Anxiety and worry
When your mind will not settle and everything feels urgent.
Counselling and Therapy · Seaford
Counselling and Therapy in Seaford
Counselling and Therapy for Seaford and the surrounding area, in person or online. Seaford, beneath the dramatic Seaford Head and close to the Cuckmere, is a quiet coastal town further east. 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 Seaford
Counselling and Therapy for Seaford, at a glance
- Known for
- Seaford Head, the Martello Tower and the seafront
- Area
- Coast: Brighton to Newhaven, East/West Sussex
- Getting to the Hove room
- From Seaford it is around thirty minutes west by car, or a train via Lewes or Newhaven, to reach the Hove office.
- 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 Seaford
What is going on for people in Seaford?
Out of season, the town goes quiet. The beach at The Buckle is empty, the walk towards Cuckmere Haven belongs to a handful of dog walkers, and the streets around Church Street feel very still by five o'clock. Stillness suits many people here and can be hard for others. If you have been flat for months, or waking at odd hours, or moving through the days without much of it registering, the quiet gives you plenty of room to notice and nothing much to do about it. This is where counselling and therapy starts: no label, no crisis, no need to have decided what is wrong.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Seaford
Church StreetDane RoadSutton RoadBishopstoneThe BuckleChyngtonEast Blatchington
Wherever you are in Seaford, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Seaford
Official figures for Seaford, 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 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.
Rather than say the same thing on every page, the substance lives on the full counselling and therapy page, with how I work for the practical questions and my BACP registration for registration and ethics.
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.
The Hove room is about thirty minutes west by car, or reachable by train along the coast with a change en route. Given the distance, plenty of people from this end of the coast work online by secure video and come in person occasionally, which keeps things going without a weekly round trip. Others treat the journey as useful thinking time. Either arrangement is fine and you can change your mind.
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 Seaford
Why people in Seaford come for counselling and therapy
The point of this service is that it asks nothing of you at the door. No diagnosis, no previous therapy, no tidy account of the problem. It stays with the present and it is usually shorter to medium term, often six to twenty sessions, checked in on as you go rather than fixed in advance. People come with sleep that has fallen apart, a bereavement that has not settled the way they expected, a job that has drained them, or a general flatness that has been there long enough to feel normal. We work out together what is beneath it and what can change. Should it emerge that the pattern is much older than the current trouble, longer work can be discussed then. Self-reported high anxiety ran at 24.1% of adults in 2022/23, above the England average of 23.8%. Health in Mind offers free NHS therapy on self-referral, and STAR, the East Sussex drug and alcohol recovery service, is there if drink has become part of it.
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 Seaford
My counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Seaford, 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.
Seaford questions
Counselling and Therapy in Seaford: common questions
Where do Seaford sessions take place, and can I meet online instead?
In a private room at Intergen House on Western Road in central Hove. From Seaford it is around thirty minutes west by car, or a train via Lewes or Newhaven, to reach the Hove office. Every service is also available by secure video across the UK, so you can meet from any private space in Seaford or blend the two.
I am not depressed exactly, just flat. Does that count?
It counts. Flatness is one of the most common reasons people start, and it often turns out to be carrying something specific underneath. You do not need to meet a threshold or describe yourself in clinical terms to be worth an hour a week.
Living this far east, is online the sensible option?
For many people here it is. Thirty minutes each way is a genuine commitment in winter. Secure video keeps the work weekly without the drive, and some people come in person now and then so the sessions have a face-to-face anchor as well.
How much does it cost and do I pay in advance?
You pay after each session, never as a block booking. It is £80 / 60 min, with £100 / 90 min and £120 / 120 min for longer appointments. The first conversation, a free 15-minute consultation by phone or video, costs nothing and commits you to nothing.
Am I able to refer myself to Health in Mind?
Yes. As the East Sussex NHS Talking Therapies service it takes referrals directly from you, without a GP, and it is free. It works to defined courses for anxiety and low mood. Waiting times vary, which is why some people also look privately.
The winter here really gets to me. Is that worth bringing?
Very much so. Seasonal flatness is real, and in a town this quiet out of season it can compound whatever else is going on. Sessions can look at what the dark months take from you and what would make them less punishing next time round.
What is the journey from Seaford to your counselling room like?
Seaford is at the end of a branch line, so trains run up through Newhaven and Lewes to join the main line for Brighton and Hove. By car it is about thirty minutes west. Because the journey takes a while, many Seaford clients find online sessions easier.
What is the journey from Seaford to your Hove counselling room like?
Book a free fifteen-minute call first. Seaford is at the end of a branch line, so trains run up through Newhaven and Lewes onto the main line to Brighton and Hove; by car it is about thirty minutes west. Because the trip takes a while, many Seaford clients meet online.
How much is counselling, and can I get free NHS talking therapy in Seaford?
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 Seaford clients prefer beginning privately without a delay.
Is online counselling as good as coming in, and do you work evenings for Seaford?
Yes. Given the distance from a quiet town like Seaford, many clients find online sessions by secure video the easier, equally confidential choice, while others welcome the calm Hove room and the trip along the coast. Evening appointments are available, and you can blend both to suit.
Counselling and Therapy in Seaford, 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: Newhaven, Peacehaven, Lewes. See all areas I cover.
Related work in Seaford: anxiety counselling, depression counselling and psychotherapy.
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Prefer to meet remotely? The same counselling and therapy is available online by secure video across the UK, or see online counselling by region.