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Anxiety Counselling · Rottingdean
Anxiety Counselling in Rottingdean
Anxiety Counselling for Rottingdean and the surrounding area, in person or online. I know what it is like to live with anxiety, from the constant tension to the urge to escape difficult feelings. Following my own recovery and training, I help others move from feeling trapped to living calmer, more confident lives.
BACP registered member25+ years of experienceLived experience
ConfidentialA safe, private space
Person-centredThe therapy fits you
Anxiety Counselling for Rottingdean
Rottingdean is a picturesque village with its windmill, pond and High Street, set just back from the white cliffs. From streets near Rottingdean windmill, the village pond and Kipling Gardens to the edges of town, people come to work through what's been weighing on them, in person or online.
I work from a private room at Intergen House on Western Road in Hove. From Rottingdean it is a scenic fifteen to twenty minute drive along the coast road into Brighton and on to Hove. Prefer not to travel? The same sessions are available online by secure video.
I see clients for anxiety counselling in neighbouring areas too, including Saltdean, Woodingdean, Kemp Town.
So whether you are searching for anxiety counselling near you in Rottingdean, or weighing up in-person against online sessions, you are in the right place.
What I help with
How anxiety counselling can help
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.
What to expect
Why people from Rottingdean choose to work with me
Integrative and flexible
I draw on whatever genuinely helps you, from Human Givens and IFS to solution-focused and relational work.
Confidential by training
As a BACP-registered counsellor, everything you share is held to a strict professional and ethical framework.
Flexible slots
Evening and weekend appointments mean sessions can usually fit around work and life in Rottingdean, not the other way round.
Rooted in the area
Based on the Sussex coast, I see people from right across Coast: Brighton to Newhaven, Rottingdean included, every week.
How I work
Here's how the work itself tends to unfold. I take a solution-focused, practical approach that works on the problems actually affecting your day-to-day life. We cover simple, deliberate exercises that help calm your nervous system and respond differently when anxiety shows up.
Asking for help from Rottingdean can feel like a big move. I aim to make that first contact easy and unhurried, with no pressure and no judgement, whatever brings you.
You can read more about anxiety 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 Rottingdean
My counselling sits alongside the help available locally, and it can be worth knowing what else is there. For free NHS talking therapy in Rottingdean, you can refer yourself directly to the Brighton and Hove Wellbeing 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.
Rottingdean questions
Anxiety Counselling in Rottingdean: common questions
Can I see you for anxiety counselling near Rottingdean?
Yes. My counselling room is in nearby Hove, an easy trip from Rottingdean, and I also work online by secure video if that's simpler. Either way you get the same support.
Where exactly are you based, coming from Rottingdean?
I work from Intergen House on Western Road in central Hove. From Rottingdean it is a scenic fifteen to twenty minute drive along the coast road into Brighton and on to Hove. There's parking nearby and the buses and trains are close.
Is online as good as coming in from Rottingdean?
For most people, yes. Online sessions are just as effective and just as confidential, and some clients in Rottingdean prefer the comfort of working from home. You can also blend the two.
What if I'm not sure anxiety 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 Rottingdean you're starting from.
Anxiety Counselling in Rottingdean, whenever you are ready
When you're ready, book a free fifteen-minute call. It costs nothing and is the simplest way to find out if I'm the right counsellor for you.
Anxiety Counselling in nearby areas
Not local to Rottingdean? I also offer online counselling UK-wide, and you can see every area I cover or read more about anxiety counselling.