Depression Counselling in Kemp Town

In a private room at Intergen House on Western Road in central Hove. From Kemp Town the room is about fifteen to twenty minutes away, heading west along the seafront through Brighton into Hove by bus, taxi or car. Every service is also available by secure video across the UK, so you can meet from any private space in Kemp Town or blend the two.

Get in touch and we arrange a free 15-minute phone call, usually within a few days. It is short and informal. If you want to go ahead, a weekly slot is normally available within a week or two, in Hove or by video, whichever suits you at the time.

An hour costs £80. Ninety minutes is £100 and two hours £120 for anyone who wants more room. Most depression work uses the weekly hour. The 15-minute consultation beforehand is free of charge and does not commit you to booking anything afterwards.

You can, and there is no conflict in doing so. The Brighton and Hove Wellbeing Service accepts self-referrals and provides free structured sessions. Recorded depression on GP registers across the city was 14.1% of patients aged 18 and over in 2024/25, so the service is well used.

We would find a time that works with your rota rather than against it, which often means a slot at the start of your day rather than the middle of everyone else's. Being tired in a session is not a barrier. Being scheduled at the wrong hour is.

It is one of the things we work on directly. Isolation and low mood keep each other going, so reconnecting is treated as part of the plan rather than something to sort out once you feel better. The steps are small and paced to what you can manage.

Yes. Many clients start online, by secure video, on the days when getting across the city feels impossible, and move to my Hove room when they feel ready. Either way you get the same steady, unhurried support, and we go entirely at your pace.

When energy is low, I keep it easy: a free fifteen-minute call, then a first session. The 7 bus along St James's Street heads towards the centre, then it is a short hop or taxi to Western Road, around fifteen to twenty minutes. Or we simply start online.

Sessions are £80 for an hour, £100 for ninety minutes and £120 for two, after a free consultation. Free NHS Talking Therapies for Brighton & Hove takes self-referrals without a GP, though waits can stall progress; starting privately means help with low mood begins now, not months on.

Either works for depression. On heavy days, video from home spares the cross-city journey; other weeks, the trip out and along the seafront can lift the mood a little. We can alternate, and evening and weekend appointments suit when energy is hard to predict.