Substance Use Counselling in Kemp Town

In a private room at Intergen House on Western Road in central Hove. From Kemp Town the room is about fifteen to twenty minutes away, heading west along the seafront through Brighton into Hove by bus, taxi or car. Every service is also available by secure video across the UK, so you can meet from any private space in Kemp Town or blend the two.

Yes, provided you can hold a conversation. Turning up after a heavy night is often more useful than cancelling, because the aftermath is exactly the material the work needs. Nothing is judged and nothing is measured, and the session adapts to how you are.

That comes up regularly in an area with so much shift work, and it is worth untangling carefully. Using something to force sleep or force alertness sets up a cycle that gets steeper over time. Sessions look at that pattern rather than simply naming it as a problem.

No. This is one-to-one work with the same counsellor, and there is no programme to join, no steps to complete and no language you are expected to adopt. If a group appeals to you later, that is your choice and nothing here depends on it.

Assessment, prescribing, testing and structured treatment, all free and reached through the NHS 'find a service' directory. Counselling covers the psychological ground: how the use began, what sustains it and what changes. Running both at once is common and causes no difficulty.

The 15 minutes you spend deciding, at the start, are not charged for. Sessions afterwards are £80 / 60 min, £100 / 90 min and £120 / 120 min, settled individually. Most people begin with the hour, and the longer options are there for weeks when far more has happened.

Yes, and without judgement. We work with the substance in the context of your life and relationships, at your pace, and it can run alongside any medical or community support you already have.

Yes. The seafront route west through Brighton into Hove takes fifteen to twenty minutes by the 7 bus, taxi or car, ending near Western Road. If crossing town feels like too much on a given week, we can meet online instead. Start with a free fifteen-minute call.

Free NHS-commissioned help is available through Pavilions, which covers Kemp Town as part of Brighton and Hove and takes self-referrals. Privately I charge £80 for sixty minutes, £100 for ninety and £120 for two hours after a free call, and both can run together.

Yes. With the Royal Sussex and a close-knit village feel nearby, many Kemp Town clients like the privacy of online video, though the Hove room is a short ride west. Evening appointments are available, and mixing in-person and online is entirely fine.