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Trauma Counselling · Seaford
Trauma Counselling in Seaford
Trauma Counselling for Seaford and the surrounding area, in person or online. Seaford, beneath the dramatic Seaford Head and close to the Cuckmere, is a quiet coastal town further east. 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 Seaford
Trauma Counselling for Seaford, at a glance
- Known for
- Seaford Head, the Martello Tower and the seafront
- Area
- Coast: Brighton to Newhaven, East/West Sussex
- Getting to the Hove room
- From Seaford it is around thirty minutes west by car, or a train via Lewes or Newhaven, to reach the Hove office.
- 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 Seaford
What brings people in Seaford to counselling?
People retire to Seaford, and people come here to be somewhere quieter after a difficult stretch of life. Both can mean arriving with something unfinished. Trauma tends to surface once the noise dies down: a memory that will not stay put, a startle response that seems out of proportion, a determined avoidance of certain places or dates. Around Chyngton and East Blatchington there are people who have carried this for decades without ever naming it, because there was work to do, or children, or simply no obvious moment to raise it. The quiet that finally allows it to surface can feel like things getting worse. Usually it is the opposite.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Seaford
Church StreetDane RoadSutton RoadBishopstoneThe BuckleChyngtonEast Blatchington
Wherever you are in Seaford, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Seaford
Official figures for Seaford, for context rather than as a description of you.
the rate of emergency hospital admissions for self-harm was 192.7 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.
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 everything on trauma counselling, alongside session lengths and fees and my BACP registration.
How do sessions work, in person or online?
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.
Distance matters most for this service, because the last thing anyone needs after a difficult hour is a thirty-minute drive. Working online by secure video means you finish the session where you already feel safest, with time to settle before the day resumes. The Hove room is available if you would prefer to keep this work physically away from home, reachable by car or by train with one change.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
What can trauma counselling in Seaford help with?
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 Seaford
Why people in Seaford come for trauma counselling
The first thing worth knowing is that you will not be required to describe what happened. The Human Givens Rewind Technique reduces the intensity of a memory while you stay calm and in control, and it does not depend on you putting the event into words. Ahead of that, sessions focus firmly on the present: sleep, the reactions that ambush you, the situations you have shaped your life around avoiding, and what actually helps you come back down. Everything moves at your speed, with your permission, and stopping is treated as sensible rather than as failure. Emergency hospital admissions for self-harm in East Sussex ran at 192.7 per 100,000 in 2023/24, well above the England rate of 117 per 100,000. Health in Mind, the East Sussex NHS Talking Therapies service, accepts self-referrals and can assess trauma symptoms if you want an NHS route running as well.
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 Seaford
My counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Seaford, 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.
Seaford questions
Trauma Counselling in Seaford: common questions
Where do Seaford sessions take place, and can I meet online instead?
In a private room at Intergen House on Western Road in central Hove. From Seaford it is around thirty minutes west by car, or a train via Lewes or Newhaven, to reach the Hove office. Every service is also available by secure video across the UK, so you can meet from any private space in Seaford or blend the two.
Do I need to tell you what happened before we can start?
No. You can begin without giving any account of the event, and many people do. The work starts with how things are for you now. What gets shared later is entirely your decision, and there is no point at which detail becomes a condition of continuing.
Is doing this from home safe when the nearest support is half an hour away?
It is planned rather than left to chance. Sessions are structured so the closing part is spent settling, you finish grounded, and you leave with something practical for the evening. The Sussex Mental Healthline is also reachable at any hour on 0800 0309 500.
How much do sessions cost, and is the longer one worth it?
For sixty minutes the fee is £80; ninety minutes is £100 and two hours £120. Some people choose ninety so there is space to arrive properly and to settle at the end. The 15-minute consultation before any of it is free and puts you under no obligation.
What is the NHS route from Seaford?
Health in Mind covers East Sussex and takes self-referrals. They assess, offer trauma-focused therapy where it suits, and pass people on within the NHS where something more specialist is needed. Beginning private work while that goes through causes no difficulty.
It happened thirty years ago and I have never mentioned it. Is that too late?
It is not too late. Untreated memories do not fade simply through time, and the approach used here works no differently on something old. People often come at exactly this stage of life, when there is finally room to look at it.
Can I have trauma counselling from home in Seaford?
Yes. Secure online video sessions bring the same gentle, paced trauma work straight to your home, which many Seaford clients prefer given the distance. When you would rather come in, my Hove room is around thirty minutes west, or a train via Lewes.
How do I book trauma counselling and travel to Hove from Seaford?
We start with a free fifteen-minute call, with no pressure to explain, then a first session. From Seaford it is about thirty minutes west by car, or a branch-line train through Newhaven and Lewes to Hove. If travelling feels too much, online video is always available.
What are your fees for trauma counselling, and what about NHS trauma support in Seaford?
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 East Sussex; 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 Seaford, 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 appealing. You lead the pace throughout, with evening and weekend slots available.
Trauma Counselling in Seaford, 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: Newhaven, Peacehaven, Lewes. See all areas I cover.
Related work in Seaford: 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.