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Addiction Counselling · Saltdean
Addiction Counselling in Saltdean
Addiction Counselling for Saltdean and the surrounding area, in person or online. Saltdean, known for its restored Art Deco Lido and clifftop coast, sits east along the seafront. 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 Saltdean
Addiction Counselling for Saltdean, at a glance
- Known for
- Saltdean Lido, the Undercliff Walk and the white cliffs
- Area
- Coast: Brighton to Newhaven, East/West Sussex
- Getting to the Hove room
- From Saltdean the coast road brings you west through Rottingdean and Brighton to the Hove office in around twenty to twenty-five minutes.
- Local NHS / support route
- NHS drug & alcohol service finder (see below)
- Format
- In person at my private Hove room, or by secure video UK-wide.
Life in Saltdean
Why people in Saltdean get in touch
The roads here climb away from the sea in long curves, up Longridge Avenue and Chichester Drive and round Coombe Vale, and once you are up there the town is quiet in a way that suits some people entirely and leaves others rather alone. The Lido and the Undercliff Walk pull people together in summer. Winter is different. Evenings are long, the white cliffs are dark by five, and whatever fills that time gets a good deal of practice. A screen, a bet, a bottle, a routine that has quietly become the shape of the day. None of it looks like anything from the outside, which is how it keeps going.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Saltdean
Longridge AvenueSaltdean ParkSaltdean ValeThe OvalMarine DriveCoombe ValeChichester Drive
Wherever you are in Saltdean, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Saltdean
Official figures for Saltdean, for context rather than as a description of you.
the rate of hospital admissions for alcohol-related conditions (narrow definition) was 413.5 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 11.1 per 100,000 in 2022 - 24, above the England average of 5.8 per 100,000. Source: OHID Fingertips – Deaths from drug misuse (2022 - 24).
Reviewed June 2026.
What does addiction counselling involve?
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.
Because the work itself is the same wherever you live, the detail sits in one place rather than all of them: everything on addiction counselling sets out the methods, the practical side covers the practicalities, and my BACP registration covers accountability.
Where do we meet, and what happens?
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.
The coast road runs west and the Hove office is around twenty to twenty-five minutes away, where sessions take place in a private room with parking nearby. That is a genuine trip rather than a hop, so it is worth planning around a slot that suits you. Secure video is the alternative and it is not a downgrade: same hour, same work, no drive back along the seafront afterwards.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
What sort of things do people bring?
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 Saltdean
Why people in Saltdean come for addiction counselling
The scope of this service is wide on purpose. Alcohol and drugs are part of it, but so are gambling, gaming, online shopping and pornography, which flourish in exactly the conditions a quiet town in winter provides: time, privacy and a phone. Behavioural habits are usually further along before they get named, because there is no physical evidence and no obvious moment of excess. The work is not about willpower. It is about what the habit is doing for you, at what hours it does it, and what it has begun taking in exchange, from money to sleep to the truth you tell people at home. In Brighton and Hove the alcohol-related admission rate was 413.5 per 100,000 in 2023/24, below England's 504.1. If you want the statutory side as well, the NHS find a service directory lists the drug and alcohol services near you, with the Sussex Mental Healthline covering the night.
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 Saltdean
My counselling sits alongside the help available locally. You can find your nearest free NHS-funded drug and alcohol service via the NHS “find a service” directory (search “Saltdean”).
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.
Saltdean questions
Addiction Counselling in Saltdean: common questions
Where do Saltdean sessions take place, and can I meet online instead?
In a private room at Intergen House on Western Road in central Hove. From Saltdean the coast road brings you west through Rottingdean and Brighton to the Hove office in around twenty to twenty-five minutes. Every service is also available by secure video across the UK, so you can meet from any private space in Saltdean or blend the two.
Is the journey to Hove manageable without a car?
Buses run the coast road, though they take longer than the twenty-odd minutes a car needs. For a lot of people here the honest answer is that video is simpler most weeks, with in-person sessions kept for when the trip is genuinely convenient.
What do you charge?
£80 buys an hour, £100 buys 90 minutes and £120 buys two hours. The longer options are there for people who find an hour finishes just as things get going. Ahead of all that, a free 15-minute consultation lets you ask whatever you want to.
Which NHS service should I look at for addiction?
The NHS find a service directory. It lists free specialist drug and alcohol services and it is the correct route here, as no council page for Brighton and Hove has been verified. People often use it for practical support while doing counselling privately.
The winters are what get me. Can I start now and see how it goes?
You can start whenever, and there is no minimum number of sessions to sign up for. Some people work through a difficult season and stop; others carry on longer. The free consultation is a sensible first step if you are unsure which you want.
I spend hours betting online at home. Is that an addiction?
If it is deciding how your evenings go and what you can say honestly about your money, it is behaving like one. The label matters less than the effect. Betting apps are built for exactly the long quiet hours this town has plenty of in winter.
How long is the journey from Saltdean?
The coast road runs west through Rottingdean and Brighton to the Hove room in about twenty to twenty-five minutes. Online sessions are also available and save the trip entirely.
How do I travel from Saltdean to your Hove room for addiction counselling?
The coast road west through Rottingdean and Brighton to Hove takes twenty to twenty-five minutes by car, or the 12 bus along the seafront towards Brighton with a change for Hove. Book a free fifteen-minute consultation first on 07914 681995 or online.
What are the fees, and is there free addiction help near Saltdean?
Sessions are £80 for sixty minutes, £100 for ninety and £120 for two hours, with a free first call. Saltdean sits within Brighton and Hove, so you can self-refer to Pavilions, the free Change Grow Live drug and alcohol service, with no GP referral.
Can addiction counselling be online or in the evening from Saltdean?
Yes. Given the twenty to twenty-five minute coast drive, some Saltdean clients prefer secure video from home, while others value the trip to the Hove room. Evening slots are available, and you can move between in-person and online as your week allows.
Addiction Counselling in Saltdean, 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: Rottingdean, Peacehaven, Woodingdean. See all areas I cover.
Related work in Saltdean: substance use counselling, counselling for drinking problems and trauma counselling.
Some further reading, if that helps before getting in touch: 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.