Persistent low mood
Support for ongoing sadness, emotional heaviness, and the feeling that each day blends into the next without much sense of progress.
Depression Counselling
Depression Counselling in Brighton & Hove
Feeling stuck, numb or overwhelmed? Support that meets you where you are. Depression can quietly drain the colour from everyday life. Things that once felt manageable can start to feel heavy, distant or pointless, and even small tasks may take more than you can give.
You might not always feel "sad." In fact, it's common for depression to show up as exhaustion, emptiness, irritability, or a sense of disconnection from yourself and the people around you.
Through counselling, we create a steady space where you can slow things down and make sense of what you're experiencing, so you can move towards a better future at a realistic, sustainable pace.
Areas I commonly help with
Depression rarely presents in just one way
It might feel like constant mental fog, loss of motivation, ongoing fatigue, or a growing sense of hopelessness, alongside changes in sleep, appetite, concentration and confidence. Together we'll introduce small, manageable changes that support long‑term improvement.
Loss of interest & motivation
Help with lack of drive, reduced enjoyment in daily activities, and difficulty starting or finishing tasks.
Isolation & emotional disconnection
Support for withdrawing from others, feeling numb, or struggling to feel engaged with life and relationships.
Grounded in real experience
It isn't something to simply push through with willpower
My work is shaped by both lived experience and professional training, which means I understand how complex and personal depression can be. It isn't just a mindset issue.
Rather than analysing every thought endlessly, we focus on what's actually impacting your daily life right now, your energy levels, routines, relationships, or the patterns that keep you feeling stuck.
Our sessions are structured but flexible. We use straightforward, intentional exercises to help you regain a sense of direction and rebuild emotional resilience, so you can gradually reconnect with the parts of life that feel distant.
Take a first stepBook your free 15‑minute consultation
If what you've read here resonates, that's usually a sign you're ready for change. Book a free consultation and we'll talk through what's been going on and how we can work together.
What to expect
What to expect from depression counselling
Depression is not simply sadness, and it isn't a failure of willpower. It often arrives as a flatness or heaviness, a loss of interest in things that once mattered, exhaustion that sleep doesn't fix, or a harsh inner voice that makes everything feel pointless. For some it looks like irritability or numbness rather than tears. Whatever shape it takes for you, it is understandable, it is common, and it can lift.
Our work is steady and structured, but always led by you. Rather than endlessly examining every thought, we focus on what is affecting your life right now, your energy, sleep, routines and relationships, and take small, achievable steps that gradually rebuild momentum. Drawing on Human Givens ideas, we check that your core emotional needs are being met, because depression often sets in when important needs, for connection, purpose, achievement and rest, go unmet for too long. Where a deeper hurt or trauma sits underneath, we tend to that gently too.
Sessions last an hour and are entirely confidential. We set realistic goals together and review how things are going as we go, so you always have a sense of direction. If anxiety travels alongside the low mood, as it so often does, we work with both.
Depression counselling is for anyone who feels stuck, disconnected or weighed down and wants to feel like themselves again. If you ever feel unable to keep yourself safe, please use the urgent support below. I offer sessions in person from Hove, including Brighton, Hove and Worthing, and online across the UK. See all the areas I cover, or read about online counselling.
If you need urgent help right now
This is a private counselling practice, not a crisis or emergency service, and I can't always respond straight away. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, please call 999 or go to your nearest A&E. For free, confidential support at any hour of the day or night, contact the Samaritans on 116 123, or text SHOUT to 85258.
Areas we cover
Depression Counselling across Brighton, Hove & Sussex
In-person depression counselling in towns across the area, and online right across the UK. Choose your area for local detail.