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Counselling for Drinking Problems · Seaford
Counselling for Drinking Problems in Seaford
Counselling for Drinking Problems for Seaford and the surrounding area, in person or online. Seaford, beneath the dramatic Seaford Head and close to the Cuckmere, is a quiet coastal town further east. 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 Seaford
Counselling for Drinking Problems for Seaford, at a glance
- Known for
- Seaford Head, the Martello Tower and the seafront
- Area
- Coast: Brighton to Newhaven, East/West Sussex
- Getting to the Hove room
- From Seaford it is around thirty minutes west by car, or a train via Lewes or Newhaven, to reach the Hove office.
- Local NHS / support route
- East Sussex County Council's drug and alcohol support
- Format
- In person at my private Hove room, or by secure video UK-wide.
Life in Seaford
What is going on for people in Seaford?
Drinking in a quiet seaside town rarely arrives with any drama attached. It arrives as an evening routine in a place where evenings are long, near the Salts Recreation Ground or up on Sutton Road or out at The Buckle, and it stays perfectly civilised for a considerable time. Then it stops being a choice. The bottle is opened earlier, the sleep gets thinner, and the afternoon starts including a negotiation about tonight. Nothing outward happens. No scene, no incident, nobody raising it. The whole thing lives inside one person's head, and that privacy is exactly what makes it so wearing to carry.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Seaford
Church StreetDane RoadSutton RoadBishopstoneThe BuckleChyngtonEast Blatchington
Wherever you are in Seaford, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Seaford
Official figures for Seaford, for context rather than as a description of you.
the rate of hospital admissions for alcohol-specific conditions was 507.1 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 10.8 per 100,000 in 2024, below the England average of 13.8 per 100,000. Source: OHID Fingertips – Alcohol-specific mortality (2024).
Reviewed June 2026.
What actually happens 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 method travels; only the geography changes. counselling for drinking problems in detail explains it properly, how I work, sessions and fees answers the practical questions, and my BACP registration shows how the practice is held to account.
Where do we meet, and what happens?
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.
Reaching the Hove room takes about thirty minutes west by car or a train journey, which is a fair distance to cover weekly, so many people here run the work by secure video and come in person now and then. Daytime slots are worth asking about either way, since discussing drinking before the evening arrives generally gets further than discussing it after.
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 Seaford
Why people in Seaford come for counselling for drinking problems
Neither abstinence nor a crisis is required before you can begin. That requirement is imaginary, and it costs people a great many years of putting it off. The work starts by asking what the drink is for rather than how much of it there is. Ending a day, filling an evening, softening anxiety, taking the weight off loneliness or grief, or simply being the one thing that reliably arrives when it says it will. Once that is on the table, the habit becomes something you can make decisions about instead of something that happens to you. This is talking work, not medical care, and any change to a daily or heavy intake needs a GP first. The alcohol-specific death rate across East Sussex was 10.8 per 100,000 in 2024, under the England average of 13.8. East Sussex County Council's drug and alcohol support covers alcohol, with STAR providing recovery services locally through Change Grow Live.
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 Seaford
My counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Seaford, free local drug and alcohol support is available through East Sussex County Council's drug and alcohol support.
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.
Seaford questions
Counselling for Drinking Problems in Seaford: common questions
Where do Seaford sessions take place, and can I meet online instead?
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.
Am I too far away for regular counselling?
No. Distance changes the format rather than the availability. Weekly video sessions from home need no travelling, and the in-person option in Hove stays open for whenever it suits, whether that is once a month or not at all. What matters far more than mileage is keeping a steady weekly time.
What will I be paying?
£80 for an hour is the usual arrangement, with £100 for 90 minutes and £120 for two hours if you want longer. Paying happens session by session. The free 15-minute consultation comes first and is not a commitment to anything.
Where do I turn locally for alcohol support?
East Sussex County Council's drug and alcohol support is the county route and includes alcohol, while STAR is the local recovery service run by Change Grow Live. If you drink daily, talk to your GP before you change the amount, because doing that abruptly can be dangerous.
Do I have to promise to give up alcohol?
You do not have to promise anything. Some people work towards stopping entirely, others towards a different relationship with drinking, and the aim is yours to set. Being pushed towards a goal you have not chosen tends to end the work early.
Everyone here seems to drink in the evenings. How do I judge myself?
Not by looking sideways. The measures that count are private: how much space it takes in your thinking, whether you have quietly tried to cut back, and how the idea of a fortnight without it sits with you when you imagine it properly.
Can I be seen from home in Seaford?
Yes. Secure video sessions work just as well as meeting in person and remove the thirty-minute journey west, which many Seaford clients find makes starting far easier.
How do I book drinking problem counselling from Seaford?
Book a free fifteen-minute consultation on 07914 681995 or via the contact page. From Seaford the Hove room is about thirty minutes west by car, or a train through Newhaven and Lewes onto the main line to Brighton and Hove.
What does drinking counselling cost, and what free help serves Seaford?
Fees are £80 for an hour, £100 for ninety minutes and £120 for two hours, after a free call. In East Sussex you can self-refer to Change Grow Live for free alcohol support, and to Health in Mind, the NHS Talking Therapies service, for related low mood.
In person or online for drinking in Seaford, with evening options?
Both. The Hove room offers a private hour by the sea further west, with evening slots to fit around life, but with the journey taking a while many prefer secure video from home. It is just as effective, and you can blend the two as things steady.
Counselling for Drinking Problems in Seaford, 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: Newhaven, Peacehaven, Lewes. See all areas I cover.
People who come for counselling for drinking problems in Seaford often also look at addiction counselling, substance use counselling and depression counselling.
You may also find it useful to read 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.