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Relationship Counselling · Worthing
Relationship Counselling in Worthing
Relationship Counselling for Worthing and the surrounding area, in person or online. Worthing is a classic seaside town with its pier, Art Deco seafront and a growing creative scene. 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 Worthing
Relationship Counselling for Worthing, at a glance
- Known for
- Worthing Pier, the Dome Cinema and Steyne Gardens
- Area
- Adur & Worthing, East/West Sussex
- Getting to the Hove room
- From Worthing the office is around twenty-five to thirty minutes east by car along the A259, or a direct train to Hove.
- Local NHS / support route
- NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies
- Format
- In person at my private Hove room, or by secure video UK-wide.
Life in Worthing
What is going on for people in Worthing?
Worthing is the largest town in West Sussex and it holds a lot of different lives at once: retired couples who have been here decades, families who moved along the coast for a bigger house, people who commute east every morning and see their partner properly at weekends. Some couples arrive at a genuine crossroads. You have talked about separating, perhaps more than once, and neither of you knows whether that is a threat, a plan or a way of asking for something. In 2024/25, 14.5% of adults on local GP registers had recorded depression, a shade above the England average of 14.3%. Decisions of this size are rarely made in a clear head.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Worthing
Montague StreetSteyne GardensBroadwaterTarringGoring-by-SeaDurringtonEast WorthingWest Worthing
Wherever you are in Worthing, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Worthing
Official figures for Worthing, for context rather than as a description of you.
the rate of emergency hospital admissions for self-harm was 127.2 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 14.5% of patients aged 18+ in 2024/25, above the England average of 14.3%. Source: OHID Fingertips – Depression: QOF prevalence (2024/25).
24.5% 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.
What actually happens 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.
The method travels; only the geography changes. everything on relationship counselling explains it properly, how I work answers the practical questions, and my credentials and 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.
The room is in Hove, twenty-five to thirty minutes east by car along the A259 or a direct train from the town, which makes a weekday appointment realistic without losing an evening entirely. Couples attend together, and one of you alone is equally welcome. Where the two of you would rather not travel side by side while things are raw, arriving separately or meeting online by secure video both work.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
Which difficulties does relationship counselling address?
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 Worthing
Why people in Worthing come for relationship counselling
Being at a decision point is a legitimate reason for relationship counselling, and it does not commit you to staying. The work is to slow the question down enough to answer it honestly: what has actually gone wrong, what each of you has stopped offering, what is grief for an earlier version of the relationship and what is a real incompatibility. Sometimes couples find their way back to something workable. Sometimes it becomes clear that separating is the kinder outcome, and that can be done with far less damage when it has been thought about rather than detonated. You are not required to attend as a couple; individuals do this work all the time, especially when a partner will not come. NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies is free on self-referral for your own mood, and West Sussex Mind has its head office in the town.
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 callFinding support in Worthing
My counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Worthing, you can refer yourself directly to NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies 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.
Worthing questions
Relationship Counselling in Worthing: common questions
Where do Worthing sessions take place, and can I meet online instead?
In a private room at Intergen House on Western Road in central Hove. From Worthing the office is around twenty-five to thirty minutes east by car along the A259, or a direct train to Hove. Every service is also available by secure video across the UK, so you can meet from any private space in Worthing or blend the two.
We keep threatening to separate. Would counselling force a decision?
No. Nothing is decided for you and nobody is pushed towards an outcome. The purpose is to understand what is really being said when separation gets raised, which often turns out to be a demand for something else entirely, badly expressed on both sides.
If we end up separating, has the counselling been wasted?
Not at all. Ending a relationship well matters enormously, particularly where children are involved, and doing it with some understanding rather than in a series of rows changes what the following years look like. A clear ending is a real result.
What are the session fees and lengths?
Three options: £80 / 60 min, £100 / 90 min and £120 / 120 min, priced by time rather than by how many people attend. Couples generally do better with ninety minutes. Ahead of that, a free 15-minute consultation commits you to nothing.
Can NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies help while we work this out?
It is free, takes self-referrals without a GP and treats individual anxiety and depression, so it can support either of you personally. Couples work is not its function. Running the two alongside each other is a common and sensible arrangement.
Is the train from here to Hove practical on a weekday evening?
It is direct and reasonably quick, which suits people who would rather not drive the A259 after a long day. By car it is twenty-five to thirty minutes east, with parking near the room. Either way, a later slot avoids the heaviest traffic.
Is there a direct train for relationship counselling from Worthing?
Yes. The main coastal line runs direct from Worthing and West Worthing east through Shoreham to Hove in around twenty minutes, then a short walk to Western Road. By car the A259 is straightforward. If you would rather not travel, online sessions work just as well.
How do I book relationship counselling and travel to Hove from Worthing?
Start with a free fifteen-minute call, then come over for your session. From Worthing it is around twenty-five to thirty minutes east by car along the A259, or a direct train from Worthing or West Worthing on the main line to Hove, then a short walk to the room.
What do couples pay, and is relationship counselling on the NHS in Worthing?
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 Worthing clients choose private sessions, valuing a direct train east and starting without a long waiting list.
Can we attend together or meet online, and do you offer evenings for Worthing?
Yes. Couples can come to the Hove room or share a secure video call from home in Worthing. Individuals are welcome alone. Evening slots are available around work and family, and you can mix the direct train in with online sessions to fit a busy week.
Relationship Counselling in Worthing, 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: Lancing, Shoreham-by-Sea. See all areas I cover.
Related work in Worthing: counselling and therapy, trauma counselling and addiction counselling.
If you would like to read more first, I have written 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.