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Online Addiction Counselling · Horsham
Online Addiction Counselling in Horsham
Online addiction counselling for Horsham, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Horsham, from the Carfax and the old centre out to the streets around the Causeway, with the same BACP-registered, confidential support as an in-person session, and no journey.
BACP registered member25+ years of experienceLived experience
ConfidentialA safe, private space
Person-centredThe therapy fits you
In and around Horsham
Addiction Counselling for Horsham, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Horsham: from the Carfax and the old centre out to Roffey, Broadbridge Heath and Southwater
- Known for
- The Carfax, the Causeway and the surrounding Weald
- Region
- London & South East (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- West Sussex County Council's drug and alcohol support
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Horsham
Why people in Horsham get in touch
Horsham is settled in a way a lot of towns are not. People stay, they know one another, and the old centre still works as somewhere you run into people you recognise. That is pleasant, and it is also a pressure. In a place where the insurance and professional-services sector supplies a good share of the jobs and the commuter line to London takes the rest of the day, looking as though everything is fine becomes a small daily performance. A habit slots in neatly behind it. Betting on a phone, drinking that starts once the house is quiet, spending nobody sees: in Roffey or Southwater there is nothing to notice from the pavement.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Horsham
RoffeyBroadbridge HeathSouthwaterLittlehavenWarnhamDenneTrafalgarHorsham Park
Wherever you are in Horsham, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Horsham
Official figures for Horsham, for context rather than as a description of you.
the rate of hospital admissions for alcohol-related conditions (narrow definition) was 440.2 per 100,000 in 2023/24, below the England average of 504.1 per 100,000. Source: OHID Fingertips – Admission episodes for alcohol-related conditions (narrow) (2023/24).
the rate of deaths from drug misuse was 3.9 per 100,000 in 2022 - 24, below the England average of 5.8 per 100,000. Source: OHID Fingertips – Deaths from drug misuse (2022 - 24).
Reviewed June 2026.
What does addiction counselling involve?
Addiction counselling here treats the pain beneath the habit, not just the symptom, alcohol, drugs, gambling, food or behavioural, so recovery is something you grow into rather than force.
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 addiction counselling page, alongside how sessions run and what they cost and how to check my registration.
What do I need for an online session?
Sessions run over a secure, encrypted video link, held to the same BACP confidentiality as meeting in person. After a free fifteen-minute call, you join from any private space on a phone, tablet or laptop.
Horsham is seen online, because Bradley works from Hove and there is nowhere here to attend. In a town where you are quite likely to know whoever is parked next to you, that anonymity is the point rather than a shortcoming. Sessions run an hour at a time by secure video, taken from home, a car, or a room at work with the door shut. Nothing arrives in the post and nothing appears in a shared calendar unless you put it there.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
What does addiction counselling help with?
Drugs and substances
Compassionate, confidential help with substance use.
Gambling
Breaking the cycle of compulsive gambling, guilt and debt.
Food and behavioural
Support for food and process addictions.
Affected by a loved one
Help for those living alongside someone's addiction.
The pain underneath
We treat the cause, not just the symptom.
Addiction Counselling in Horsham
Why people in Horsham come for addiction counselling
Addiction counselling is the wide service and it does not depend on a substance being involved. Gambling turns up most often among people with a steady income and something to protect, because money can be moved around for a long time before anyone notices it has gone. Gaming, spending and pornography run on the same wiring. Sessions follow the loop rather than the label: what it does for you, what shows up just before it, and what it now takes in sleep, money and honesty with the people you live with. West Sussex County Council's drug and alcohol support is the statutory route for anything prescribed or medical, delivered by Change Grow Live, and West Sussex Wellbeing covers broader health support. Recorded depression stood at 14.5% of patients aged 18+ on GP registers in 2024/25, marginally above the England average of 14.3%.
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 Horsham
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Horsham, free local drug and alcohol support is available through West 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.
Horsham questions
Online Addiction Counselling in Horsham: common questions
How private is this in a town where everybody knows everybody?
Entirely private. There is no building to be seen entering, no receptionist, and nothing posted to your address. The free 15-minute consultation is arranged directly and goes no further than that call. If you decide to continue, sessions usually begin within a fortnight and stay confidential.
What do the different session lengths cost?
An hour is £80 and suits most weeks. Ninety minutes is £100 and two hours is £120, which some people choose when they come less frequently. The 15-minute consultation at the beginning is free, and payment for everything else is made as you go along.
What does West Sussex County Council's drug and alcohol support cover?
It is the free statutory service for the county, delivered by Change Grow Live, and it holds prescribing, structured treatment, testing and harm reduction. West Sussex Wellbeing offers wider health support. Counselling covers none of the medical side and works on why the habit is there instead.
Can the appointment fit round the commuter line to London?
Yes. Because no journey attaches to the session, early slots before you leave and later ones after you get back are both realistic. An hour is an hour rather than half an evening, which is what makes weekly sessions sustainable alongside a long working day.
I have a professional job and a reputation here. What if this got out?
It will not. No employer, professional body or NHS system is involved, and there is no record anywhere holding your name against a service. Confidentiality has the usual legal limits, which Bradley explains at the outset so you know exactly where they sit.
In a town where people know each other, will anyone find out I'm getting support?
No. Online counselling means there is no local room to be seen entering and no appointment in town to bump into an acquaintance at. You join privately from home, and everything stays confidential, which many people in Horsham appreciate in a place where faces are familiar.
How soon can I start online addiction counselling in Horsham?
Usually within a week. After a free 15-minute consultation we agree a regular time. With a long commuter line already claiming much of the day, the appeal of online is that nothing is added to the journey; you join securely from home in Roffey, Southwater or near the Carfax, evenings included.
What are the fees in Horsham, and can I get addiction counselling on the NHS?
Privately, £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 and £120 for 120, after a free 15-minute consultation. For free NHS support, your GP can refer you and West Sussex's council-funded drug and alcohol service accepts self-referrals, separate from this private practice.
In a town where people know one another, is online more private in Horsham?
For many it is. In a settled place where faces are familiar and there is a quiet pressure to look as though all is well, an online session from home avoids being seen at a local waiting room. Evening slots suit commuters. The room is in Hove if you would prefer to meet in person.
Online Addiction Counselling in Horsham, 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 online across London & South East: Crawley, Chichester. See all of London & South East.
Also available in Horsham: substance use counselling, counselling for drinking problems and trauma counselling.
Some further reading, if that helps before getting in touch: illness or indulgence? and a cognitive-restructuring exercise for compulsive behaviour.
Closer to the Sussex coast? The same addiction counselling is available in person, in Brighton, or see every area I cover.