Trauma Counselling · Newhaven

Trauma Counselling in Newhaven

Trauma Counselling for Newhaven and the surrounding area, in person or online. Newhaven, a working port on the Ouse estuary with its fort and ferry to Dieppe, sits to the east of the city. From my room in nearby Hove I offer a calm, confidential space to do this work.

In person in HoveOnline tooFree 15-min consultation
BACP registered member25+ years of experienceLived experience
Bradley Riddell, BACP-registered counsellor near Newhaven at his Hove room, introducing his approach to trauma counselling
ConfidentialA safe, private space
Person-centredThe therapy fits you

In and around Newhaven

Trauma Counselling for Newhaven, at a glance

Known for
Newhaven Fort, the harbour and the Ouse estuary
Area
Coast: Brighton to Newhaven, East/West Sussex
Getting to the Hove room
From Newhaven it is around twenty-five minutes west along the coast through Peacehaven and Brighton to Hove, or a train via Lewes.
Local NHS / support route
Health in Mind, the East Sussex NHS Talking Therapies service
Format
In person at my private Hove room, or by secure video UK-wide.

Life in Newhaven

What is going on for people in Newhaven?

Industrial and maritime work carries risk, and some people in Newhaven are living with the aftermath of something that happened on a shift. Others carry things from childhood, from a road accident, from an assault, or from a medical emergency that arrived without warning. What they have in common is how it behaves afterwards: sleep that never goes deep, a jolt at a sudden noise, temper that surprises everyone including you, and a quiet reorganising of daily life so certain places are never passed. Most people carry it for years before mentioning it, managing privately while everything on the surface looks perfectly ordinary.

Newhaven Fortthe harbour and ferry terminalParadise Parkthe Ouse estuary

Areas covered

Neighbourhoods in and around Newhaven

DentonMeeching RoadFort RoadSouth WayDrove RoadLewes RoadWest Quay

Wherever you are in Newhaven, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.

The local picture

The local picture in Newhaven

Official figures for Newhaven, for context rather than as a description of you.

Reviewed June 2026.

What actually happens in trauma counselling?

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 the trauma counselling page, alongside how sessions run and what they cost and professional standards and registration.

What happens in a session?

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 are held in a private room in central Hove, twenty-five minutes west along the coast or a train ride through Lewes, and are equally available online by secure video. Because being in control of the arrangements is part of what keeps this work safe, the decision is yours and can change as we go. The journey back suits some people. Others need to finish the hour and already be at home.

Book a free 15-minute call

What I help with

What sort of things do people bring?

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.

Trauma Counselling in Newhaven

Why people in Newhaven come for trauma counselling

Start with the thing that stops most people asking: you will not be required to describe the event. No detailed account is needed, at any stage, and nobody will press you for one. Much of this work uses the Human Givens Rewind Technique, which deals with how the memory is held rather than what it contains, so what happened can stay yours. Ahead of that we work on the present, getting sleep steadier and putting reliable things in place for the moments when something sets you off. That groundwork is not a preamble; it is what makes the rest of it safe. You set the pace and can stop at any point. Emergency hospital admissions for self-harm across East Sussex stood at 192.7 per 100,000 in 2023/24, against 117 per 100,000 for England. Health in Mind offers a free NHS route by self-referral.

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 call

Finding support in Newhaven

My counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Newhaven, you can refer yourself directly to Health in Mind, the East Sussex NHS Talking Therapies service 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.

Newhaven questions

Trauma Counselling in Newhaven: common questions

Where do Newhaven sessions take place, and can I meet online instead?

In a private room at 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. Every service is also available by secure video across the UK, so you can meet from any private space in Newhaven or blend the two.

Something happened at work. Would that be taken seriously here?

Yes. Incidents at work, including things you witnessed rather than experienced directly, leave the same marks as anything else. They are often harder to raise because they get treated as part of the job. The work does not require you to justify why it affected you.

How much are sessions?

Charges are £80 for an hour, £100 for ninety minutes and £120 for two hours. With the distance involved, some people choose a longer session less often rather than a short one weekly. The 15-minute consultation that opens things is free, and nothing follows from it unless you want it to.

What NHS trauma support is available in East Sussex?

Health in Mind is the East Sussex NHS Talking Therapies service, takes self-referrals and includes trauma-focused therapy at no cost. Waits move with demand in a county where 24.1% of adults reported a high anxiety score in 2022/23. The Sussex Mental Healthline covers urgent situations.

Can this work be done entirely over video?

It can, provided you have a private room and an hour without interruption. Plenty of people along this coast do exactly that rather than travelling. We would agree beforehand how the session ends and what you do next, since there is no journey home to fill that gap.

I have been managing on my own for a long time. Why change now?

Only you can answer that, though most people get in touch when the managing has started costing too much. Coping is not the same as it being resolved, and the effort of holding it down tends to grow rather than shrink over the years.

Do I have to talk through what happened for trauma counselling?

No. The Rewind Technique I often use is gentle and non-intrusive; you do not need to relive or speak the detail aloud. We go entirely at your pace, in my Hove room or online from Newhaven, so you stay in control throughout.

How do I book trauma counselling and travel to Hove from Newhaven?

We begin with a free fifteen-minute call, with no need to share detail, then a first session. The coast road west runs through Peacehaven and Brighton to Hove in about twenty-five minutes, or the train via Lewes. If travelling feels too much, online video is always available.

What are your fees for trauma counselling, and what about NHS trauma support in Newhaven?

Private sessions are £80 for an hour, £100 for ninety minutes and £120 for two, after a free consultation. You can self-refer to free NHS Talking Therapies for East Sussex; waits vary, and seeing me privately means gentle, sooner trauma work at a pace you set.

For trauma, in person in Hove or online from Newhaven, and can we meet in the evening?

Some value the containment of the room for trauma work, while others feel safer on video at home; both suit the gentle Rewind Technique, and the distance makes online practical. You lead the pace throughout, with evening and weekend slots available.

Trauma Counselling in Newhaven, 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: Peacehaven, Seaford, Saltdean. See all areas I cover.

Also available in Newhaven: 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.