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Substance Use Counselling · Preston Park
Substance Use Counselling in Preston Park
Substance Use Counselling for Preston Park and the surrounding area, in person or online. Self-medication can quietly become addiction. If substances have become the way you manage pain, fear or loneliness, there is a gentler way back to a self you do not need to numb.
BACP registered member25+ years of experienceLived experience
ConfidentialA safe, private space
Person-centredThe therapy fits you
Substance Use Counselling for Preston Park
Preston Park, named after the city's largest park, is a leafy and well-connected district north of central Brighton. Wherever in Preston Park you're coming from, whether Preston Park, the Rotunda Cafe and Preston Manor are on your doorstep or a little further out, you're welcome here.
I work from a private room at Intergen House on Western Road in Hove. Preston Park is around ten minutes from the office by car or a short train ride to Hove, with Preston Park Station close by. Prefer not to travel? The same sessions are available online by secure video.
I see clients for substance use counselling in neighbouring areas too, including Brighton, Patcham, Hove.
So whether you are searching for substance use counselling near you in Preston Park, or weighing up in-person against online sessions, you are in the right place.
What I help with
How substance use counselling can help
The false self
Letting go of the protective self that no longer serves you.
Specialised attention
One-to-one sessions shaped entirely around you.
Self-discovery
Rediscovering the authentic self beneath the coping.
Anxiety and low mood
Treating what the substance has been masking.
Sustainable change
Growing into recovery rather than forcing it.
What to expect
Why people from Preston Park choose to work with me
Led by you
We go at your pace. You decide how much to share and when, and the sessions stop when you've arrived where you want to be.
Easy to reach
The room is in central Hove, close to Preston Park with good bus and rail links and parking nearby.
A free first call
We start with a free fifteen-minute consultation, no obligation, so you can see if I'm the right fit before anything begins.
Integrative and flexible
I draw on whatever genuinely helps you, from Human Givens and IFS to solution-focused and relational work.
How I work
Beyond the practicalities, this is the heart of it. My approach is integrative and humanistic, starting from a simple premise: you are the expert on yourself. With support you can find yourself again, without the anaesthetic, working at a pace that always protects your sense of safety.
Reaching out from Preston Park takes something, and I don't take that lightly. I try to make the first step as easy and unpressured as it can possibly be.
You can read more about substance use counselling and about my methods, sessions and fees. There is no obligation: we begin with a free fifteen minute call to see whether we are the right fit.
Start the conversationFinding support in Preston Park
My counselling sits alongside the help available locally, and it can be worth knowing what else is there. For free NHS talking therapy in Preston Park, you can refer yourself directly to the Brighton and Hove Wellbeing Service, with no GP referral needed. You can also find your nearest service through the NHS Talking Therapies finder.
Seeing me privately usually means you can start sooner, stay with the same counsellor throughout, and work at greater depth and pace; the two can run side by side, and I'm glad to work alongside any NHS or GP support you already have. If you are waiting for NHS therapy, beginning privately can be a way to make a start now rather than putting things off, and we can always work in whatever way fits best alongside what is already in place.
If you need urgent help now
This practice is not a crisis service. If you or someone else 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.
Preston Park questions
Substance Use Counselling in Preston Park: common questions
Can I see you for substance use counselling near Preston Park?
Yes. My counselling room is in nearby Hove, an easy trip from Preston Park, and I also work online by secure video if that's simpler. Either way you get the same support.
How do I reach your Hove counselling room from Preston Park?
Preston Park is around ten minutes from the office by car or a short train ride to Hove, with Preston Park Station close by. The room is on Western Road in central Hove, with on-street parking nearby and good bus and rail links.
Is online as good as coming in from Preston Park?
For most people, yes. Online sessions are just as effective and just as confidential, and some clients in Preston Park prefer the comfort of working from home. You can also blend the two.
How much do sessions cost, and how do I start?
Standard sessions are £80, with 90-minute and two-hour options, and we always begin with a free fifteen-minute call. See how I work for the detail, or just get in touch from Preston Park.
Substance Use Counselling in Preston Park, whenever you are ready
When you're ready, book a free fifteen-minute call. It costs nothing and is the simplest way to find out if I'm the right counsellor for you.
Substance Use Counselling in nearby areas
Not local to Preston Park? I also offer online counselling UK-wide, and you can see every area I cover or read more about substance use counselling.