Redhill · in person in Hove or online
Counselling and therapy for Redhill
If you live in Redhill and life has been heavy lately, you're welcome to get in touch before you've decided what to call it. As a BACP-registered counsellor, I see people one to one, either on secure video from your own room in Redhill or in person at Intergen House in Hove, roughly 50 minutes down the A23.
The practical facts for Redhill
- Where sessions happen
- A private room at Intergen House, 65-67 Western Road, Hove BN3 2JQ, or secure video.
- From Redhill by car
- About 50 minutes with clear roads (34.4 miles); longer at busy times.
- Free NHS talking therapy
- Mind Matters Surrey, 0300 330 5450
- Fees
- £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90, £120 for 120. The first 15-minute call is free.
- Registration
- BACP registered member, no. 109340 (check the register); UKCP student member in advanced psychotherapy training.
Living in Redhill and working somewhere else
Redhill sits where three railway lines and the A23 and A25 meet, and a large share of the people who live here earn their living in Greater London or elsewhere in Surrey.
That can mean your day is split between two places: the platform at Redhill station first thing, a desk or a site miles away, then home to Earlswood, Merstham or Watercolour with the evening already half gone. The town itself is busy, with the Belfry Shopping Centre, East Surrey College on London Road and East Surrey Hospital on Canada Avenue, though the Harlequin Theatre and Cinema in Warwick Quadrant is currently closed for RAAC works. Some parts of the town carry more strain than the rest of Surrey: Surrey's own needs assessment ranks Hooley, Merstham and Netherne first among the county's 21 key neighbourhoods. Whatever your street, worry has a way of travelling home with you on the train.
When you don't know yet what kind of help you need
General counselling is a reasonable place to start when the problem has no tidy label. You might be sleeping badly, snapping at people you love, drinking a bit more than you'd like, or feeling flat on the commute back from London without knowing why. We begin by looking at what is going on in your life now, including the shape of a week spent partly in Redhill and partly somewhere else. If the hours on the train or the road leave no room for friends, rest or the people at home, that matters, and it's part of the picture rather than a side issue. Sometimes the thread leads back to something older, a loss or a frightening time, and we can go there at a pace you choose. My approach is integrative, so I choose what suits you rather than following one fixed script, and the Rewind Technique is one option if a single memory keeps intruding. Over 25 years of practice sit behind that, along with a recovery of my own. If it turns out that a different kind of support would serve you better, such as Mind Matters for anxiety or low mood, I'll say so and help you find it.
Things a Redhill commuter week can pile on
Two places in one day
Living in Redhill and working in Greater London or elsewhere in Surrey, so the evening at home is short and the stress of the day arrives with you.
Shifts at East Surrey Hospital
Working at the hospital on Canada Avenue, including its A and E department, can mean nights, weekends and hard moments that stay with you once you've clocked off.
Where health outcomes lag
Hooley, Merstham and Netherne, and Redhill West and Wray Common, are among the 21 Surrey neighbourhoods singled out because residents there experience poorer health outcomes.
When evenings feel hardest
When nights are the hardest stretch, the Redhill Safe Haven at Wingfield Resource Centre takes walk-ins between 6pm and 11pm daily, and counselling can run beside it.
Public health figures for the area
These are local authority figures from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities. The figures describe a whole population over a period, not any one person.
Free and low-cost support for Redhill
Free support in Redhill is unusually close together. Wingfield Resource Centre on St Anne's Drive houses the Redhill Safe Haven in the evenings and East Surrey Community Connections, run by Waythrough, on weekdays. For anxiety and low mood, Mind Matters, the NHS Talking Therapies service for Surrey, sees people at Gatton Place in Redhill, while YMCA East Surrey runs Heads Together Counselling, free for those aged 11 to 24.
- Free NHS talking therapyMind Matters Surrey0300 330 5450Free NHS talking therapy for anxiety, low mood and related difficulties. You can refer yourself, with no GP referral needed.
- If drinking or drug use is part of iti-access0300 222 5932Free and confidential.
- Local organisationAction for Carers Surrey
- Local organisationEast Surrey Domestic Abuse Services (ESDAS)Free, confidential domestic abuse support.
For gambling, the National Gambling Helpline is free, day or night, on 0808 8020 133 (NHS gambling support).
Private counselling with me can run alongside any of these; you do not have to choose one or the other.
If someone at home is hurting, threatening or controlling you, the National Domestic Abuse Helpline is free, day or night, on 0808 2000 247.
If you need urgent help now
If you need help right now, please don't wait for a session.
Locally, the Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS FT Mental Health Crisis Helpline is on 0800 915 4644. Local drop-in crisis support: Redhill Safe Haven; i-access Recovery Café, Redhill (check opening times before you go).
If you drink heavily every day, or take drugs such as benzodiazepines or GHB daily, do not stop suddenly without medical advice. Withdrawal can cause seizures and can be dangerous. Your GP or the local drug and alcohol service can arrange medically assisted withdrawal. Call 999 or go to A&E if someone in withdrawal is shaking visibly, unusually restless or agitated, confused, seeing or hearing things that are not there, or has a fit. For milder symptoms, such as a slight tremor or sweating, contact your GP or NHS 111 the same day (NHS guidance). Counselling works alongside medical support, not instead of it.
What people in Redhill ask before starting
Can I have face-to-face counselling if I live in Redhill?
Yes, in Hove. From Redhill, Intergen House on Western Road takes about 50 minutes to drive to, and by rail you would swap trains at Gatwick Airport. In a commuter town like Redhill, secure video often suits ordinary weeks better, with a visit to Hove now and then. Some weeks can be on screen and others in Hove, shaped around your commute from Redhill.
Is there free counselling in Redhill I could try first?
Yes. When worry or a flat mood is what's dragging on your Redhill weeks, Mind Matters takes self-referrals on 0300 330 5450 and holds appointments in town at Gatton Place. If you're 18 to 24, Heads Together Counselling at YMCA East Surrey offers free sessions and you can refer yourself. East Surrey Community Connections at Wingfield Resource Centre offers wellbeing and peer support on weekdays.
What can I do in Redhill if I'm struggling late in the evening?
Between 6pm and 11pm, every day of the year, you can walk into the Redhill Safe Haven at Wingfield Resource Centre on St Anne's Drive without a referral, and a virtual Safe Haven keeps those same hours online. The Surrey and Borders 24/7 crisis helpline is 0800 915 4644, and if life is in danger, ring 999 or head to the A and E department at East Surrey Hospital.
How quickly can I start if I commute to London from Redhill?
A free 15-minute call comes first, where you can sketch what has been weighing on you and say whether early mornings before the Redhill train or evenings after it suit you better. If we decide to carry on, I'll suggest my open slots that sit either side of your Redhill train. Video means you can join from home in Redhill after the train back, without a second trip to Hove on a working day.
How much do sessions cost, and is the first call free?
Sessions are £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 minutes and £120 for 120 minutes, the same in person in Hove or by video. The first 15-minute call is free, with no obligation to book. There is no NHS referral needed to see me privately.
Start with one conversation, from Redhill
When you feel ready, a short conversation is the easiest way to see whether we are a good fit. There is no obligation.