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Counselling for Drinking Problems · Hangleton
Counselling for Drinking Problems in Hangleton
Counselling for Drinking Problems for Hangleton and the surrounding area, in person or online. Hangleton is a settled residential neighbourhood in the north of Hove, close to the open South Downs. From my room in nearby Hove I offer a calm, confidential space to do this work.
BACP registered member25+ years of experienceLived experience
ConfidentialA safe, private space
Person-centredThe therapy fits you
In and around Hangleton
Counselling for Drinking Problems for Hangleton, at a glance
- Known for
- Hangleton Park, St Helen's Church and the nearby Downs
- Area
- Brighton & Hove, East/West Sussex
- Getting to the Hove room
- From Hangleton it is a straightforward ten to fifteen minute drive or bus down into central Hove and Western Road.
- Local NHS / support route
- NHS drug & alcohol service finder (see below)
- Format
- In person at my private Hove room, or by secure video UK-wide.
Life in Hangleton
What is going on for people in Hangleton?
Drinking in this part of Hove is mostly indoor drinking. It happens after work in a kitchen off Hangleton Road, in front of the television, while the tea is cooking, on evenings that look identical to the ones before. Nothing about it is disorderly, and that is the difficulty. There is no incident to point to and no story anyone would tell about you afterwards, only a slow rise in the amount and a growing reluctance to be looked at while you pour. Weekends run into weekdays. You might walk in Benfield Valley on a Sunday feeling perfectly healthy, and still know that Sunday evening has its own arrangements.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Hangleton
Hangleton RoadHangleton WayWest WayBenfield ValleyGrinstead LaneSackville Road endHangleton Park
Wherever you are in Hangleton, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Hangleton
Official figures for Hangleton, for context rather than as a description of you.
the rate of hospital admissions for alcohol-specific conditions was 578.7 per 100,000 in 2023/24, below the England average of 611.7 per 100,000. Source: OHID Fingertips – Admission episodes for alcohol-specific conditions (2023/24).
the alcohol-specific death rate was 16.4 per 100,000 in 2024, above the England average of 13.8 per 100,000. Source: OHID Fingertips – Alcohol-specific mortality (2024).
Reviewed June 2026.
What would we do together in counselling for drinking problems?
Counselling for drinking problems here looks beneath the habit at what drives it, you do not need to have hit rock bottom to begin, and signposts medical, detox and peer support where useful.
Rather than say the same thing on every page, the substance lives on everything on counselling for drinking problems, with how I work, sessions and fees for the practical questions and qualifications, registration and ethics for registration and ethics.
What happens in a session?
Sessions take place in a private, comfortable room at Intergen House on Western Road in central Hove, held to the strict BACP confidentiality you would expect. We begin with a free fifteen-minute call to check we are a good fit, and the same sessions are available by secure video if travelling is difficult or you would simply prefer it.
It is a ten to fifteen minute run down into central Hove, which makes an early evening slot easy to keep before the usual routine takes over. Sessions are on Western Road and last as long as you have booked, with no waiting around. Secure video is available for the same hour if the evening is impossible, and moving between in person and online is expected rather than negotiated.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
What can counselling for drinking problems in Hangleton help with?
The cause, not the habit
Looking beneath the drinking to what drives it.
Anxiety and low mood
Working with what the alcohol has been managing.
Privacy at home
Sensitive support without anyone needing to know.
Signposting
Links to medical, detox and peer support where useful.
Without the anaesthetic
Reconnecting with the person beneath the drinking.
Counselling for Drinking Problems in Hangleton
Why people in Hangleton come for counselling for drinking problems
This work does not require you to stop, and it does not require anything to have gone badly wrong first. Most people who ask about their drinking are functioning perfectly well and have simply noticed that the habit has become less optional than it used to be. Sessions look at what the alcohol is regulating. Very often it is sleep, or irritability, or a feeling that only softens at a certain point in the evening, and once those are addressed the drinking has less work to do. The alcohol-specific death rate here was 16.4 per 100,000 in 2024, against an England average of 13.8, which is worth knowing without treating it as a verdict on your own situation. For medical support, including anything to do with reducing intake, the NHS 'find a service' directory is the correct route, and the Sussex Mental Healthline covers urgent nights.
A free, unhurried first step
Not sure if it is right for you? A free fifteen-minute call is a no-obligation way to talk it through.
Book a free 15-minute callDrug, alcohol & addiction support in Hangleton
My counselling sits alongside the help available locally. You can find your nearest free NHS-funded drug and alcohol service via the NHS “find a service” directory (search “Hangleton”).
For confidential information and advice, FRANK (on 0300 123 6600) and Drinkline on 0300 123 1110 are free, and Alcoholics Anonymous and SMART Recovery run peer-support meetings you can find online.
Other local and national support verified for this area includes:
If you need urgent help now
This is not a crisis service. If anyone 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.
If you drink heavily or use drugs daily, do not stop suddenly on your own. Withdrawal can cause seizures and can be dangerous. Speak to your GP or a local drug and alcohol service first, and they can arrange a safe, medically supported withdrawal. Counselling works alongside that, not instead of it.
Hangleton questions
Counselling for Drinking Problems in Hangleton: common questions
Where do Hangleton sessions take place, and can I meet online instead?
In a private room at Intergen House on Western Road in central Hove. From Hangleton it is a straightforward ten to fifteen minute drive or bus down into central Hove and Western Road. Every service is also available by secure video across the UK, so you can meet from any private space in Hangleton or blend the two.
I am not sure I drink enough for this to be justified. Should I wait?
Waiting is rarely the useful option. There is no minimum, and the conversations that go best often begin while things are still manageable and habits are less entrenched. If it turns out nothing much needs doing, that is a perfectly good outcome for an hour.
Could I come straight after work without going home first?
Easily, and many people prefer that, since going home first is often when the evening's drinking starts. The trip from this side of Hove takes a quarter of an hour at most. A regular fixed slot tends to hold better than one arranged week by week.
Will I be told to go to a group?
No. Group work suits some people very well and you are free to explore it, but nothing here depends on it and you will not be sent anywhere as a condition. What happens in these sessions is one-to-one, with the same counsellor throughout.
Is it safe for me to just stop on my own?
That is a medical question rather than a counselling one, and heavy daily drinkers can be at real risk if they stop abruptly. Please speak to your GP first, or use the NHS 'find a service' directory. Sessions carry on with everything else in the meantime.
What are the charges and is the first conversation free?
The opening 15-minute consultation costs nothing and involves no commitment. After that sessions are £80 / 60 min, £100 / 90 min and £120 / 120 min, paid one appointment at a time. You can stop, pause or space them out as things change.
Do I have to stop drinking altogether before I come?
No. We start wherever you are and look honestly at the part alcohol plays; the goal, whether cutting down or stopping, is one we work out together and at your pace.
How do I book counselling for drinking, coming from Hangleton?
Book a free fifteen-minute consultation on 07914 681995 or via the contact page. From Hangleton it is a ten to fifteen minute drive down into central Hove, or a bus from Hangleton Road or West Way to near Western Road, with parking close by.
What does drinking counselling cost, and what free help serves Hangleton?
Fees are £80 for an hour, £100 for ninety minutes and £120 for two hours, after a free call. For free routes, Hangleton residents can self-refer to Pavilions for alcohol help and to NHS Talking Therapies Brighton and Hove for the low mood beneath drinking.
In person or online for a drinking problem in Hangleton, with evenings?
Both. The Hove room gives a private hour a little apart from home, with evening slots to fit a working week. When coming down the hill feels like too much, secure video is equally confidential, and you can blend the two as things settle.
Counselling for Drinking Problems in Hangleton, whenever you are ready
A free fifteen-minute call is the simplest place to start, no obligation, just a chance to see if we are the right fit.
Also available nearby: Hove, Portslade, Patcham. See all areas I cover.
People who come for counselling for drinking problems in Hangleton often also look at addiction counselling, substance use counselling and depression counselling.
If you would like to read more first, I have written about why practice makes permanent and questioning “once an addict”.
Prefer to meet remotely? The same counselling for drinking problems is available online by secure video across the UK, or see online counselling by region.