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Anxiety Counselling · Brighton
Anxiety Counselling in Brighton
Anxiety Counselling for Brighton and the surrounding area, in person or online. If you worry incessantly and struggle to quiet anxious thoughts, anxiety counselling can help you feel steadier and more in control. This is not about fixing what is wrong with you, but reconnecting with the person you already are beneath the fear.
BACP registered member25+ years of experienceLived experience
ConfidentialA safe, private space
Person-centredThe therapy fits you
Anxiety Counselling for Brighton
Brighton is the buzzing heart of the city, from the Lanes and North Laine to the seafront, the Palace Pier and the Royal Pavilion. Wherever in Brighton you're coming from, whether the Lanes, North Laine, the Royal Pavilion and Preston Park 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. The counselling room is a short ride west from central Brighton along the seafront or Western Road, roughly ten to fifteen minutes by bus, taxi or car, and walkable from Brighton Station. Prefer not to travel? The same sessions are available online by secure video.
Just along the way, the same support is available in Hove, Kemp Town, Preston Park.
So whether you are searching for anxiety counselling near you in Brighton, or weighing up in-person against online sessions, you are in the right place.
What I help with
How anxiety counselling can help
Social anxiety
Help with confidence, self-consciousness and fear of judgement.
Chronic worry
Support for overthinking, catastrophising and decision paralysis.
People-pleasing
Working with the need for control and approval.
Sleep and tension
Calming a nervous system stuck on high alert.
Responding differently
Tools for when anxiety starts to take hold.
What to expect
Why people from Brighton choose to work with me
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.
Flexible slots
Evening and weekend appointments mean sessions can usually fit around work and life in Brighton, not the other way round.
Rooted in the area
Based on the Sussex coast, I see people from right across Brighton & Hove, Brighton included, every week.
How I work
Whether we meet in the room or on screen, the approach is the same. I take a solution-focused, practical approach that works on the problems actually affecting your day-to-day life. We cover simple, deliberate exercises that help calm your nervous system and respond differently when anxiety shows up.
There's no waiting room and no rush. From Brighton, the first contact can be as small as a phone call, and from there we go at whatever pace feels safe.
You can read more about anxiety 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 Brighton
My counselling sits alongside the help available locally, and it can be worth knowing what else is there. For free NHS talking therapy in Brighton, 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.
Brighton questions
Anxiety Counselling in Brighton: common questions
Can I see you for anxiety counselling near Brighton?
Yes. My counselling room is in nearby Hove, an easy trip from Brighton, 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 Brighton?
The counselling room is a short ride west from central Brighton along the seafront or Western Road, roughly ten to fifteen minutes by bus, taxi or car, and walkable from Brighton Station. The room is on Western Road in central Hove, with on-street parking nearby and good bus and rail links.
Can I have anxiety counselling online if I live in Brighton?
Absolutely. Many clients in Brighton 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 anxiety 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 Brighton you're starting from.
Anxiety Counselling in Brighton, whenever you are ready
Start with a free fifteen-minute call. From Brighton or wherever you are, it's a relaxed, no-pressure way to find out whether we click.
Anxiety Counselling in nearby areas
Not local to Brighton? I also offer online counselling UK-wide, and you can see every area I cover or read more about anxiety counselling.