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Trauma Counselling · Kemp Town
Trauma Counselling in Kemp Town
Trauma Counselling for Kemp Town 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.
BACP registered member25+ years of experienceLived experience
ConfidentialA safe, private space
Person-centredThe therapy fits you
Trauma Counselling for Kemp Town
Kemp Town, on Brighton's eastern side, runs from St James's Street down to the Marina, with its Regency crescents and village atmosphere. If St James's Street, Brighton Marina and the Kemp Town Enclosures are part of your daily life, my counselling room in nearby Hove is an easy, discreet place to begin.
Sessions take place at Intergen House on Western Road in Hove, a discreet, comfortable space. 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. Online sessions are there too, if that suits you better.
Close by, Trauma Counselling is also available in Brighton, Woodingdean, Rottingdean.
So whether you are searching for trauma counselling near you in Kemp Town, or weighing up in-person against online sessions, you are in the right place.
What I help with
How trauma counselling can help
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 Kemp Town choose to work with me
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.
Confidential by training
As a BACP-registered counsellor, everything you share is held to a strict professional and ethical framework.
Flexible slots
Evening and weekend appointments mean sessions can usually fit around work and life in Kemp Town, not the other way round.
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.
There's no waiting room and no rush. From Kemp Town, the first contact can be as small as a phone call, and from there we go at whatever pace feels safe.
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 conversationFinding support in Kemp Town
My counselling sits alongside the help available locally, and it can be worth knowing what else is there. For free NHS talking therapy in Kemp Town, 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.
Kemp Town questions
Trauma Counselling in Kemp Town: common questions
Do you offer trauma counselling in Kemp Town?
Yes. I see clients from Kemp Town 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.
Where exactly are you based, coming from Kemp Town?
I work from 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. There's parking nearby and the buses and trains are close.
Can I have trauma counselling online if I live in Kemp Town?
Absolutely. Many clients in Kemp Town choose online counselling by secure video, either instead of or alongside in-person sessions. The work is just as effective and confidential.
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 Kemp Town.
Trauma Counselling in Kemp Town, whenever you are ready
Book a free fifteen-minute consultation. Whether you come into the Hove room from Kemp Town or meet me online, it's a no-obligation chance to see if we're the right fit.
Trauma Counselling in nearby areas
Not local to Kemp Town? I also offer online counselling UK-wide, and you can see every area I cover or read more about trauma counselling.