Depression Counselling in Hove

In a private room at Intergen House on Western Road in central Hove. The office sits on Western Road in central Hove, a few minutes' walk from Palmeira Square and the seafront, and a short bus ride from Hove Station. Every service is also available by secure video across the UK, so you can meet from any private space in Hove or blend the two.

It is a 15-minute phone call. You say as much or as little as you want about what has been happening, I describe how the sessions work and roughly what to expect, and then you go away and think about it. Nothing is booked during that call unless you want it to be.

Each hour is £80, with £100 and £120 options for longer appointments. The number varies a great deal between people, so I would rather review it with you every few weeks than quote a figure now. There is nothing to pay for the opening 15-minute call.

Usually, yes. The Brighton and Hove Wellbeing Service is free, takes self-referrals for low mood and offers structured sessions. Recorded depression on city GP registers was 14.1% of patients aged 18 and over in 2024/25. Being on their list costs nothing while private work is under way.

It makes them convenient, which is not quite the same thing. Some people who live nearby still prefer video, because getting dressed and out is the hardest part on a bad week. Proximity gives you the option rather than the obligation.

Light does affect mood, and this coast has long dark stretches. It is rarely the whole story though, and treating it as the sole cause can mean the other factors go unexamined. We would look at seasonal patterns alongside sleep, activity and everything else.

Very likely. My room is on Western Road in central Hove, close to Brunswick, Palmeira and the lawns, so many local clients simply walk in for a weekly session. When getting out feels hard, we can meet online by secure video instead.

Start with a free fifteen-minute call, then a first appointment at 65-67 Western Road. When motivation is low, the short walk in from Brunswick, Poets Corner or the seafront is about as easy as it gets, and buses run along Western and Church Road. Online is there too.

Sessions are £80 for sixty minutes, £100 for ninety and £120 for two hours, after a free consultation. Free NHS Talking Therapies for Brighton & Hove accepts self-referrals without a GP, but waiting can sap momentum; private sessions let work on low mood begin straight away.

Both suit depression. On flat days, video spares you even the short walk; other weeks, getting out to the room and across St Ann's Well Gardens can help. We can alternate freely, and evening and weekend appointments fit around unpredictable energy.