Daily or binge drinking
Support whatever your pattern looks like.
Counselling for Drinking Problems · Preston Park
Counselling for Drinking Problems in Preston Park
Counselling for Drinking Problems for Preston Park and the surrounding area, in person or online. Preston Park, named after the city's largest park, is a leafy and well-connected district north of central Brighton. 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 Preston Park
Counselling for Drinking Problems for Preston Park, at a glance
- Known for
- Preston Park, the Rotunda Cafe and Preston Manor
- Area
- Brighton & Hove, East/West Sussex
- Getting to the Hove room
- Preston Park is around ten minutes from the office by car or a short train ride to Hove, with Preston Park Station close by.
- 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 Preston Park
Why do people in Preston Park reach out?
Alcohol has a respectable place in a commuter routine. It marks the end of the working day, and around Springfield Road and Preston Village it is poured in kitchens all evening without anyone giving it a thought. That is precisely what makes the drift hard to spot. One glass becomes the bottle, the bottle becomes the reason the evening passes at all, and the mornings get a little greyer each season. People still make the train. They still walk the dog past the Rotunda Cafe and turn up to everything they said they would. Inside, though, a running argument has started about whether tonight will be different, and it is tiring in a way nobody else can see.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Preston Park
Preston VillageFivewaysStanfordBeaconsfield VillasSpringfield RoadDitchling RoadPreston DroveWithdean
Wherever you are in Preston Park, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Preston Park
Official figures for Preston Park, 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.
The approach does not change with the postcode, so rather than repeat it on every page you can read it in full, the methods and what each session covers, on the full counselling for drinking problems page, alongside session lengths and fees and my credentials and registration.
What does a session actually involve?
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.
A session in Hove is about ten minutes from here by car and a short hop by train, so it is possible to attend without carving up your day. Daytime and early-evening slots exist, and earlier is often better when the drinking starts at six. Everything available in the room is also available by secure video, which some people use for the weeks when travel would be one demand too many.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
What sort of things do people bring?
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 Preston Park
Why people in Preston Park come for counselling for drinking problems
You do not need to have lost anything to justify this, and you do not need to have decided on abstinence before you come. Most people who arrive are managing their lives perfectly competently and are worn out by the private negotiation that runs alongside. The starting question is what alcohol is for. Ending the day is the common answer, but underneath that it is often sleep, anxiety, a mind that will not stop reviewing the meeting, or grief that has never had anywhere to go. When the function is understood, the habit loses its mystery and becomes something you can make decisions about. Changes to heavy or daily drinking need medical guidance first, from a GP rather than from counselling. In 2024 the alcohol-specific death rate for the city stood at 16.4 per 100,000, against 13.8 for England. The NHS find a service directory lists local alcohol services, and Mind in Brighton and Hove provides support of a different kind.
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 Preston Park
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 “Preston Park”).
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.
Preston Park questions
Counselling for Drinking Problems in Preston Park: common questions
Where do Preston Park sessions take place, and can I meet online instead?
In a private room at Intergen House on Western Road in central 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. Every service is also available by secure video across the UK, so you can meet from any private space in Preston Park or blend the two.
I function fine at work. Does that mean I do not have a problem?
Functioning and struggling sit together more often than people expect. Work is usually the last thing to be affected, because it is the thing most protected. If the drinking occupies your thoughts or has quietly grown, that matters regardless of your performance.
What are your prices?
The hour costs £80, with £100 for 90 minutes and £120 for two hours if you want more space. Nothing is charged for the free 15-minute consultation beforehand, and there is no obligation to book afterwards if it does not feel like the right fit.
What NHS help exists for drinking in Brighton?
The NHS find a service directory is the accurate signpost, since Brighton and Hove has no verified council alcohol page to point at. It will show free specialist services. If you drink heavily every day, talk to a GP before changing anything, because sudden stopping carries medical risk.
Can I have a session before catching a train?
Early slots make that possible and the short journey helps. Some people find a morning session sets the day up usefully; others would rather not open the subject before work, in which case an evening appointment or a video call from home works better.
My drinking only happens at home in the evening. Does that count?
It counts. Drinking at home has no last orders and no one else measuring, so it tends to increase quietly and stays entirely invisible to friends. The absence of any outward incident is one of the main reasons people leave it so long.
Everyone I know unwinds with a drink, how is mine different?
The useful question is not how others drink but what alcohol has come to do for you. If it has become something you depend on, that is worth exploring, honestly and without judgement, at your own pace.
How do I book drinking problem counselling from Preston Park?
Book a free fifteen-minute consultation on 07914 681995 or through the contact page. From Preston Park, trains reach Hove in a few minutes with a short walk to Western Road, or it is around a ten-minute drive with parking near the room.
What does drinking counselling cost, and what free help serves Preston Park?
Fees are £80 for an hour, £100 for ninety minutes and £120 for two hours, after a free call. For free routes, Preston Park residents can self-refer to Pavilions for alcohol support and to NHS Talking Therapies Brighton and Hove for underlying low mood.
In person or online for drinking in Preston Park, with evening options?
Both. The Hove room gives a calm, private hour, and evening slots make it easier around work and family. If you would rather not travel, secure video is just as confidential, and many Preston Park clients blend the two as things steady.
Counselling for Drinking Problems in Preston Park, 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: Brighton, Patcham, Hove. See all areas I cover.
If counselling for drinking problems is not quite what you are looking for, addiction counselling, substance use counselling and depression counselling may fit better in Preston Park.
There is more on this in my writing: riding out an urge and why practice makes permanent.
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.