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Depression Counselling · Preston Park
Depression Counselling in Preston Park
Depression Counselling for Preston Park and the surrounding area, in person or online. Depression can quietly drain the colour from everyday life. Through counselling we create a steady space where you can slow things down and make sense of what you are experiencing, so you can move forward at a realistic pace.
BACP registered member25+ years of experienceLived experience
ConfidentialA safe, private space
Person-centredThe therapy fits you
Depression Counselling for Preston Park
Preston Park, named after the city's largest park, is a leafy and well-connected district north of central Brighton. Wherever in Preston Park you're coming from, whether Preston Park, the Rotunda Cafe and Preston Manor are on your doorstep or a little further out, you're welcome here.
I work from a private room at Intergen House on Western Road in Hove. Preston Park is around ten minutes from the office by car or a short train ride to Hove, with Preston Park Station close by. Prefer not to travel? The same sessions are available online by secure video.
I see clients for depression counselling in neighbouring areas too, including Brighton, Patcham, Hove.
So whether you are searching for depression counselling near you in Preston Park, or weighing up in-person against online sessions, you are in the right place.
What I help with
How depression counselling can help
Lost motivation
Help with drive, focus and finishing tasks.
Isolation
Support for withdrawal and feeling numb.
Energy and routine
Rebuilding the rhythms that hold a day together.
Self-worth
Gently challenging a harsh inner voice.
Reconnection
Finding your way back to the parts of life that feel distant.
What to expect
Why people from Preston Park choose to work with me
In person or online
Meet me face to face near Preston Park, or by secure video, and mix the two however suits your week.
Lived experience
I've known anxiety, depression, addiction and trauma myself, so I understand them from the inside, not just the textbook.
No judgement, ever
Whatever brings you in from Preston Park, you'll be met with warmth and respect, never lectures or shame.
Led by you
We go at your pace. You decide how much to share and when, and the sessions stop when you've arrived where you want to be.
How I work
Whether we meet in the room or on screen, the approach is the same. Rather than analysing every thought endlessly, we focus on what is actually impacting your daily life right now. Our sessions are structured but flexible, using straightforward exercises to help you regain direction and rebuild emotional resilience.
Reaching out from Preston Park takes something, and I don't take that lightly. I try to make the first step as easy and unpressured as it can possibly be.
You can read more about depression counselling and about my methods, sessions and fees. There is no obligation: we begin with a free fifteen minute call to see whether we are the right fit.
Start the conversationFinding support in Preston Park
My counselling sits alongside the help available locally, and it can be worth knowing what else is there. For free NHS talking therapy in Preston Park, you can refer yourself directly to the Brighton and Hove Wellbeing Service, with no GP referral needed. You can also find your nearest service through the NHS Talking Therapies finder.
Seeing me privately usually means you can start sooner, stay with the same counsellor throughout, and work at greater depth and pace; the two can run side by side, and I'm glad to work alongside any NHS or GP support you already have. If you are waiting for NHS therapy, beginning privately can be a way to make a start now rather than putting things off, and we can always work in whatever way fits best alongside what is already in place.
If you need urgent help now
This practice is not a crisis service. If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 999.
For urgent mental health support, call NHS 111 and choose the mental health option. The Samaritans are free, day or night, on 116 123, or text SHOUT to 85258.
Preston Park questions
Depression Counselling in Preston Park: common questions
Can I see you for depression counselling near Preston Park?
Yes. My counselling room is in nearby Hove, an easy trip from Preston Park, and I also work online by secure video if that's simpler. Either way you get the same support.
How do I reach your Hove counselling room from Preston Park?
Preston Park is around ten minutes from the office by car or a short train ride to Hove, with Preston Park Station close by. The room is on Western Road in central Hove, with on-street parking nearby and good bus and rail links.
Is online as good as coming in from Preston Park?
For most people, yes. Online sessions are just as effective and just as confidential, and some clients in Preston Park prefer the comfort of working from home. You can also blend the two.
What if I'm not sure depression counselling is right for me?
That's exactly what the free fifteen-minute consultation is for: a no-obligation chat to see if we're a good fit before anything begins, wherever in Preston Park you're starting from.
Depression Counselling in Preston Park, whenever you are ready
When you're ready, book a free fifteen-minute call. It costs nothing and is the simplest way to find out if I'm the right counsellor for you.
Depression Counselling in nearby areas
Not local to Preston Park? I also offer online counselling UK-wide, and you can see every area I cover or read more about depression counselling.