Counselling and Therapy in Brighton

In a private room at Intergen House on Western Road in central Hove. The counselling room is a short ride west from central Brighton along the seafront or Western Road, roughly ten to fifteen minutes by bus, taxi or car, and walkable from Brighton Station. Every service is also available by secure video across the UK, so you can meet from any private space in Brighton or blend the two.

It is the usual reason people start here. The free 15-minute consultation exists for exactly this, and no preparation is needed. You describe the week you have had and we go from there. Appointments generally begin within a fortnight. Nothing has to be decided on that first call.

Sixty minutes is £80, ninety is £100 and two hours is £120, with the first 15-minute conversation free. Most people meet weekly for an hour. Shorter pieces of work often run to somewhere between six and twelve sessions, and we review it together rather than fixing a number in advance.

Many people do both. The Brighton and Hove Wellbeing Service is the local NHS Talking Therapies team and you can refer yourself, though you should expect to wait. Starting privately while you sit on that list is fine, and there is nothing to stop you doing both at once.

Yes. In-person appointments run from the room in Hove, and you are welcome to choose that from the start. Some people mix the two, coming in when they can and joining by video on weeks when work or travel makes the trip awkward. Whichever you pick, the hour works the same way.

Yes. Most of what comes through the door is not dramatic: tiredness that sleep does not touch, a job that has stopped meaning anything, a life that looks fine on paper. A city that is always out enjoying itself makes that harder to say. It is still worth saying.

Anything that is weighing on you, whether or not it has a name. People come from Brighton with anxiety, stress, low mood, relationship strain or a vague sense that something is off. We start where you are, in the Hove room or online, at your own pace.

Book a free fifteen-minute call first, then travel over for your session. It is a short ride west from North Laine or the Lanes; the buses along Western Road drop you close, and Brighton Station trains reach Hove in minutes. Prefer to stay put? The same counselling runs online.

My fees are £80 for an hour, £100 for ninety minutes and £120 for two hours, with a free fifteen-minute consultation. The NHS offers free talking therapies through your GP or self-referral, though waits can be long, so many Brighton clients prefer starting privately without delay.

For most people, yes. Online sessions by secure video are just as confidential, and some Brighton clients prefer working from home rather than crossing town. Others value leaving the busy streets behind for the calm room. Evening appointments are available, and you can blend both as your week allows.