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Anxiety Counselling · Hove
Anxiety Counselling in Hove
Anxiety Counselling for Hove and the surrounding area, in person or online. Hove, with its elegant Regency squares, Church Road shops and wide seafront lawns, is home to my practice. 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 Hove
Anxiety Counselling for Hove, at a glance
- Known for
- Palmeira Square, Hove Lawns, Church Road and Brunswick
- Area
- Brighton & Hove, East/West Sussex
- Getting to the Hove room
- The office sits on Western Road in central Hove, a few minutes' walk from Palmeira Square and the seafront, and a short bus ride from Hove Station.
- Local NHS / support route
- the Brighton and Hove Wellbeing Service
- Format
- In person at my private Hove room, or by secure video UK-wide.
Life in Hove
What is going on for people in Hove?
Hove wears a composed face. Wide streets, the lawns, the shops along Church Road, people walking dogs at a sensible pace. That composure can make anxiety feel like something you ought to be hiding better. Plenty of people here describe a morning that starts with a jolt before the alarm, a day spent managing an internal weather system nobody else can see, and an evening spent recovering from the effort. It might show up around work, money, health, or nothing you can name. A walk from Palmeira Square down to the seafront should be pleasant, and instead becomes an hour of arguing with your own thoughts while the sea does what it always does.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Hove
BrunswickPalmeira SquareChurch RoadGeorge StreetPoets CornerCliftonvilleThe Drive and Grand AvenueBlatchington
Wherever you are in Hove, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Hove
Official figures for Hove, for context rather than as a description of you.
26.7% of adults reported a high anxiety score in 2022/23, above the England average of 23.8%. Source: OHID Fingertips – Self-reported wellbeing: high anxiety score (2022/23).
Reviewed June 2026.
What is anxiety counselling, in practice?
Anxiety counselling here is practical and solution-focused: we work on the worry, panic, social anxiety and over-thinking that are actually affecting your day, and on simple ways to settle a nervous system stuck on high alert.
Because the work itself is the same wherever you live, the detail sits in one place rather than all of them: everything on anxiety counselling sets out the methods, session lengths and fees covers the practicalities, and professional standards and 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.
This is the easiest place of all to be seen in person, since the room is in central Hove, a few minutes on foot from Palmeira Square and the seafront and a short bus ride from most of the neighbourhood. Sessions can also be held online by secure video whenever that suits better. Being able to walk to an appointment matters for anxiety, because a short familiar route is far less of an obstacle than a long unfamiliar one.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
Which difficulties does anxiety counselling address?
Social anxiety
Help with confidence, self-consciousness and fear of judgement.
Chronic worry
Support for overthinking, catastrophising and decision paralysis.
People-pleasing
Working with the need for control and approval.
Sleep and tension
Calming a nervous system stuck on high alert.
Responding differently
Tools for when anxiety starts to take hold.
Anxiety Counselling in Hove
Why people in Hove come for anxiety counselling
What people usually want from anxiety counselling is not insight for its own sake but for it to stop running the day. So the work is practical from early on. We take apart the pattern in detail, since the physical side, the thinking and the avoidance all keep each other going, and knowing exactly how yours operates is the beginning of loosening it. Then come techniques that genuinely lower the arousal, practised until they hold under pressure, and a staged return to whatever has been quietly dropped. In this city 26.7% of adults reported a high anxiety score in 2022/23, compared with an England average of 23.8%. The Brighton and Hove Wellbeing Service is the free NHS Talking Therapies route and takes self-referrals, and Mind in Brighton and Hove offers information and groups locally.
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 callFinding support in Hove
My counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Hove, you can refer yourself directly to the Brighton and Hove Wellbeing Service for free NHS talking therapy, with no GP referral needed.
Seeing me privately usually means you can start sooner and stay with the same counsellor throughout, working at greater depth and pace; the two can run side by side, and I am glad to work alongside any NHS or GP support you already have.
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.
Hove questions
Anxiety Counselling in Hove: common questions
Where do Hove sessions take place, and can I meet online instead?
In a private room at Intergen House on Western Road in central Hove. The office sits on Western Road in central Hove, a few minutes' walk from Palmeira Square and the seafront, and a short bus ride from Hove Station. Every service is also available by secure video across the UK, so you can meet from any private space in Hove or blend the two.
How quickly can I be seen if I live in Hove?
Generally within a week or two of the free 15-minute call, and that call itself is usually arranged within a few days. No referral is required. Living this close means you can often take a slot that would be impractical for someone travelling from further out.
What are the fees?
Sixty minutes comes to £80, ninety to £100, and a two-hour session to £120. Most anxiety work happens in weekly hours. The initial 15-minute consultation is free, and it is genuinely a conversation rather than a sales pitch, so you can decide afterwards without any pressure.
Can I self-refer to the NHS for anxiety here?
You can. The Brighton and Hove Wellbeing Service provides NHS Talking Therapies across the city and accepts self-referrals without a GP letter, free of charge. With 26.7% of adults locally reporting a high anxiety score in 2022/23, against 23.8% for England, waiting times change through the year.
Would it be better to walk to sessions or use video?
Whichever you will keep doing. Walking has a real advantage: the journey either side gives you a few minutes to arrive and to come back down afterwards. Video is there for weeks when the walk is more than you want to take on.
I feel embarrassed asking for help when my life looks fine from outside. Is that common?
Extremely. It is one of the most frequent things said in a first session, particularly in a neighbourhood that presents as settled and comfortable. Anxiety is a nervous system state, not a report card on your circumstances, and it does not require a justification.
Is anxiety counselling in Hove easy to get to?
Yes. My room is on Western Road in central Hove, a few minutes from Palmeira Square and the seafront lawns, so most Hove clients simply walk in. Buses stop close by and there is on-street parking nearby. Online video sessions are there too if you prefer.
How do I book anxiety counselling if I live in Hove?
It could hardly be simpler. Book a free fifteen-minute call, then a first session at Intergen House, 65-67 Western Road, in central Hove. Most local clients just walk in, a few minutes from Palmeira Square or the seafront lawns. If anxiety makes leaving home hard, we can meet online.
What do anxiety sessions cost in Hove, and is NHS help available?
Private sessions are £80 for an hour, £100 for ninety minutes and £120 for two, after a free consultation. You can also self-refer to free NHS Talking Therapies for Brighton & Hove without a GP, though waits are common; seeing me privately means starting your anxiety work sooner.
For anxiety in Hove, should I come in person or online, and do you run evenings?
As a neighbour you can easily walk to the room, which many find grounding for anxiety, but secure video from home is equally effective, especially with social anxiety. You can blend both. Evening and weekend slots mean sessions fit around work along Church Road or elsewhere.
Anxiety Counselling in Hove, 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: Brighton, Portslade, Hangleton, Preston Park. See all areas I cover.
Related work in Hove: depression counselling, trauma counselling and counselling and therapy.
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Prefer to meet remotely? The same anxiety counselling is available online by secure video across the UK, or see online counselling by region.