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Addiction Counselling · Peacehaven
Addiction Counselling in Peacehaven
Addiction Counselling for Peacehaven 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 Peacehaven
Peacehaven sits on the clifftops where the Greenwich Meridian meets the sea, between Brighton and Newhaven. Whether you live near the Meridian Monument, the clifftop walk and Centenary Park, or travel in from the wider area, I offer a calm, confidential space to do this work.
I work from a private room at Intergen House on Western Road in Hove. From Peacehaven the coast road runs west through Saltdean and Brighton to the Hove office in around twenty to twenty-five minutes. Prefer not to travel? The same sessions are available online by secure video.
Close by, Addiction Counselling is also available in Saltdean, Newhaven, Rottingdean.
So whether you are searching for addiction counselling near you in Peacehaven, 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 Peacehaven choose to work with me
The whole picture
We look beyond the symptom to what's underneath, because lasting change comes from the root, not the surface.
A private, discreet room
My Hove room is comfortable and confidential, an easy place to come to from Peacehaven without bumping into anyone you know.
In person or online
Meet me face to face near Peacehaven, or by secure video, and mix the two however suits your week.
Lived experience
I've known anxiety, depression, addiction and trauma myself, so I understand them from the inside, not just the textbook.
How I work
Here's how the work itself tends to unfold. 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.
Reaching out from Peacehaven takes something, and I don't take that lightly. I try to make the first step as easy and unpressured as it can possibly be.
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 Peacehaven
My counselling sits alongside the help available locally, and it can be worth knowing what else is there. For free NHS talking therapy in Peacehaven, you can refer yourself directly to Health in Mind, the East Sussex NHS Talking Therapies service, 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.
Peacehaven questions
Addiction Counselling in Peacehaven: common questions
Do you offer addiction counselling in Peacehaven?
Yes. I see clients from Peacehaven 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 Peacehaven?
From Peacehaven the coast road runs west through Saltdean and Brighton to the Hove office in around twenty to twenty-five minutes. 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 Peacehaven?
Absolutely. Many clients in Peacehaven 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 Peacehaven you're starting from.
Addiction Counselling in Peacehaven, whenever you are ready
A free fifteen-minute consultation is the easiest first step. No commitment, just a chance to see if this feels right for you in Peacehaven.
Addiction Counselling in nearby areas
Not local to Peacehaven? I also offer online counselling UK-wide, and you can see every area I cover or read more about addiction counselling.