Anxiety and worry
When your mind will not settle and everything feels urgent.
Counselling and Therapy · Burgess Hill
Counselling and Therapy in Burgess Hill
Counselling and Therapy for Burgess Hill and the surrounding area, in person or online. Burgess Hill is a busy Mid Sussex town with good rail links and the green spaces of its Green Circle walk. 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 Burgess Hill
Counselling and Therapy for Burgess Hill, at a glance
- Known for
- St John's Park, the Green Circle and Bedelands Nature Reserve
- Area
- Lewes & Mid Sussex, East/West Sussex
- Getting to the Hove room
- From Burgess Hill a direct train reaches Hove and Brighton in around twenty minutes, or it is a half-hour drive south.
- Local NHS / support route
- NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies
- Format
- In person at my private Hove room, or by secure video UK-wide.
Life in Burgess Hill
What brings people in Burgess Hill to counselling?
There is a kind of stuck that shows nothing on the outside. The job is fine. The house is fine. You walk part of the Green Circle at the weekend, nod to people you half know, and feel very little either way. Somewhere in the past couple of years the volume went down on everything at once. In a town where everybody appears to be getting on with it, that is easy to keep to yourself and easier still to blame on tiredness or the time of year. Nothing needs to be diagnosed before you can talk about it. Something is off will do perfectly well as a starting place.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Burgess Hill
St John's ParkWorld's EndWivelsfieldLeylands RoadFolders LaneThe MartletsJanes LaneFairfield
Wherever you are in Burgess Hill, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Burgess Hill
Official figures for Burgess Hill, for context rather than as a description of you.
24.5% 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).
recorded depression on GP registers stood at 14.5% of patients aged 18+ in 2024/25, above the England average of 14.3%. Source: OHID Fingertips – Depression: QOF prevalence (2024/25).
the rate of emergency hospital admissions for self-harm was 127.2 per 100,000 in 2023/24, above the England average of 117 per 100,000. Source: OHID Fingertips – Emergency Hospital Admissions for Intentional Self-Harm (2023/24).
Reviewed June 2026.
What actually happens in counselling and therapy?
Counselling and therapy here is one steady starting point for whatever you are carrying, anxiety, low mood, addiction, relationships or the past, integrative and led by you, so we begin with what matters most and shape the work around you.
Because the work itself is the same wherever you live, the detail sits in one place rather than all of them: the main counselling and therapy page sets out the methods, the practical side covers the practicalities, and my BACP registration covers accountability.
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.
Twenty minutes on the train or half an hour in the car puts you in Hove, close enough that a first appointment does not swallow a whole afternoon. Many people book one and decide afterwards whether to carry on. If leaving work early would invite questions, or the thought of sitting in a waiting area puts you off, we can meet online by secure video instead and revisit that later. Nothing has to be settled in advance.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
Which difficulties does counselling and therapy address?
Low mood and depression
For the flatness, exhaustion and loss of interest that drain the colour from things.
Addiction and habits
Alcohol, drugs, gambling or behaviours that have stopped feeling like a choice.
Relationships
Conflict, distance and trust, as a couple or on your own.
Trauma and the past
When something you have been through still shapes your present.
Life feeling stuck
For the big transitions, losses and crossroads that leave you unsure which way to turn.
Counselling and Therapy in Burgess Hill
Why people in Burgess Hill come for counselling and therapy
Counselling and therapy is the place to begin when you cannot yet put a name to it. There is no label to qualify for and no story you have to have straight. We start with the week you have actually had and let the shape of the difficulty emerge from that, which usually takes two or three sessions rather than one. The focus stays close to the present: what you are avoiding, what wears you down, what used to help and has quietly disappeared from your life. This is medium-length work by design, often six to twelve weekly hours, with a stocktake partway through so nothing continues open-ended. Some people finish there having got what they came for. Others find a deeper thread and move into longer work, which is a decision to make later. Across the county 24.5% of adults reported a high anxiety score in 2022/23, a little above the England average of 23.8%. NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies is the free route and takes self-referrals directly.
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 Burgess Hill
My counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Burgess Hill, you can refer yourself directly to NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies 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.
Burgess Hill questions
Counselling and Therapy in Burgess Hill: common questions
Where do Burgess Hill sessions take place, and can I meet online instead?
In a private room at Intergen House on Western Road in central Hove. From Burgess Hill a direct train reaches Hove and Brighton in around twenty minutes, or it is a half-hour drive south. Every service is also available by secure video across the UK, so you can meet from any private space in Burgess Hill or blend the two.
I have never done this before and cannot describe the problem. Where do I even start?
With a free 15-minute call in which you say as little or as much as you like. No history is taken and nothing is assessed. If you decide to go ahead, a first hour is usually available within a week or two, and you can stop after it if it does not suit you.
How much is a session and how many will I need?
The standard hour is £80, with £100 for 90 minutes and £120 for 120 minutes if you want more room. The first 15 minutes, usually a phone call while you are still in Burgess Hill, are free. Shorter pieces of work often settle around six to twelve sessions, though we look at that together rather than fixing it upfront.
Should I join the NHS list in Burgess Hill first?
It is worth doing either way, since NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies takes self-referrals and costs nothing. Waits can be long. Starting here while you wait is entirely reasonable, and you are not required to choose between the two. Plenty of people use one and then the other.
Do I have to travel to Hove, or can this be done from home?
Either. In-person hours run from the Hove room and online sessions run by secure video, and you can swap between them as the weeks go. People who commute often prefer video in winter and the room in summer. What happens in the hour is the same in both.
Everyone here seems to be managing. Is what I am carrying serious enough to bring?
It does not have to be serious to be worth an hour. Much of this work is about flatness, worry that will not switch off, or a life that looks entirely fine from the road. A settled commuter town is a hard place to admit that. It is still worth saying out loud.
How do I reach your counselling room from Burgess Hill?
Trains on the main line run direct from Burgess Hill to Hove in around twenty minutes, with a short walk to Western Road, and Wivelsfield Station is close by. By car the A273 and A23 take about half an hour. Online video sessions are always there too.
Is there a direct train from Burgess Hill to your Hove counselling room?
Yes. After a free fifteen-minute call, trains on the main line run direct from Burgess Hill to Hove and Brighton in around twenty minutes, a short walk to Western Road. By car the A23 takes about half an hour. When the commute feels like too much, counselling runs online.
How much is counselling, and can I get free NHS talking therapy in Burgess Hill?
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 via your GP or self-referral, though waits can be long, so many Burgess Hill clients prefer beginning privately without a delay.
Is online counselling as good as coming in, and do you work evenings for Burgess Hill?
Yes. Commuting life can be draining, so many Burgess Hill clients value online sessions by secure video that fit around a busy week, just as confidential as coming in. Others welcome the calm room to step out of it all. Evening appointments are available, and you can blend both.
Counselling and Therapy in Burgess Hill, 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: Haywards Heath, Hassocks, Ditchling. See all areas I cover.
If counselling and therapy is not quite what you are looking for, anxiety counselling, depression counselling and psychotherapy may fit better in Burgess Hill.
There is more on this in my writing: where to start when you cannot name it and how change actually sticks.
Prefer to meet remotely? The same counselling and therapy is available online by secure video across the UK, or see online counselling by region.