Fareham · online by video, with the Hove room for occasional sessions
Depression counselling for Fareham
When weeks in Fareham, Portchester or Sarisbury have turned grey, and the things you used to care about no longer reach you, depression counselling offers a regular hour to talk without having to act fine. Sessions are mostly by secure video from home, which spares you a long trip to Hove on days when getting dressed is hard enough.
If you are thinking about ending your life, call 999 or the Samaritans free on 116 123, day or night. More urgent help is on this page.
The practical facts for Fareham
- Where sessions happen
- A private room at Intergen House, 65-67 Western Road, Hove BN3 2JQ, or secure video.
- From Fareham by car
- About 68 minutes with clear roads (50.0 miles); longer at busy times.
- By train
- Direct trains from Fareham towards Brighton call at Hove on the way.
- Free NHS talking therapy
- NHS Talking Therapies Hampshire, 023 8038 3920
- 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.
When the things you loved stop reaching you
In Fareham, depression can arrive as a slow draining of colour from ordinary life.
The walk round Portchester Castle that used to clear your head is now just a walk. Titchfield on a Sunday, a match on the television, friends messaging about meeting up: none of it gets through, and replying feels like lifting something heavy. If you moved here for work and still know almost nobody, weekends can stretch on and on. If a parent or a friend has died, the flatness may be grief that hasn't found a way out. Sometimes there's no clear reason at all, and that kind can be the hardest to own up to. GP records for 2024/25 show depression noted for 16.4% of adults registered in Hampshire. That counts recorded cases, not how many people are actually living with depression, and it isn't a measure of you. A low that has lasted for weeks deserves attention, whatever lies behind it.
Counselling for when you have nothing to say
If you dread a first session because you're sure you'll have nothing to say, that's fine. We can start small: how you slept, whether you ate, who you spoke to this week, and whether anything gave you even a moment of interest. Over time we look at what the low is bound up with. That might be a loss you never had room to grieve, anger you've swallowed, years of putting everyone else first, or a life that has drifted from what matters to you. Some weeks there may be one small thing to try before we next speak. Other weeks the point is simply to be listened to by someone who isn't trying to cheer you up. If you have thoughts of harming yourself or of not wanting to be alive, please tell me. I'll take it seriously, we'll plan for your safety together, and the urgent help further down this page is there at any hour. Your GP handles questions about antidepressants, and our sessions can work alongside whatever you decide together.
How low mood can show up in Fareham
New house, nobody to call
You moved to Whiteley or Funtley for a job between Portsmouth and Southampton, and months later the weekends are still empty and the evenings very long.
Slow to lift after illness
Weeks of appointments at Fareham Community Hospital or a stay at Queen Alexandra Hospital, and a low that lingers after your body has started to mend.
Numb since a death by suicide
Losing someone that way can leave numbness where you expected grief. Cruse Bereavement Support has a Support After Suicide Service for Hampshire and Portsmouth.
When the thoughts turn dark
If low mood turns into thoughts of ending your life, text HANTS to 85258 for Shout at any hour, or call Samaritans free on 116 123, day or night.
Public health figures for the area
These are local authority figures from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities. "Similar to England" means the difference is not statistically significant. The figures describe a whole population over a period, not any one person.
Free and low-cost support for Fareham
For low mood, NHS Talking Therapies Hampshire, formerly italk, is free and takes referrals from you directly. The Solent Mind Fareham and Gosport Wellbeing Service offers groups and one-to-one emotional support. Havant and East Hants Mind runs the Havant Adults' Safe Haven, an evening crisis drop-in in Leigh Park, Havant, open every day. Anchoring Minds is only for Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel or their families. After a loss to suicide, Cruse Bereavement Support can help.
- Free NHS talking therapyNHS Talking Therapies Hampshire023 8038 3920Free 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 itInclusion Recovery Hampshire0300 124 0103Free and confidential.
- Local organisationThe Princess Royal Trust for Carers in Hampshire (Hampshire Carers Support Service)
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.
In this area you can also text HANTS to 85258.
What people in Fareham ask before starting
Is there free help for low mood in Fareham on the NHS?
Yes. NHS Talking Therapies Hampshire takes calls directly on 023 8038 3920, without a GP letter. If the low has gone on for weeks, see your GP as well, who can check for physical causes and talk through medication with you. Private depression counselling with me can run alongside either route, or after it.
Does it matter that I'd rarely come to Hove from Fareham?
Not at all. With depression, keeping a regular time matters more than the room, and video from home removes a 68-minute drive that low energy can make impossible. You can join from wherever you feel able. If coming in person ever feels like a useful reason to get out, the direct train to Brighton makes that possible.
I moved to Fareham for work and have felt flat ever since. Is counselling for that?
Yes. Moving away from friends and family can leave a low that settles in quietly, especially when you feel you ought to be enjoying the new start. Sessions are a place to say how it really is. The Solent Mind Fareham and Gosport Wellbeing Service also runs groups, which can be a gentle way to meet people.
How quickly could I start depression counselling from Fareham?
Book the free 15-minute call whenever you have a little energy. It can be brief, and you don't need a story ready. I'll say plainly how soon a regular time could be yours. There's no fixed number of sessions, and every few weeks we check together whether it's helping and how often to meet.
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.
A small first step, when you can manage it
When you feel ready, a short conversation is the easiest way to see whether we are a good fit. There is no obligation.