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Addiction Counselling · Preston Park
Addiction Counselling in Preston Park
Addiction Counselling for Preston Park and the surrounding area, in person or online. Addiction is a habit that once provided comfort and a sense of safety. The real question is not "why the addiction?" but "why the pain?" Heal the wound underneath and you take away the need for the anaesthetic.
BACP registered member25+ years of experienceLived experience
ConfidentialA safe, private space
Person-centredThe therapy fits you
Addiction Counselling for Preston Park
Preston Park, named after the city's largest park, is a leafy and well-connected district north of central Brighton. Wherever in Preston Park you're coming from, whether Preston Park, the Rotunda Cafe and Preston Manor are on your doorstep or a little further out, you're welcome here.
I work from a private room at Intergen House on Western Road in 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. Prefer not to travel? The same sessions are available online by secure video.
I see clients for addiction counselling in neighbouring areas too, including Brighton, Patcham, Hove.
So whether you are searching for addiction counselling near you in Preston Park, or weighing up in-person against online sessions, you are in the right place.
What I help with
How addiction counselling can help
Drugs and substances
Compassionate, confidential help with substance use.
Gambling
Breaking the cycle of compulsive gambling, guilt and debt.
Food and behavioural
Support for food and process addictions.
Affected by a loved one
Help for those living alongside someone's addiction.
The pain underneath
We treat the cause, not just the symptom.
What to expect
Why people from Preston Park choose to work with me
Easy to reach
The room is in central Hove, close to Preston Park 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.
How I work
Whether we meet in the room or on screen, the approach is the same. My approach is integrative and person-centred. Rather than white-knuckling your way through, we look at both the habit and the unmet needs beneath it, so recovery is sustainable. Where trauma is involved I draw on the Human Givens Rewind Technique, Internal Family Systems and solution-focused work.
Reaching out from Preston Park takes something, and I don't take that lightly. I try to make the first step as easy and unpressured as it can possibly be.
You can read more about addiction 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 conversationFinding support in Preston Park
My counselling sits alongside the help available locally, and it can be worth knowing what else is there. For free NHS talking therapy in Preston Park, you can refer yourself directly to the Brighton and Hove Wellbeing 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.
Preston Park questions
Addiction Counselling in Preston Park: common questions
Can I see you for addiction counselling near Preston Park?
Yes. My counselling room is in nearby Hove, an easy trip from Preston Park, and I also work online by secure video if that's simpler. Either way you get the same support.
How do I reach your Hove counselling room from Preston Park?
Preston Park is around ten minutes from the office by car or a short train ride to Hove, with Preston Park Station close by. The room is on Western Road in central Hove, with on-street parking nearby and good bus and rail links.
Is online as good as coming in from Preston Park?
For most people, yes. Online sessions are just as effective and just as confidential, and some clients in Preston Park prefer the comfort of working from home. You can also blend the two.
How much do sessions cost, and how do I start?
Standard sessions are £80, with 90-minute and two-hour options, and we always begin with a free fifteen-minute call. See how I work for the detail, or just get in touch from Preston Park.
Addiction Counselling in Preston Park, whenever you are ready
When you're ready, book a free fifteen-minute call. It costs nothing and is the simplest way to find out if I'm the right counsellor for you.
Addiction Counselling in nearby areas
Not local to Preston Park? I also offer online counselling UK-wide, and you can see every area I cover or read more about addiction counselling.