Depression Counselling in Patcham

In a private room at Intergen House on Western Road in central Hove. From Patcham it is roughly fifteen minutes down the A23 and London Road into the city, then west to the Hove office. Every service is also available by secure video across the UK, so you can meet from any private space in Patcham or blend the two.

You can write rather than ring. Bradley answers messages himself and will offer a free 15-minute call at a time that suits you. If speaking still feels like too much that particular week, say so, and the first appointment can be arranged in writing instead.

The rate is £80 for sixty minutes, £100 for ninety and £120 for a full two hours. Most of this work uses the standard hour, weekly to begin with. The introductory 15 minutes cost nothing. If money is genuinely tight, say so early and you will get a straight answer about what is realistic.

Yes. It is the NHS Talking Therapies service covering this part of the city, and you can refer yourself for low mood without going through your GP. Waits vary. Some people start there, some start here, and some keep both running while they work out what suits them.

Not necessarily, although the dark months are often when Patcham feels smallest and a weekly hour earns its keep. This work tends to run for a few months rather than years. You review it together as you go, and stopping is a decision you make, not something you have to justify.

Often, yes. In an area with long memories, low mood can carry an extra layer of shame about not coping where you are known. That is worth talking about rather than working around. Nothing said in Hove travels back up the A23 with you afterwards.

It is around fifteen minutes by car, but on the harder days we can simply meet online by secure video from home and move to my Hove room when you feel ready. Either way the support is the same, always at a pace you set.

When motivation is low, I keep booking simple: a free fifteen-minute call, then a first session. It is about fifteen minutes down the A23 and London Road, then west to Hove, with buses along the corridor. If leaving the house feels hard, we can begin online instead.

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, though waits can sap momentum; private sessions mean help with low mood starts straight away.

Either works for depression. On flat days, video from home spares the drive across the city; other weeks, getting out and down to Hove can help. We can alternate, and evening and weekend appointments suit when energy is unpredictable.