Trauma Counselling · Hangleton

Trauma Counselling in Hangleton

Trauma Counselling for Hangleton and the surrounding area, in person or online. Trauma comes back as a reaction, not a memory, until we process it. If past experiences still shape your thoughts, your body and your relationships, trauma counselling can help you feel grounded, safe and in control again.

In person in HoveOnline tooFree 15-min consultation
BACP registered member25+ years of experienceLived experience
Bradley Riddell, counsellor in Brighton & Hove, introducing his approach to therapy
ConfidentialA safe, private space
Person-centredThe therapy fits you
Trauma Counselling for clients in Hangleton, Brighton & Hove

Trauma Counselling for Hangleton

Hangleton is a settled residential neighbourhood in the north of Hove, close to the open South Downs. Whether you live near Hangleton Park, St Helen's Church and the nearby Downs, or travel in from the wider area, I offer a calm, confidential space to do this work.

Sessions take place at Intergen House on Western Road in Hove, a discreet, comfortable space. From Hangleton it is a straightforward ten to fifteen minute drive or bus down into central Hove and Western Road. Online sessions are there too, if that suits you better.

Just along the way, the same support is available in Hove, Portslade, Patcham.

So whether you are searching for trauma counselling near you in Hangleton, or weighing up in-person against online sessions, you are in the right place.

What I help with

How trauma counselling can help

Intrusive memories

Support for flashbacks, nightmares and re-experiencing.

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.

What to expect

Why people from Hangleton choose to work with me

A private, discreet room

My Hove room is comfortable and confidential, an easy place to come to from Hangleton without bumping into anyone you know.

In person or online

Meet me face to face near Hangleton, or by secure video, and mix the two however suits your week.

Lived experience

I've known anxiety, depression, addiction and trauma myself, so I understand them from the inside, not just the textbook.

No judgement, ever

Whatever brings you in from Hangleton, you'll be met with warmth and respect, never lectures or shame.

A calm space for trauma counselling near Hangleton

How I work

What actually happens in our sessions is collaborative and unhurried. I am integratively trained and draw on approaches designed specifically for trauma, including the Human Givens Rewind Technique, a calm, non-intrusive method that returns a memory to ordinary recall. You do not have to relive the detail or even speak it aloud for this to work.

Life in Hangleton brings its own pressures, and reaching out is a real step. Whether Hangleton Park, St Helen's Church and the nearby Downs are part of your everyday or you simply pass through, you are welcome here.

You can read more about trauma 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 conversation

Finding support in Hangleton

My counselling sits alongside the help available locally, and it can be worth knowing what else is there. For free NHS talking therapy in Hangleton, 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.

Hangleton questions

Trauma Counselling in Hangleton: common questions

Do you offer trauma counselling in Hangleton?

Yes. I see clients from Hangleton and the surrounding area in person at my private room in Hove, and online by secure video right across the UK. Trauma Counselling is available whichever suits you best.

How do I reach your Hove counselling room from Hangleton?

From Hangleton it is a straightforward ten to fifteen minute drive or bus down into central Hove and Western Road. The room is on Western Road in central Hove, with on-street parking nearby and good bus and rail links.

Can I have trauma counselling online if I live in Hangleton?

Absolutely. Many clients in Hangleton choose online counselling by secure video, either instead of or alongside in-person sessions. The work is just as effective and confidential.

What if I'm not sure trauma counselling is right for me?

That's exactly what the free fifteen-minute consultation is for: a no-obligation chat to see if we're a good fit before anything begins, wherever in Hangleton you're starting from.

Trauma Counselling in Hangleton, 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.