Counselling and Therapy · Worthing

Counselling and Therapy in Worthing

Counselling and Therapy for Worthing and the surrounding area, in person or online. Worthing is a classic seaside town with its pier, Art Deco seafront and a growing creative scene. From my room in nearby Hove I offer a calm, confidential space to do this work.

In person in HoveOnline tooFree 15-min consultation
BACP registered member25+ years of experienceLived experience
Bradley Riddell, BACP-registered counsellor near Worthing at his Hove room, introducing his approach to counselling and therapy
ConfidentialA safe, private space
Person-centredThe therapy fits you

In and around Worthing

Counselling and Therapy for Worthing, at a glance

Known for
Worthing Pier, the Dome Cinema and Steyne Gardens
Area
Adur & Worthing, East/West Sussex
Getting to the Hove room
From Worthing the office is around twenty-five to thirty minutes east by car along the A259, or a direct train 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 Worthing

What brings people in Worthing to counselling?

This is a working town as much as a seaside one. A great many people here are employed in health and care, doing shifts that leave them wrung out, then walking the seafront past the pier because it is the only bit of the day that belongs to them. Self-reported high anxiety reached 24.5% of adults in 2022/23, above the England average of 23.8%. When you spend your working life absorbing other people's difficulty, your own tends to go unattended until something gives. Counselling and therapy is the entry point for that, with no requirement to arrive with a diagnosis or a neat account of what has happened.

Worthing Pierthe Dome CinemaSteyne GardensBeach House Park

Areas covered

Neighbourhoods in and around Worthing

Montague StreetSteyne GardensBroadwaterTarringGoring-by-SeaDurringtonEast WorthingWest Worthing

Wherever you are in Worthing, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.

The local picture

The local picture in Worthing

These figures are local context from official sources, not a description of you, but they show the scale of what people in and around Worthing are living with, and why local support matters.

Local data last reviewed June 2026. Each figure shows the year and links to the official source it was read on.

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 counselling and therapy in detail for the methods, session lengths and fees for fees and session lengths, and qualifications, registration and ethics if you want to check who you would be working with.

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.

Sessions run in person in Hove, twenty-five to thirty minutes east by car on the A259 or by direct train, and online by secure video for the weeks when a rota makes travel impossible. Shift workers often find a fixed early or late slot easier to protect than a midday one. Mixing the two formats through a month is common and does not weaken the work.

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What I help with

What does counselling and therapy help with?

Anxiety and worry

When your mind will not settle and everything feels urgent.

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 Worthing

Why people in Worthing come for counselling and therapy

Nothing here asks you to qualify first. No label, no referral, no tidy explanation. The work stays in the present and generally runs shorter to medium term, often somewhere between six and twenty sessions, reviewed as you go rather than fixed in advance. What people bring is recognisable: sleep that has stopped working, a numbness that has crept into everything, dread on the way to a shift, a bereavement that will not lie down, or an anger that is beginning to frighten them. Between us we work out what it is and what can realistically change. Should it turn out that the pattern is much older than the current strain, longer work can be discussed then. NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies offers free structured courses on self-referral, DAWN is the local drug and alcohol service, and Sussex Mental Healthline answers overnight.

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 call

Finding support in Worthing

My counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Worthing, 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.

Worthing questions

Counselling and Therapy in Worthing: common questions

Where do Worthing sessions take place, and can I meet online instead?

In a private room at Intergen House on Western Road in central Hove. From Worthing the office is around twenty-five to thirty minutes east by car along the A259, or a direct train to Hove. Every service is also available by secure video across the UK, so you can meet from any private space in Worthing or blend the two.

I look after people all day. Why is it so hard to ask for anything myself?

Because the habit runs deep and often started long before the job. People in caring work are frequently better at giving than receiving, and the imbalance is worth examining in its own right rather than treated as a personal failing to push through.

Can I book around a shift pattern that changes every few weeks?

Yes. Appointments can move with the rota, and a standing early or late slot is often the most protectable. Where a shift overruns or swaps at short notice, that session can be taken online instead of being written off for the week.

What will I pay?

The hour is £80 / 60 min, with £100 / 90 min and £120 / 120 min for longer sessions. There is no block booking and nothing to pay in advance. A free 15-minute consultation comes first so you can ask about fit and practicalities.

Is NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies the better first step?

Very possibly. It is free, self-referral takes minutes and no GP is involved, and it does structured work for anxiety and depression well. Private sessions tend to suit people who need flexibility around shifts or whose difficulty does not fit a defined course.

I have started drinking after every late shift. Where does that belong?

Bring it here by all means, and know that DAWN, the West Sussex drug and alcohol wellbeing network, is the specialist local service and free to approach directly. The two can run together. What matters most is that it stops being something you handle alone.

How do I reach your counselling room from Worthing?

The main coastal line runs direct from Worthing and West Worthing to Hove in around twenty minutes, then a short walk to Western Road. By car the A259 takes around twenty-five to thirty minutes. When you would rather stay put, online video sessions are always available.

Is there a direct train from Worthing to your Hove counselling room?

Yes. After a free fifteen-minute call, the main coastal line runs direct from Worthing and West Worthing east through Shoreham to Hove in around twenty minutes, a short walk to Western Road. By car the A259 is straightforward, and if you would rather not travel, counselling runs online.

How much is counselling, and can I get free NHS talking therapy in Worthing?

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 Worthing clients prefer beginning privately without a delay.

Is online counselling as good as coming in, and do you work evenings for Worthing?

Yes. The direct train makes coming in easy, but online sessions by secure video are just as confidential and effective, which many Worthing clients value. Others welcome the calm room away from a busy seaside town. Evening appointments are available, and you can blend both to suit.

Counselling and Therapy in Worthing, 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: Lancing, Shoreham-by-Sea. See all areas I cover.

If counselling and therapy is not quite what you are looking for, anxiety counselling, depression counselling and psychotherapy may fit better in Worthing.

If you would like to read more first, I have written about where to start when you cannot name it and how change actually sticks.

Prefer to meet remotely? The same counselling and therapy is available online by secure video across the UK, or see online counselling by region.