Depression Counselling in Seaford

In a private room at Intergen House on Western Road in central Hove. From Seaford it is around thirty minutes west by car, or a train via Lewes or Newhaven, to reach the Hove office. Every service is also available by secure video across the UK, so you can meet from any private space in Seaford or blend the two.

Yes, and it is a very common starting point. Everything can be done by secure video from home, which removes the largest obstacle depression puts in the way. Travelling to Hove becomes an option later if you want it, not a requirement now.

You pay £80 for the standard hour. Ninety minutes is £100 and two hours is £120 where a longer appointment helps, though that is unusual for this work. The first 15-minute conversation is free, and payment is made session by session rather than upfront.

Generally yes. As the East Sussex NHS Talking Therapies service it is free and open to self-referral for depression. The courses are structured and limited in number, and waits vary, so combining a referral there with private sessions is a reasonable plan.

It can, mainly by preparing for a pattern you already know is coming. Sessions look at daylight, routine, movement and staying in contact before the darkest weeks arrive, and at what has helped in past years, so the drop is less steep and shorter lived.

Often somewhere between eight and twenty, weekly to begin with and then spaced out. Some people want fewer. It is discussed openly as you go rather than decided in advance, and you can finish whenever you feel you have what you needed.

Yes. Many Seaford clients choose secure video sessions rather than the thirty-minute trip, and the work is just as effective from home. When you would rather come in, my Hove room is there. We can also blend the two however suits you.

When motivation is low, I keep it simple: a free fifteen-minute call, then a first session. It is about thirty minutes west by car, or a train up through Newhaven and Lewes to the main line for Hove. If leaving home feels hard, we can begin online.

Sessions are £80 for an hour, £100 for ninety minutes and £120 for two, after a free consultation. Free NHS Talking Therapies for East Sussex takes self-referrals without a GP, though waits can stall progress; starting privately means help with low mood begins now.

Either works for depression. With the longer trip, online from home is often kinder on flat days, though getting out to Hove can help on others. We can alternate, and evening and weekend appointments suit when energy is unpredictable.