Anxiety and worry
When your mind will not settle and everything feels urgent.
Counselling and Therapy · Newhaven
Counselling and Therapy in Newhaven
Counselling and Therapy for Newhaven and the surrounding area, in person or online. Newhaven, a working port on the Ouse estuary with its fort and ferry to Dieppe, sits to the east of the city. 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 Newhaven
Counselling and Therapy for Newhaven, at a glance
- Known for
- Newhaven Fort, the harbour and the Ouse estuary
- Area
- Coast: Brighton to Newhaven, East/West Sussex
- Getting to the Hove room
- From Newhaven it is around twenty-five minutes west along the coast through Peacehaven and Brighton to Hove, or a train via Lewes.
- Local NHS / support route
- Health in Mind, the East Sussex NHS Talking Therapies service
- Format
- In person at my private Hove room, or by secure video UK-wide.
Life in Newhaven
What is going on for people in Newhaven?
You may be the sort of person who has never considered this. You work, you manage, you sort things out for other people, and when somebody asks how you are the answer is fine. Then something changes without warning. Sleep goes. The estuary walk you always liked stops doing anything for you. You snap at people who did not deserve it and cannot say why. Newhaven does not go in much for talking about feelings, and there is no particular reason you would have learned to. That does not make what is happening any less real, and you do not have to be able to explain it before you begin.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Newhaven
DentonMeeching RoadFort RoadSouth WayDrove RoadLewes RoadWest Quay
Wherever you are in Newhaven, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Newhaven
Official figures for Newhaven, for context rather than as a description of you.
24.1% 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 17.4% 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 192.7 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 is counselling and therapy, in practice?
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. everything on counselling and therapy explains it properly, the practical side answers the practical questions, and how to check my registration shows how the practice is held to account.
What happens in a session?
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.
The room is in Hove, roughly twenty-five minutes along the coast by car, or a train through Lewes and on to Brighton. One appointment, to find out what it is actually like, is a reasonable place to start. If the fare, the fuel or the time makes travelling difficult, sessions are available online by secure video and work in the same way, so nothing is lost by staying at home.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
What can counselling and therapy in Newhaven 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 Newhaven
Why people in Newhaven come for counselling and therapy
This is the general door, and it exists for people who cannot yet name the problem. There is no threshold to reach, no label to qualify for, and no need to justify yourself. We work from the ordinary detail of your week, and what is really going on tends to surface over the first two or three sessions. High anxiety scores were reported by 24.1% of East Sussex adults during 2022/23, compared with 23.8% for England. The work stays in the present: sleep, temper, what you dread, what you have stopped doing. It is shorter and more focused than psychotherapy, often six to twelve weekly hours, with an honest review as we go. Many people get what they came for and stop there. Health in Mind takes self-referrals and costs nothing, so it is worth knowing about either way.
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 Newhaven
My counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Newhaven, you can refer yourself directly to Health in Mind, the East Sussex NHS Talking Therapies service 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.
Newhaven questions
Counselling and Therapy in Newhaven: common questions
Where do Newhaven sessions take place, and can I meet online instead?
In a private room at Intergen House on Western Road in central Hove. From Newhaven it is around twenty-five minutes west along the coast through Peacehaven and Brighton to Hove, or a train via Lewes. Every service is also available by secure video across the UK, so you can meet from any private space in Newhaven or blend the two.
I am not the type for counselling. Is this going to be uncomfortable?
Most people say that, and most find the first hour less strange than they feared. Nobody analyses you, and there is no requirement to cry or to reveal anything you would rather not. You set the pace, and the free 15-minute call lets you test the water first.
What will it cost me to try?
The 15-minute consultation is free, so trying costs nothing at all. After that an hour is £80, ninety minutes £100 and two hours £120, paid session by session. There is no course, no minimum number of appointments and nothing to cancel if you decide against it.
Can I self-refer to Health in Mind rather than paying?
Yes. It is the free NHS Talking Therapies service for East Sussex and you can refer yourself directly online. The therapy is time-limited and follows a structure, and waiting times vary with demand. Starting privately while you wait is common and there is no conflict between them.
Twenty-five minutes each way is a lot after a shift. Are online sessions as good?
They are a full option rather than a compromise, and plenty of people do all their work by video. It removes the travel, the fuel and the timing problem in one go. If you would rather have an hour away from the house, the Hove room is there.
I have felt flat for a couple of years and just carried on. Is it too late to bother?
Not at all, and carrying on is what most people do until something forces the issue. Long-standing flatness does not become harder to work with, though it can start to feel like your personality. Looking at what your weeks actually contain now is the usual starting point.
Can I reach your counselling room by train from Newhaven?
Yes, though it runs via Lewes. Trains from Newhaven Town reach Lewes, where you change for Brighton and Hove. By car the coast road west takes around twenty-five minutes. Because the journey is a fair one, some Newhaven clients prefer online video sessions from home.
Can I get to Hove by train from Newhaven for counselling?
Book a free fifteen-minute call first. Trains from Newhaven Town run via Lewes, where you change for Brighton and Hove, or the coast road west takes around twenty-five minutes by car. Because the journey is a fair one, many Newhaven clients prefer online sessions from home.
How much is counselling, and can I get it free on the NHS in Newhaven?
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 some Newhaven clients prefer starting privately without a delay.
Is online counselling as effective as coming in, and do you work evenings for Newhaven?
Yes. Given the distance from a working port town, many Newhaven clients find online sessions by secure video the practical, equally confidential choice, while others welcome the calm room away from daily pressures. Evening appointments are available, and you can blend both to fit around work.
Counselling and Therapy in Newhaven, 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: Peacehaven, Seaford, Saltdean. See all areas I cover.
People who come for counselling and therapy in Newhaven often also look at 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.