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Trauma Counselling · Woodingdean
Trauma Counselling in Woodingdean
Trauma Counselling for Woodingdean and the surrounding area, in person or online. Woodingdean sits high on the Downs to the east of Brighton, one of the city's highest and breeziest neighbourhoods. 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 Woodingdean
Trauma Counselling for Woodingdean, at a glance
- Known for
- Woodingdean Park, the Downs and nearby Castle Hill
- Area
- Brighton & Hove, East/West Sussex
- Getting to the Hove room
- From Woodingdean the journey down into the city and across to Hove takes around twenty minutes by car or bus.
- 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 Woodingdean
What brings people in Woodingdean to counselling?
A lot of walking happens up here. People go out along the Downs, past Castle Hill, round Happy Valley, partly for the air and partly to get away from their own head for an hour. Trauma often lives in exactly that gap. It rarely arrives labelled. It shows up as sleep that will not hold, as a jolt at a sound behind you, as a sudden flatness in the middle of an ordinary day, as certain places and dates given a wide berth without much discussion. Some of it is recent, some goes back to childhood, and a good deal of it has never been said out loud to another person at all.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Woodingdean
Warren RoadThe RidgewayFalmer RoadDownswayBexhill RoadCrescent DriveNuffield estate
Wherever you are in Woodingdean, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Woodingdean
Official figures for Woodingdean, 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.
The method travels; only the geography changes. everything on trauma counselling explains it properly, how I work answers the practical questions, and qualifications, registration and ethics shows how the practice is held to account.
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.
You choose where this happens, which matters more here than in other work. The Hove room is twenty minutes down the hill and gives you an hour that is entirely separate from the house. Secure video means finishing the session where you are already settled, with no journey while you are still raw. Plenty of people use one at first and the other later. Both are proper trauma sessions.
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 Woodingdean
Why people in Woodingdean come for trauma counselling
Nobody will ask you to describe the event. Bradley uses the Human Givens Rewind Technique, which reduces the charge held in a memory while you stay calm and in control, and it does not require you to put anything into words. Everything before that is groundwork in the present: how you are sleeping, what triggers the reaction, the places you have quietly ruled out, and what genuinely helps you settle again. The pace is yours, checked as you go, and pausing is always allowed. Across Brighton and Hove the self-harm admission rate was 161.8 per 100,000 in 2023/24 against 117 per 100,000 for England, which suggests plenty of unspoken difficulty. The Brighton and Hove Wellbeing Service takes self-referrals and can assess trauma symptoms.
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 Woodingdean
My counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Woodingdean, 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.
Woodingdean questions
Trauma Counselling in Woodingdean: common questions
Where do Woodingdean sessions take place, and can I meet online instead?
In a private room at Intergen House on Western Road in central Hove. From Woodingdean the journey down into the city and across to Hove takes around twenty minutes by car or bus. Every service is also available by secure video across the UK, so you can meet from any private space in Woodingdean or blend the two.
Will I be made to relive it?
No. That fear keeps a lot of people away for years, so it is worth being clear. The Rewind Technique works without a spoken account of the event, and you decide throughout what is discussed. You can slow things down or stop whenever you want to.
What is the cost of a trauma session?
£80 for an hour, £100 for ninety minutes and £120 for two hours. Some people choose the longer appointment so there is room to arrive and to settle before heading back up the hill. The introductory 15-minute call is free and commits you to nothing.
Which NHS service covers Woodingdean for trauma?
The Brighton and Hove Wellbeing Service covers Woodingdean and accepts self-referrals. They assess, provide trauma-focused therapy where it fits their remit, and refer on within the NHS when it does not. Mind in Brighton and Hove can point you towards other local support.
Is it better to travel down, given how far up we are?
It depends what you want from the hour. Coming down puts real distance between the work and your home, which some people find helpful. Others would rather not drive or take a bus afterwards, and video removes that entirely. You can try both.
It happened years ago and I coped fine until recently. Why has it resurfaced?
Old material commonly waits until circumstances change: a bereavement, retirement, a child reaching a particular age, or simply more quiet than there used to be. Coping for years is not wasted effort. It usually means the memory was managed rather than resolved.
Can I have trauma counselling without travelling down from Woodingdean?
Yes. Secure online video sessions bring the same gentle, paced trauma work straight to your home, which many Woodingdean clients prefer when the trip down feels like too much. When you would rather come in, my Hove room is around twenty minutes away.
How do I book trauma counselling and travel to Hove from Woodingdean?
We begin with a free fifteen-minute call, with no need to share detail, then a first session. The road drops down past the racecourse into Brighton, then west to Hove, about twenty minutes by car or bus. If travelling feels too much, online video is always available.
What are your fees for trauma counselling, and what about NHS trauma support in Woodingdean?
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 Brighton & Hove; 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 Woodingdean, 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. From a hilltop community, online can spare a hard journey. You lead the pace, with evening and weekend slots available.
Trauma Counselling in Woodingdean, 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: Kemp Town, Rottingdean, Brighton. See all areas I cover.
Also available in Woodingdean: 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.