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Addiction Counselling · Seaford
Addiction Counselling in Seaford
Addiction Counselling for Seaford and the surrounding area, in person or online. Seaford, beneath the dramatic Seaford Head and close to the Cuckmere, is a quiet coastal town further east. 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 Seaford
Addiction Counselling for Seaford, at a glance
- Known for
- Seaford Head, the Martello Tower and the seafront
- Area
- Coast: Brighton to Newhaven, East/West Sussex
- Getting to the Hove room
- From Seaford it is around thirty minutes west by car, or a train via Lewes or Newhaven, to reach the Hove office.
- Local NHS / support route
- East Sussex County Council's drug and alcohol support
- Format
- In person at my private Hove room, or by secure video UK-wide.
Life in Seaford
What brings people in Seaford to counselling?
Seaford sits at its own pace, with the shingle and the seafront in front of it and Seaford Head rising at the eastern end. Around Church Street and Dane Road the town is small enough to feel known, and out towards Chyngton, Bishopstone and East Blatchington it is quieter again. People move here for that. It also means long evenings and not much passing distraction, which is hospitable ground for a habit. Betting on a phone. Ordering more than you meant to. A drink that has become the fixed point of the day. Nobody is checking, nothing interrupts, and by the time it is obvious to you it has had a long undisturbed run.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Seaford
Church StreetDane RoadSutton RoadBishopstoneThe BuckleChyngtonEast Blatchington
Wherever you are in Seaford, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Seaford
Official figures for Seaford, for context rather than as a description of you.
the rate of hospital admissions for alcohol-related conditions (narrow definition) was 499.3 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 4.9 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 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.
Rather than say the same thing on every page, the substance lives on addiction counselling in detail, with session lengths and fees for the practical questions and qualifications, registration and ethics for registration and ethics.
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.
This is the longest journey of the towns nearby: around thirty minutes west by car, or a train, to reach the Hove office and a session in a private room. That is worth being straight about. Some people will want that trip, particularly if getting out of town is part of the point. For many, weekly sessions by secure video will be the practical choice, with occasional in-person meetings when they suit.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
What does addiction counselling 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 Seaford
Why people in Seaford come for addiction counselling
The service covers substances and behaviour alike, which matters because gambling, gaming, shopping and pornography are rarely what people ring up about even when they are the main event. They leave nothing to find. They also work particularly well in a town with long quiet nights, since they ask nothing of you except time. The work goes after the mechanism: what the habit delivers, how early it starts, what it has cost so far in money, sleep and candour with the people you live with. Shame is usually the heaviest part and it is not added to here. Deaths from drug misuse in East Sussex were 4.9 per 100,000 in 2022 - 24, below the England average of 5.8. Alongside counselling, East Sussex County Council's drug and alcohol support is the county route, STAR is the recovery service delivered by Change Grow Live, and the Sussex Mental Healthline answers at any hour.
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 Seaford
My counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Seaford, free local drug and alcohol support is available through East 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.
Seaford questions
Addiction Counselling in Seaford: common questions
Where do Seaford sessions take place, and can I meet online instead?
In a private room at Intergen House on Western Road in central Hove. From Seaford it is around thirty minutes west by car, or a train via Lewes or Newhaven, to reach the Hove office. Every service is also available by secure video across the UK, so you can meet from any private space in Seaford or blend the two.
Thirty minutes each way is a lot. Do I have to travel?
You do not. Everything available in the Hove room is available by secure video, and from this end of the coast that is what most people settle into. In-person sessions remain there if you want them occasionally or consistently, and either can be booked week to week.
What are your fees?
Fees are £80 for the hour, £100 for 90 minutes and £120 for two hours. Most people use the hour. Whatever you choose, the first contact is a free 15-minute consultation, and travelling is not required for that as it happens by phone.
What does East Sussex provide for addiction?
East Sussex County Council's drug and alcohol support is the county service, and STAR, run by Change Grow Live, is the recovery service that covers this area. Both are free to use, and running one of them alongside counselling is entirely ordinary.
Is online counselling actually as effective?
For this kind of work it holds up well, and the important variables are privacy and consistency rather than physical proximity. A quiet room, headphones and the same time each week matter more than being in the building. Some people still prefer the room, and that is available.
My gambling is on a phone and nobody knows. Where do I start?
With the free consultation, which is a conversation and nothing more formal than that. Phone betting is unusually easy to conceal because it produces no physical evidence at all, so the first useful step is generally saying the whole thing out loud to someone once.
Seaford is a fair way out, is online a good option?
Yes. The room is around thirty minutes away, and many Seaford clients choose secure video so distance is no barrier; the work is just as effective from home, with the Hove room there if you prefer to meet in person.
How do I reach your Hove room from Seaford for addiction counselling?
By car it is about thirty minutes west to Hove, or a train via Lewes or Newhaven into Brighton and on to Hove from Seaford Station at the end of the branch line. Book a free fifteen-minute consultation first on 07914 681995 or online.
What are the fees, and is there free addiction help in Seaford?
Sessions are £80 for sixty minutes, £100 for ninety and £120 for two hours, with a free first call. Seaford is in East Sussex, so for free help you can self-refer to Change Grow Live East Sussex, the drug and alcohol service, without a GP.
Can addiction counselling be online or in the evening from Seaford?
Yes. With the trip taking a while, many Seaford clients find online video the easier choice, and it is just as private and effective. Evening slots are available if you do come in, and you can mix in-person and online as your week allows.
Addiction Counselling in Seaford, 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: Newhaven, Peacehaven, Lewes. 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 Seaford.
You may also find it useful to read about the four Rs framework and illness or indulgence?.
Prefer to meet remotely? The same addiction counselling is available online by secure video across the UK, or see online counselling by region.