Daily or binge drinking
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Counselling for Drinking Problems · Hassocks
Counselling for Drinking Problems in Hassocks
Counselling for Drinking Problems for Hassocks and the surrounding area, in person or online. Years of habitual drinking can lock us into a pattern that feels impossible to change. You do not have to have hit rock bottom to ask for help, and you do not need all the answers before you begin.
BACP registered member25+ years of experienceLived experience
ConfidentialA safe, private space
Person-centredThe therapy fits you
Counselling for Drinking Problems for Hassocks
Hassocks is a village at the foot of the Downs, beneath the Clayton windmills known as Jack and Jill. From streets near the Jack and Jill windmills, Adastra Park and the South Downs to the edges of town, people come to work through what's been weighing on them, in person or online.
Sessions take place at Intergen House on Western Road in Hove, a discreet, comfortable space. From Hassocks a short train ride or a fifteen to twenty minute drive over the Downs brings you to Hove. Online sessions are there too, if that suits you better.
Just along the way, the same support is available in Ditchling, Burgess Hill, Patcham.
So whether you are searching for counselling for drinking problems near you in Hassocks, or weighing up in-person against online sessions, you are in the right place.
What I help with
How counselling for drinking problems can help
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.
Face-to-face therapy
In-person sessions in my private Hove room.
Signposting
Links to medical, detox and peer support where useful.
Without the anaesthetic
Reconnecting with the person beneath the drinking.
What to expect
Why people from Hassocks choose to work with me
A private, discreet room
My Hove room is comfortable and confidential, an easy place to come to from Hassocks without bumping into anyone you know.
In person or online
Meet me face to face near Hassocks, 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 Hassocks, you'll be met with warmth and respect, never lectures or shame.
How I work
Here's how the work itself tends to unfold. In our sessions we take an integrative approach, viewing your difficulties from an existential and humanistic perspective. Because you are the one who knows yourself best, my role is to walk alongside you as you build genuine alternatives to drinking.
I see people from all over Hassocks and the wider area. Wherever you are, near the Jack and Jill windmills, Adastra Park and the South Downs or further out, the work is the same: a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
You can read more about counselling for drinking problems 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 Hassocks
My counselling sits alongside the help available locally, and it can be worth knowing what else is there. For free NHS talking therapy in Hassocks, you can refer yourself directly to NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies, 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.
Hassocks questions
Counselling for Drinking Problems in Hassocks: common questions
Can I see you for counselling for drinking problems near Hassocks?
Yes. My counselling room is in nearby Hove, an easy trip from Hassocks, 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 Hassocks?
From Hassocks a short train ride or a fifteen to twenty minute drive over the Downs brings you to Hove. The room is on Western Road in central Hove, with on-street parking nearby and good bus and rail links.
Can I have counselling for drinking problems online if I live in Hassocks?
Absolutely. Many clients in Hassocks choose online counselling by secure video, either instead of or alongside in-person sessions. The work is just as effective and confidential.
What if I'm not sure counselling for drinking problems 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 Hassocks you're starting from.
Counselling for Drinking Problems in Hassocks, 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.
Counselling for Drinking Problems in nearby areas
Not local to Hassocks? I also offer online counselling UK-wide, and you can see every area I cover or read more about counselling for drinking problems.