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Trauma Counselling · Burgess Hill
Trauma Counselling in Burgess Hill
Trauma Counselling for Burgess Hill and the surrounding area, in person or online. Burgess Hill is a busy Mid Sussex town with good rail links and the green spaces of its Green Circle walk. 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 Burgess Hill
Trauma Counselling for Burgess Hill, at a glance
- Known for
- St John's Park, the Green Circle and Bedelands Nature Reserve
- Area
- Lewes & Mid Sussex, East/West Sussex
- Getting to the Hove room
- From Burgess Hill a direct train reaches Hove and Brighton in around twenty minutes, or it is a half-hour drive south.
- 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 Burgess Hill
What brings people in Burgess Hill to counselling?
People often move to Burgess Hill for the settled version of life: a manageable town, decent schools, a train that gets you where you need to go. That can sit oddly alongside something difficult in the past that has never been dealt with. Trauma is not fussy about postcodes. It might be a road accident on the way home, something from childhood, a frightening birth, a period at work that broke something. The signs are usually the same wherever someone lives: broken sleep, sudden anger, a jolt of alarm at a noise or a smell, and a lot of energy spent keeping the whole thing away from everyone at the kitchen table each morning.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Burgess Hill
St John's ParkWorld's EndWivelsfieldLeylands RoadFolders LaneThe MartletsJanes LaneFairfield
Wherever you are in Burgess Hill, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Burgess Hill
Official figures for Burgess Hill, 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).
Reviewed June 2026.
What is trauma counselling, in practice?
Trauma counselling here is gentle and led by you, drawing on methods designed for trauma including the Human Givens Rewind Technique, so a difficult memory is returned to ordinary recall.
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 trauma counselling in detail, alongside how I work and my BACP registration.
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.
Trauma sessions happen in a private room in Hove, twenty minutes down the line by train or half an hour by road, or online by secure video. This is one service where people tend to have a firm preference. Being in the same physical space can feel steadier for some. For others, the ability to close the laptop and already be at home afterwards is what makes the work possible at all. Both are offered.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
What does trauma counselling help with?
Hypervigilance
Help when your nervous system is stuck on high alert.
Numbness and avoidance
For when you cope by shutting down.
Trauma behind addiction
Healing the wound that drives the habit.
Sub-threshold trauma
Reaching the quieter, accumulated hurts.
Feeling safe again
Working always at a pace that is led by you.
Trauma Counselling in Burgess Hill
Why people in Burgess Hill come for trauma counselling
Nothing about this work requires you to recount the event. That is worth repeating, because most people arrive braced for exactly that and it puts them off asking for help for years. The approach here draws on the Human Givens Rewind Technique, which works with how the memory is stored rather than what it contains, so the details can stay yours. We take the first sessions slowly: settling sleep, learning what helps when something is triggered, agreeing how we stop if you need to. Only then, and only if you want to, do we go near the memory itself. Pacing is not politeness here; it is how the work stays safe, and it is why you keep hold of the controls throughout. NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies takes self-referrals for post-traumatic difficulties, and the Sussex Mental Healthline answers at any time if a night becomes overwhelming. Locally 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.
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 Burgess Hill
My counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Burgess Hill, 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.
Burgess Hill questions
Trauma Counselling in Burgess Hill: common questions
Where do Burgess Hill sessions take place, and can I meet online instead?
In a private room at Intergen House on Western Road in central Hove. From Burgess Hill a direct train reaches Hove and Brighton in around twenty minutes, or it is a half-hour drive south. Every service is also available by secure video across the UK, so you can meet from any private space in Burgess Hill or blend the two.
What happens in a first trauma session?
Mostly we talk about now: how you are sleeping, what sets things off, what you already do that helps. You will not be asked for an account of the event. By the end you should know roughly what the work involves and be able to decide whether to carry on.
How much do sessions cost?
A 60-minute appointment is £80, 90 minutes is £100 and two hours is £120. For trauma work some people book 90 minutes so there is time to settle properly before the journey back to Burgess Hill. The 15 minutes that come before any booking are free, and that call can happen from home.
Can NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies help with trauma?
It can. The service takes self-referrals and includes trauma-focused work within the NHS Talking Therapies programme for West Sussex. Demand is heavy, with 24.5% of adults across the county reporting a high anxiety score in 2022/23 against 23.8% nationally. Registering there while starting privately is sensible.
Would it be better to come in person than use video?
Neither is better as a rule. What matters is which one lets you stay in control of the hour. The train to Hove gives some people a clear boundary between the session and home life, while video suits anyone who would rather not travel afterwards. You can try both.
Something happened years ago. Have I left it too long to do anything now?
No. Time does not make the work harder, and people often come decades afterwards, usually when something in the present has stirred it up again. The nervous system responds to being worked with now, whether the event was last spring or thirty years ago.
Will trauma counselling mean going over everything in detail?
No. The Rewind Technique I often use is gentle and non-intrusive, so you do not need to relive or speak the detail aloud. We go entirely at your pace, in my Hove room a direct train from Burgess Hill, or online.
How do I book trauma counselling and travel to Hove from Burgess Hill?
We start with a free fifteen-minute call, with no pressure to explain, then a first session. Direct trains from Burgess Hill reach Hove in around twenty minutes, or the A23 takes about half an hour. If travelling feels too much, online video is always available.
What are your fees for trauma counselling, and what about NHS trauma support in Burgess Hill?
Private sessions are £80 for sixty minutes, £100 for ninety and £120 for two hours, after a free consultation. You can self-refer to free NHS Talking Therapies for West Sussex; waits vary, and seeing me privately means gentle, sooner trauma work at a pace you control.
For trauma, in person in Hove or online from Burgess Hill, and can we meet in the evening?
Many value the containment of the room for trauma work, though some feel safer on video at home; both suit the gentle Rewind Technique. The direct train makes either straightforward. You lead the pace, with evening and weekend slots to fit around a busy week.
Trauma Counselling in Burgess Hill, 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: Haywards Heath, Hassocks, Ditchling. See all areas I cover.
People who come for trauma counselling in Burgess Hill often also look at anxiety counselling, addiction counselling and psychotherapy.
Prefer to meet remotely? The same trauma counselling is available online by secure video across the UK, or see online counselling by region.