Communication and conflict
Breaking the cycle of the same argument.
Relationship Counselling · Newhaven
Relationship Counselling for Newhaven and the surrounding area, in person or online. Newhaven, a working port on the Ouse estuary with its fort and ferry to Dieppe, sits to the east of the city. From my room in nearby Hove I offer a calm, confidential space to do this work.

In and around Newhaven
Life in Newhaven
Work sets the pace in Newhaven, and it does not always keep sociable hours. The port runs to its own timetable, the ferry comes and goes, and plenty of households here are organised around somebody being out when everyone else is in. Money is often tight and rarely discussed properly, which is its own kind of silence between two people. Up on the hill in Denton, or along Fort Road, there are couples who have not fallen out so much as fallen out of step. Asking for help does not come naturally in a town that prides itself on getting on with things, and counselling can feel like something other people do.
Areas covered
Wherever you are in Newhaven, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
Official figures for Newhaven, for context rather than as a description of you.
the rate of emergency hospital admissions for self-harm was 192.7 per 100,000 in 2023/24, above the England average of 117 per 100,000. Source: OHID Fingertips – Emergency Hospital Admissions for Intentional Self-Harm (2023/24).
recorded depression on GP registers stood at 17.4% of patients aged 18+ in 2024/25, above the England average of 14.3%. Source: OHID Fingertips – Depression: QOF prevalence (2024/25).
24.1% of adults reported a high anxiety score in 2022/23, above the England average of 23.8%. Source: OHID Fingertips – Self-reported wellbeing: high anxiety score (2022/23).
Reviewed June 2026.
Relationship counselling here, for couples or individuals, slows down the pattern you are caught in and builds healthier ways of hearing and being heard.
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 relationship counselling page, alongside session lengths and fees and my credentials and registration.
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.
Hove is around twenty-five minutes west by car along the coast, or a train from either of the town stations by way of Lewes. That is a real journey rather than a hop, so appointments tend to be set at a time you can keep. Coming separately or together both work. When the trip is too much money or too much effort in a given week, the same session runs online by secure video.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
Breaking the cycle of the same argument.
Rebuilding safety after betrayal or addiction.
Finding your way back to closeness.
Sessions you can join from different places.
Working with people-pleasing and the need for control.
You do not need to come as a couple to change the dynamic.
Relationship Counselling in Newhaven
Couples here often arrive worn down rather than blown apart. Shift patterns that mean you barely overlap. Money worries that turn into short tempers and then into silence. One of you drinking a bit more each year, in a way that has never been named out loud. Or a long stretch of low mood that has left the other person doing all the emotional work without ever agreeing to it. GP registers in East Sussex recorded depression in 17.4% of adults aged 18 and over in 2024/25, noticeably higher than the England figure of 14.3%. In sessions we slow the exchanges that keep failing until the request underneath the complaint becomes audible. Repair after broken trust is treated as a build over months. Coming alone is common and useful. For the free NHS route, Health in Mind accepts self-referrals across East Sussex.
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 callMy counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Newhaven, you can refer yourself directly to Health in Mind, the East Sussex NHS Talking Therapies 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:
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.
Newhaven questions
In a private room at Intergen House on Western Road in central Hove. From Newhaven it is around twenty-five minutes west along the coast through Peacehaven and Brighton to Hove, or a train via Lewes. Every service is also available by secure video across the UK, so you can meet from any private space in Newhaven or blend the two.
You talk and I ask questions. Nobody is judged, nothing is decided about who is at fault, and you are not asked to perform. The free 15-minute call beforehand exists so you can hear what it involves before committing anything, including money.
An hour is £80, ninety minutes £100 and two hours £120, paid as you go with nothing upfront. Some couples move to fortnightly appointments to make it manageable over a longer period. The initial 15-minute consultation costs nothing, so finding out involves no outlay at all.
Health in Mind is the NHS Talking Therapies service for East Sussex and you can refer yourself without a GP appointment. It mainly does individual work on anxiety and low mood rather than couple sessions. If things ever feel unsafe, the Sussex Mental Healthline answers at any hour.
Within limits, yes, though a regular slot is easier to protect and generally works better. Some couples book a fixed time and one of them attends alone when the rota clashes. Online sessions help here too, since he can join from wherever he happens to be.
It can change how you argue about it, which is usually the part that does the damage. Money rows are rarely only about money; underneath there is often fear, or shame, or a sense of not being trusted. Naming that accurately tends to lower the temperature.
By car the coast road west through Peacehaven and Brighton takes around twenty-five minutes. There is also a train via Lewes to Brighton and Hove, from Newhaven Town or Newhaven Harbour. Because the journey is a fair one, some couples prefer online video sessions from home.
Start with a free fifteen-minute call, then come over for your session. From Newhaven the coast road runs west through Peacehaven and Brighton to Hove, around twenty-five minutes by car, or a train via Lewes to Brighton and on to Hove, then a short walk to the room.
Sessions are £80 for sixty minutes, £100 for ninety and £120 for two hours, after a free fifteen-minute consultation. The NHS rarely funds couples work, so most Newhaven clients choose private sessions, and with work and money pressures common here, the free consultation is a no-cost first step.
Yes. Couples can come to the Hove room or share a secure video call from home, which many Newhaven clients find easier given the journey. Individuals are welcome alone. Evening slots suit work around the port and town, and you can mix the trip in with online sessions.
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: Peacehaven, Seaford, Saltdean. See all areas I cover.
Related work in Newhaven: counselling and therapy, trauma counselling and addiction counselling.
You may also find it useful to read about 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.