining. If you're the worried partner or parent, you can see me on your own, too. Your wellbeing matters in its own right, whether or not your relative is ready to accept help yet.
Who helps with what, from Midhurst
DAWN for treatment and detox
Change Grow Live runs DAWN countywide. Ring 0330 128 1113 to be assessed and, where needed, have detox or a residential stay arranged safely.
Talking it through, one to one
Sessions by video, before you contact DAWN, while you're with them, or after rehab when you're back in Midhurst rebuilding everyday life.
Peers who have been there
Build on Belief, BoB, is a lived-experience recovery community, and sits well beside counselling once you're ready to meet others in recovery.
If it's your son, wife or father
Relatives around Midhurst and Easebourne can call on Carers Support West Sussex, which runs a service for families affected by drink or drugs, and on the county's West Sussex Wellbeing pages for family and friends.
Public health figures for the area
These are local authority figures from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities. "Similar to England" means the difference is not statistically significant. The figures describe a whole population over a period, not any one person.
Free drug and alcohol support for Midhurst
Free help across the district works alongside private counselling. Change Grow Live's DAWN service assesses Midhurst residents and arranges treatment. Build on Belief offers a lived-experience recovery community. Relatives have Carers Support West Sussex and the West Sussex Wellbeing family and friends pages, while advisors at Chichester Wellbeing work with district residents hoping to drink less.
- Free drug and alcohol serviceWest Sussex Drug & Alcohol Wellbeing Network (DAWN)0330 128 1113Run by Change Grow Live. Free and confidential.
FRANK (on 0300 123 6600) and Drinkline on 0300 123 1110 are free and confidential, and Alcoholics Anonymous and SMART Recovery run peer-support meetings you can find online. For gambling, the National Gambling Helpline is free, day or night, on 0808 8020 133 (NHS gambling support).
If raising someone's drinking or drug use with them feels unsafe, or someone at home is hurting, threatening or controlling you, the National Domestic Abuse Helpline is free, day or night, on 0808 2000 247. In immediate danger, call 999.
Detox and residential rehab are arranged through the free local drug and alcohol service named here. It assesses what you need, arranges medically assisted withdrawal where that is safe and needed, and can refer for community or residential treatment. My part is one-to-one counselling before, alongside or after that treatment, to help the changes last.
If you need urgent help now
If you need help right now, please don't wait for a session.
In this area you can also text SUSSEX to 85258.
If you, or someone you live with, drink heavily every day, or take drugs such as benzodiazepines or GHB daily, do not stop suddenly without medical advice. Withdrawal can cause seizures and can be dangerous. Your GP or the local drug and alcohol service can arrange medically assisted withdrawal. Call 999 or go to A&E if someone in withdrawal is shaking visibly, unusually restless or agitated, confused, seeing or hearing things that are not there, or has a fit. For milder symptoms, such as a slight tremor or sweating, contact your GP or NHS 111 the same day (NHS guidance). Counselling works alongside medical support, not instead of it.
What people in Midhurst ask before starting
Who arranges rehab for a person living in Midhurst?
Detox and residential rehab for people living in Midhurst are arranged through DAWN, the Change Grow Live service you can ring on 0330 128 1113. After an assessment, DAWN's team works out with you whether community support, a supervised detox, a residential stay or some mix suits your situation. I work alongside that as a counsellor, one to one, before, during or after any treatment.
My partner in Midhurst is drinking heavily and refuses help. Where do I turn?
Support for you can start now, whatever your partner chooses. Carers Support West Sussex helps people affected by a relative's drinking or drug use, and West Sussex Wellbeing has guidance for family and friends. You can also see me by video for your own sessions, to work out what you can and can't control and how to look after yourself meanwhile.
Could I talk about my drinking by video from Midhurst, privately?
Yes. Video sessions mean no one in town sees you going into a counselling room, and you can join from home or anywhere private. What we talk about is confidential, within the safeguarding limits I explain at the start. If you'd like a change of scene now and then, a Hove session is about 58 minutes' drive from Midhurst.
How quickly can I get help with drinking if I live near Midhurst?
You can phone DAWN on 0330 128 1113 yourself today to begin an assessment. With me, a brief free call comes first, then I'll offer times I genuinely have open. If stopping suddenly could be risky for you, talk to DAWN or your GP before you change your drinking, and look at the withdrawal warning further up this page.
How much do sessions cost, and is the first call free?
Sessions are £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 minutes and £120 for 120 minutes, the same in person in Hove or by video. The first 15-minute call is free, with no obligation to book. There is no NHS referral needed to see me privately.
A first private conversation about drinking or drugs
When you feel ready, a short conversation is the easiest way to see whether we are a good fit. There is no obligation.