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Trauma Counselling · Preston Park
Trauma Counselling in Preston Park
Trauma Counselling for Preston Park and the surrounding area, in person or online. Preston Park, named after the city's largest park, is a leafy and well-connected district north of central Brighton. 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 Preston Park
Trauma Counselling for Preston Park, at a glance
- Known for
- Preston Park, the Rotunda Cafe and Preston Manor
- Area
- Brighton & Hove, East/West Sussex
- Getting to the Hove room
- Preston Park is around ten minutes from the office by car or a short train ride to Hove, with Preston Park Station close by.
- Local NHS / support route
- the Brighton and Hove Wellbeing Service
- Format
- In person at my private Hove room, or by secure video UK-wide.
Life in Preston Park
Why people in Preston Park get in touch
Trauma has no respect for how well your life is arranged. Someone can live in Preston Village with a good job and a settled family and still find that a smell, a raised voice or a certain time of year sends them straight back somewhere they have not thought about in decades. Often it surfaces at an odd moment: on a train, in the queue at Fiveways, halfway round the park. Because everything else looks orderly, people tend to assume they have no right to struggle, and so they say nothing and manage it privately for years. The sleeplessness, the vigilance and the flat detachment carry on regardless.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Preston Park
Preston VillageFivewaysStanfordBeaconsfield VillasSpringfield RoadDitchling RoadPreston DroveWithdean
Wherever you are in Preston Park, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Preston Park
Official figures for Preston Park, for context rather than as a description of you.
the rate of emergency hospital admissions for self-harm was 161.8 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.
Rather than say the same thing on every page, the substance lives on everything on trauma counselling, with the practical side for the practical questions and my credentials and registration for registration and ethics.
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.
You can meet Bradley in the Hove room, ten minutes away by car or a quick train ride, or work online by secure video. That choice is yours and it can change. Some people find it easier to leave difficult material behind in a room across the city. Others prefer never to be far from their own space afterwards. Both are used routinely and neither is a compromise version of the work.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
Which difficulties does trauma counselling address?
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 Preston Park
Why people in Preston Park come for trauma counselling
The most important thing to know before starting is that you will not be asked to describe the event. Bradley works with the Human Givens Rewind Technique, which lowers the intensity of a memory while you stay relaxed and in control, and it does not depend on you telling anyone what happened. The opening sessions are about the present day: sleep, the reactions that catch you off guard, the situations you have quietly organised your life around. Pacing is the whole method. Nothing moves faster than you want it to, and you can call a halt at any moment. For scale, self-harm admissions to hospital in this city ran at 161.8 per 100,000 during 2023/24, where the England rate was 117 per 100,000. On the NHS side, the Brighton and Hove Wellbeing Service takes self-referrals and can assess trauma symptoms, with Mind in Brighton and Hove offering information while you consider it.
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 Preston Park
My counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Preston Park, you can refer yourself directly to the Brighton and Hove Wellbeing 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.
Preston Park questions
Trauma Counselling in Preston Park: common questions
Where do Preston Park sessions take place, and can I meet online instead?
In a private room at Intergen House on Western Road in central Hove. Preston Park is around ten minutes from the office by car or a short train ride to Hove, with Preston Park Station close by. Every service is also available by secure video across the UK, so you can meet from any private space in Preston Park or blend the two.
Is it really possible to work on trauma without talking about it?
Yes. The Rewind Technique was developed to reduce the charge in a memory without the person reliving or recounting it. You keep control of what is shared throughout, and choosing to say very little does not make the work less effective.
Something from years ago has suddenly come back. Why now?
Old material often waits until life is stable enough to handle it, or until something in the present rhymes with it. A bereavement, a birthday, a child reaching a certain age. The timing feels random and rarely is. It is a reasonable moment to look at it properly.
What do trauma sessions cost?
£80 for sixty minutes, £100 for ninety, £120 for two hours. Ninety minutes is a popular choice because it leaves space to settle before you head back to Preston Park. The initial 15-minute consultation costs nothing and commits you to nothing.
Does the Brighton and Hove Wellbeing Service handle trauma?
They assess it and offer trauma-focused therapy where it fits their remit, passing people on within the NHS when more specialist input is needed. Self-referral is straightforward. Beginning private sessions while you wait for that assessment is entirely usual.
I have a demanding job. Could this make me worse at it for a while?
It is worth planning for. Because the pace is yours, sessions can be arranged so that heavier work does not land the night before something important. Many people notice sleep and concentration improving as the vigilance settles, which tends to help at work rather than hinder.
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 few minutes from Preston Park, or online, so you stay in control.
How do I book trauma counselling and travel to Hove from Preston Park?
We start with a free fifteen-minute call, with no pressure to explain, then a first session. Preston Park Station is a few minutes from Hove by train, or about ten minutes by car, with parking nearby. If travelling feels unsafe, online video is always there.
What are your fees for trauma counselling, and what about NHS trauma support in Preston Park?
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 Brighton & Hove; 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 Preston Park, 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 easy train makes either straightforward. You lead the pace, with evening and weekend slots to fit around work.
Trauma Counselling in Preston Park, 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: Brighton, Patcham, Hove. See all areas I cover.
People who come for trauma counselling in Preston Park 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.