Relationship Counselling · Hove

Relationship Counselling in Hove

Relationship Counselling for Hove and the surrounding area, in person or online. Hove, with its elegant Regency squares, Church Road shops and wide seafront lawns, is home to my practice. From my room in nearby Hove I offer a calm, confidential space to do this work.

In person in HoveOnline tooFree 15-min consultation
BACP registered member25+ years of experienceLived experience
Bradley Riddell, BACP-registered counsellor near Hove at his Hove room, introducing his approach to relationship counselling
ConfidentialA safe, private space
Person-centredThe therapy fits you

In and around Hove

Relationship Counselling for Hove, at a glance

Known for
Palmeira Square, Hove Lawns, Church Road and Brunswick
Area
Brighton & Hove, East/West Sussex
Getting to the Hove room
The office sits on Western Road in central Hove, a few minutes' walk from Palmeira Square and the seafront, and a short bus ride from Hove Station.
Local NHS / support route
the Brighton and Hove Wellbeing Service
Format
In person at my private Hove room, or by secure video UK-wide.

Life in Hove

Why people in Hove get in touch

Hove is a good place to look settled in. Wide streets, the lawns along the front, a flat off Palmeira Square or a house up towards Blatchington, and a couple who present very well at other people's kitchen tables. What happens between you at home can be a long way from that. The rooms in a handsome old conversion have thin walls, so arguments get conducted at low volume or not at all, and the not at all becomes a habit. Along Church Road and George Street you pass couples every day who have been carefully not saying something to each other for years. From outside, none of it shows.

Hove LawnsSt Ann's Well GardensHove Museum and Art GalleryHove Town Hall

Areas covered

Neighbourhoods in and around Hove

BrunswickPalmeira SquareChurch RoadGeorge StreetPoets CornerCliftonvilleThe Drive and Grand AvenueBlatchington

Wherever you are in Hove, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.

The local picture

The local picture in Hove

Official figures for Hove, for context rather than as a description of you.

Reviewed June 2026.

What would we do together in relationship counselling?

Relationship counselling here, for couples or individuals, slows down the pattern you are caught in and builds healthier ways of hearing and being heard.

What actually happens in the room is the same everywhere, so it is written up once: see the relationship counselling page for the methods, how I work, sessions and fees for fees and session lengths, and professional standards and registration if you want to check who you would be working with.

How do sessions work, in person or online?

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.

For most people who live here, getting to a session means a walk. The room is in central Hove, a few minutes from Palmeira Square and the seafront, with buses along Church Road stopping close by. Couples often arrive separately and go for a walk on the lawns afterwards before heading home. Being local means you can keep a weekly time without it costing you an evening. Where that is inconvenient, the same appointment runs online by secure video.

Book a free 15-minute call

What I help with

What sort of things do people bring?

Communication and conflict

Breaking the cycle of the same argument.

Trust and repair

Rebuilding safety after betrayal or addiction.

Distance

Finding your way back to closeness.

Long-distance couples

Sessions you can join from different places.

Anxiety and reassurance

Working with people-pleasing and the need for control.

Individual work

You do not need to come as a couple to change the dynamic.

Relationship Counselling in Hove

Why people in Hove come for relationship counselling

Some couples come after something specific: an affair, a discovery on a phone, a decision about money made without the other. More arrive because of a slow separation with no single cause. You are civil, you are organised, and something between you has gone out. Drinking is often somewhere in it, either as the reason evenings end badly or as something one of you now monitors. So is low mood, which reorganises a household around itself without anyone deciding that it should. In sessions we take the exchanges that keep failing and slow them until each of you hears what the other was actually asking for. Repair after broken trust is built in stages, at the pace of the person who was hurt. You are welcome on your own; changing your half of the pattern is real work with real effects. GP registers here recorded depression in 14.1% of adults aged 18 and over during 2024/25, marginally below the 14.3% England average. The Brighton and Hove Wellbeing Service accepts self-referrals.

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 call

Finding support in Hove

My counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Hove, you can refer yourself directly to the Brighton and Hove Wellbeing Service for free NHS talking therapy, with no GP referral needed.

Seeing me privately usually means you can start sooner and stay with the same counsellor throughout, working at greater depth and pace; the two can run side by side, and I am glad to work alongside any NHS or GP support you already have.

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.

Hove questions

Relationship Counselling in Hove: common questions

Where do Hove sessions take place, and can I meet online instead?

In a private room at Intergen House on Western Road in central Hove. The office sits on Western Road in central Hove, a few minutes' walk from Palmeira Square and the seafront, and a short bus ride from Hove Station. Every service is also available by secure video across the UK, so you can meet from any private space in Hove or blend the two.

We live a few streets away. Is it strange to have counselling this close to home?

Very few people find it is. The building is shared and busy, nothing on the door announces anything, and appointments are spaced so nobody meets on the stairs. Most people say walking home afterwards, rather than driving anywhere, is one of the better parts of it.

How soon could we come in, and does anyone need to refer us?

Nobody needs to refer you. Start with the free 15-minute consultation, which is a brief conversation about whether this is likely to help. First appointments are usually available within a week or two, and being local means the awkward gaps in the diary are often easier to fill.

What does a couple session cost?

The fee is per appointment, not per person: £80 for sixty minutes, £100 for ninety minutes, £120 for two hours. Couples frequently choose ninety minutes so that both of you get proper airtime rather than half an hour each. The first 15-minute conversation is free, by phone or in the room on Western Road.

What is the free NHS option in Hove?

The Brighton and Hove Wellbeing Service is the NHS Talking Therapies team for the city and you can refer yourself directly. It works largely with individuals on anxiety and low mood rather than with couples, and there is usually a wait. Mind in Brighton and Hove lists further local support.

My partner thinks counselling means being told he is the problem. What do I say?

That it does not work that way, and he can find out for himself in the free 15 minutes. Nobody is put on trial here and no verdict is issued. If he still will not come, you can do this alone, and useful things generally happen at home when one person changes.

Is your relationship counselling room easy to walk to in Hove?

Yes. The room is at Intergen House on Western Road in central Hove, a few minutes on foot from Palmeira Square, Brunswick and the seafront lawns. Most local couples simply walk in. If you would rather not come together in person, online video sessions work well too.

How do I book relationship counselling in Hove, and where exactly is the room?

Book a free fifteen-minute call, then come to Intergen House at 65-67 Western Road in central Hove, close to Palmeira Square and the seafront lawns. Most Hove couples simply walk in from Brunswick, Church Road or the Drive, arriving straight to the appointment with no waiting room.

What are your fees for couples, and is relationship counselling on the NHS in Hove?

Relationship sessions are £80 for sixty minutes, £100 for ninety and £120 for two hours, following a free fifteen-minute consultation. The NHS seldom funds couples work, so Hove clients typically choose private sessions, valuing a room a short stroll from home and no waiting list.

Can we attend as a couple in person, and do you offer evening sessions in Hove?

Yes. Couples are welcome in the Western Road room, or you can share one secure video call from home in Hove. Individuals wanting to shift a relationship pattern can come alone too. Evening slots are available, and being local means you can easily mix walking in with online sessions.

Relationship Counselling in Hove, 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, Portslade, Hangleton, Preston Park. See all areas I cover.

Related work in Hove: counselling and therapy, trauma counselling and addiction counselling.

Some further reading, if that helps before getting in touch: the Imago dialogue for couples.

Prefer to meet remotely? The same relationship counselling is available online by secure video across the UK, or see online counselling by region.