Anxiety and worry
When your mind will not settle and everything feels urgent.
Counselling and Therapy · Hassocks
Counselling and Therapy in Hassocks
Counselling and Therapy for Hassocks and the surrounding area, in person or online. Hassocks is a village at the foot of the Downs, beneath the Clayton windmills known as Jack and Jill. 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 Hassocks
Counselling and Therapy for Hassocks, at a glance
- Known for
- The Jack and Jill windmills, Adastra Park and the South Downs
- Area
- Lewes & Mid Sussex, East/West Sussex
- Getting to the Hove room
- From Hassocks a short train ride or a fifteen to twenty minute drive over the Downs brings you to Hove.
- 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 Hassocks
What is going on for people in Hassocks?
The daily journey out of Hassocks can start to feel heavier than it used to. Same platform, same seat, same faces, and somewhere in the last year the dread arrived and did not leave. Or the pattern is different and there is no journey at all any more, and the days have flattened into one another. Either way you are not sure what to call it. It is not a breakdown and it does not feel like an illness, so you have carried on. Adastra Park at the weekend, the walk up towards the windmills, and still that low unease underneath. You can start here without knowing what this is.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Hassocks
KeymerAdastra ParkStonepoundLodge LaneKeymer RoadClaytonOckley LaneFriars Oak
Wherever you are in Hassocks, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Hassocks
Official figures for Hassocks, 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 does counselling and therapy involve?
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.
The method travels; only the geography changes. the main counselling and therapy page explains it properly, the practical side answers the practical questions, and qualifications, registration and ethics shows how the practice is held to account.
How do sessions work, in person or online?
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.
A fifteen-minute train from the middle of the village, or a fifteen to twenty minute drive over the hill, puts you in Hove. That is short enough to fit a first appointment in without rearranging your whole day. Many people book one and decide afterwards. Online by secure video is available throughout, which some prefer for the first session or two before travelling in, and others keep for the entire piece of work.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
What sort of things do people bring?
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 Hassocks
Why people in Hassocks come for counselling and therapy
Choose this when you cannot yet name what is wrong. There is no threshold to meet and no label to arrive with. We begin with the plain facts of your week, and what is actually going on usually becomes clear within the first few sessions rather than being decided in advance. From there the work stays in the present: what you are dreading, what you have stopped doing, what would make next Tuesday slightly more bearable. It is shorter than psychotherapy on purpose, typically six to twelve weekly hours, and we review it openly so you are never quietly enrolled in something longer. Plenty of people get what they came for and finish. Where something older shows up underneath, we talk about whether deeper work would serve you better. In 2022/23 some 24.5% of adults in the county reported a high anxiety score, against 23.8% across England. The free NHS option is NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies, which you can refer yourself to online.
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 Hassocks
My counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Hassocks, 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.
Hassocks questions
Counselling and Therapy in Hassocks: common questions
Where do Hassocks sessions take place, and can I meet online instead?
In a private room at Intergen House on Western Road in central Hove. From Hassocks a short train ride or a fifteen to twenty minute drive over the Downs brings you to Hove. Every service is also available by secure video across the UK, so you can meet from any private space in Hassocks or blend the two.
Can I book without knowing what my problem is?
Yes, and most people cannot describe it properly at the start. The free 15-minute consultation asks nothing of you except a rough sense of what is happening. If you want to go on, a first hour is usually free within a week or two, and you decide session by session.
How much does it cost and when do I pay?
Sessions are paid as you have them, never in advance. Sixty minutes is £80, ninety minutes is £100, and two hours is £120. Your first 15 minutes with me are not charged for. If cost becomes difficult, moving to fortnightly appointments is often a workable answer.
What can NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies offer me?
Free, structured, time-limited therapy that you can refer yourself to without seeing a GP. It is a good option for many people. The usual difficulty is the wait, and for some the format is more structured than they want. Doing both, in either order, is entirely allowed.
I would rather not sit in a waiting area near people. What are my options?
Meeting online by secure video removes that completely, and it is a full option rather than a fallback. If you do come to Hove, appointments are spaced so you are not sharing the space with anyone else arriving. You can also start on video and move to the room.
The commute has started to make me feel sick with dread. Is that anxiety?
It may be, and it may also be what your week has become rather than the train itself. We would look at when it began, what else was happening then, and what the journey has come to represent. Naming that accurately usually matters more than choosing a label.
How do I reach your counselling room from Hassocks?
Trains on the main line reach Hove in around fifteen minutes from Hassocks Station, with a short walk to Western Road afterwards. Driving over the Downs takes a similar time via the A273 and A23. When the trip is inconvenient, online video sessions are just as effective.
Is the train from Hassocks to your Hove counselling room quick?
Yes. After a free fifteen-minute call, trains on the main line reach Hove and Brighton in around fifteen minutes from Hassocks Station, a short walk to Western Road. Driving over the Downs takes a similar time. When the trip is inconvenient, the same counselling runs online.
How much is counselling, and can I get free NHS talking therapy in Hassocks?
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 Hassocks clients prefer beginning privately without a delay.
Is online counselling as good as coming in, and do you work evenings for Hassocks?
Yes. The quick train makes coming in easy, but online sessions by secure video are just as confidential and effective, which many Hassocks clients value around commuting life. Others welcome the calm Hove room. Evening appointments are available, and you can blend both across the month.
Counselling and Therapy in Hassocks, 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: Ditchling, Burgess Hill, Patcham. See all areas I cover.
Also available in Hassocks: anxiety counselling, depression counselling and psychotherapy.
Some further reading, if that helps before getting in touch: how change actually sticks and where to start when you cannot name it.
Prefer to meet remotely? The same counselling and therapy is available online by secure video across the UK, or see online counselling by region.