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Trauma Counselling · Newhaven
Trauma Counselling in Newhaven
Trauma Counselling for Newhaven 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 Newhaven
Newhaven, a working port on the Ouse estuary with its fort and ferry to Dieppe, sits to the east of the city. Wherever in Newhaven you're coming from, whether Newhaven Fort, the harbour and the Ouse estuary are on your doorstep or a little further out, you're welcome here.
My counselling room is at Intergen House on Western Road in Hove. From Newhaven it is around twenty-five minutes west along the coast through Peacehaven and Brighton to Hove, or a train via Lewes. If getting here is difficult, or you'd simply prefer it, we can meet by secure video instead.
Nearby, I also offer Trauma Counselling in Peacehaven, Seaford, Saltdean.
So whether you are searching for trauma counselling near you in Newhaven, 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 Newhaven choose to work with me
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 Newhaven, you'll be met with warmth and respect, never lectures or shame.
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 Newhaven with good bus and rail links and parking nearby.
How I work
Beyond the practicalities, this is the heart of it. 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.
I see people from all over Newhaven and the wider area. Wherever you are, near Newhaven Fort, the harbour and the Ouse estuary or further out, the work is the same: a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
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 Newhaven
My counselling sits alongside the help available locally, and it can be worth knowing what else is there. For free NHS talking therapy in Newhaven, you can refer yourself directly to Health in Mind, the East Sussex NHS Talking Therapies 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.
Newhaven questions
Trauma Counselling in Newhaven: common questions
Can I see you for trauma counselling near Newhaven?
Yes. My counselling room is in nearby Hove, an easy trip from Newhaven, and I also work online by secure video if that's simpler. Either way you get the same support.
Where exactly are you based, coming from Newhaven?
I work from Intergen House on Western Road in central Hove. From Newhaven it is around twenty-five minutes west along the coast through Peacehaven and Brighton to Hove, or a train via Lewes. There's parking nearby and the buses and trains are close.
Is online as good as coming in from Newhaven?
For most people, yes. Online sessions are just as effective and just as confidential, and some clients in Newhaven prefer the comfort of working from home. You can also blend the two.
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 Newhaven you're starting from.
Trauma Counselling in Newhaven, whenever you are ready
Start with a free fifteen-minute call. From Newhaven or wherever you are, it's a relaxed, no-pressure way to find out whether we click.
Trauma Counselling in nearby areas
Not local to Newhaven? I also offer online counselling UK-wide, and you can see every area I cover or read more about trauma counselling.