Trauma Counselling · Seaford

Trauma Counselling in Seaford

Trauma Counselling for Seaford and the surrounding area, in person or online. Trauma is not only about what happened, but what is still happening inside you now. When we gently turn towards it, the memory is finally consigned to the past, where you control it rather than it controlling you.

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 Seaford, Brighton & Hove

Trauma Counselling for Seaford

Seaford, beneath the dramatic Seaford Head and close to the Cuckmere, is a quiet coastal town further east. Whether you live near Seaford Head, the Martello Tower and the seafront, or travel in from the wider area, I offer a calm, confidential space to do this work.

My counselling room is at Intergen House on Western Road in Hove. From Seaford it is around thirty minutes west by car, or a train via Lewes or Newhaven, to reach the Hove office. If getting here is difficult, or you'd simply prefer it, we can meet by secure video instead.

I see clients for trauma counselling in neighbouring areas too, including Newhaven, Peacehaven, Lewes.

So whether you are searching for trauma counselling near you in Seaford, 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 Seaford choose to work with me

Easy to reach

The room is in central Hove, close to Seaford with good bus and rail links and parking nearby.

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.

A calm space for trauma counselling near Seaford

How I work

Here's how the work itself tends to unfold. 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.

Many of the people I work with come from Seaford and nearby. You don't need to travel far; what matters most is not the distance but finding someone who genuinely fits.

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 Seaford

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

Seaford questions

Trauma Counselling in Seaford: common questions

Do you offer trauma counselling in Seaford?

Yes. I see clients from Seaford 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 Seaford?

From Seaford it is around thirty minutes west by car, or a train via Lewes or Newhaven, to reach the Hove office. 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 Seaford?

Absolutely. Many clients in Seaford 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 Seaford you're starting from.

Trauma Counselling in Seaford, whenever you are ready

Book a free fifteen-minute consultation. Whether you come into the Hove room from Seaford or meet me online, it's a no-obligation chance to see if we're the right fit.