Anxiety and worry
When your mind will not settle and everything feels urgent.
Counselling and Therapy · Lancing
Counselling and Therapy in Lancing
Counselling and Therapy for Lancing and the surrounding area, in person or online. Lancing, with its long shingle beach and the landmark chapel of Lancing College, lies west along the coast. 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 Lancing
Counselling and Therapy for Lancing, at a glance
- Known for
- Lancing College Chapel, Widewater Lagoon and the beach green
- Area
- Adur & Worthing, East/West Sussex
- Getting to the Hove room
- From Lancing it is a twenty to twenty-five minute drive east along the A259, or a short train journey, to reach 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 Lancing
What brings people in Lancing to counselling?
The coast empties out after the summer. The lagoon at Widewater goes still, the beach belongs to dog walkers again, and the evenings arrive at four o'clock. For anyone already low, that shift can be hard to explain to other people, because nothing is actually wrong. You get up, you do the shopping, you look at the sea, and you feel almost nothing. Living slightly apart from the city adds to it; getting anywhere takes planning, and it becomes easier not to. You do not need to have worked out what this is before you speak to someone. Uncertainty is the usual condition on the first day.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Lancing
North LancingSouth LancingWidewaterCulver RoadNorth RoadManor RoadSompting Road end
Wherever you are in Lancing, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Lancing
Official figures for Lancing, 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.
What actually happens in the room is the same everywhere, so it is written up once: see the main counselling and therapy page for the methods, the practical side for fees and session lengths, and my BACP registration if you want to check who you would be working with.
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.
Hove is twenty to twenty-five minutes east by car or a short run on the coastal train from Lancing, so a first appointment need not take up the whole day. Booking one and seeing how it feels is entirely acceptable. Where travel is difficult, whether because of health, cost or the dark afternoons, secure video sessions work just as well and can be swapped for the room later on if you would rather come in.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
What can counselling and therapy in Lancing help with?
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 Lancing
Why people in Lancing come for counselling and therapy
This is the place to begin when you cannot yet name what is wrong. There is no diagnosis to obtain and no minimum level of difficulty. We take the week you have actually had, in detail, and the real shape of the trouble usually emerges over the first two or three hours together. The focus is on the present: what has stopped, what you dread, what is draining you, what you might reasonably get back. It is shorter than psychotherapy by design, often six to twelve weekly sessions, with regular honest reviews rather than an open-ended arrangement. For a lot of people that is all that is needed. Where something older is clearly underneath it, we would talk about longer work as a separate choice. West Sussex adults reported high anxiety scores at a rate of 24.5% in 2022/23, above the 23.8% recorded nationally. NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies is free, takes self-referrals and is worth knowing about.
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 Lancing
My counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Lancing, 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.
Lancing questions
Counselling and Therapy in Lancing: common questions
Where do Lancing sessions take place, and can I meet online instead?
In a private room at Intergen House on Western Road in central Hove. From Lancing it is a twenty to twenty-five minute drive east along the A259, or a short train journey, to reach Hove. Every service is also available by secure video across the UK, so you can meet from any private space in Lancing or blend the two.
I get low every winter here. Is that something counselling can help with?
Often it can, particularly the parts you have influence over: what your days contain, what you have stopped doing, how isolated the darker months have become. We would look at what specifically changes for you in autumn and what could be arranged differently before it arrives again.
What does a session cost and do I have to commit to a course?
There is no course and no block booking. Each hour is £80, with ninety minutes at £100 and two hours at £120, paid session by session. Nothing is charged for the first 15-minute call. You can attend once and leave it there with nothing further to pay.
Can I refer myself to NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies?
Yes, directly and without seeing a GP first, and it costs nothing. The work is structured and time-limited, and waits vary depending on demand. Plenty of people put themselves on that list and start privately in the meantime rather than choosing between the two.
Is it worth the trip east, or should I just do this on video from home?
Both are properly available. If the journey is a strain, video is a full option and nothing is lost. Some people find that leaving the house and travelling somewhere separate is exactly what helps them take the hour seriously. You are allowed to try one and change.
I have felt like this for years without doing anything. Is it too late to start?
No, and a lot of people say the same thing. Long-standing low mood does not become untreatable through neglect, though it can become familiar enough to feel permanent. Starting with what your days actually look like now is usually more useful than trying to account for the years.
How do I get to your counselling room from Lancing?
Lancing Station is on the main coastal line, with trains east through Shoreham and Portslade to Hove, then a short walk to Western Road. By car the A259 takes around twenty to twenty-five minutes. Online video sessions are also there if you would rather not travel.
Can I reach Hove by train from Lancing for counselling?
Yes. After a free fifteen-minute call, Lancing Station on the main coastal line runs trains east through Shoreham and Portslade to Hove, a short walk to Western Road. By car the A259 takes around twenty to twenty-five minutes. If you would rather not travel, counselling runs online.
How much is counselling, and can I get it free on the NHS in Lancing?
Fees are £80 for an hour, £100 for ninety minutes and £120 for two hours, with a free fifteen-minute consultation. Free NHS talking therapies are available via your GP or self-referral, though waits can be long, so many Lancing clients prefer starting privately without a delay.
Is online counselling as effective as coming in, and do you work evenings for Lancing?
Yes. The train makes coming in straightforward, but online sessions by secure video are just as confidential and effective, which many Lancing clients value between work and family. Others enjoy the calm Hove room. Evening appointments are available, and you can blend both across the month.
Counselling and Therapy in Lancing, 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: Shoreham-by-Sea, Worthing, Southwick. See all areas I cover.
Related work in Lancing: anxiety counselling, depression counselling and psychotherapy.
If you would like to read more first, I have written about 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.