Anxiety Counselling · Hove

Anxiety Counselling in Hove

Anxiety Counselling for Hove 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.

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
Anxiety Counselling for clients in Hove, Brighton & Hove

Anxiety Counselling for Hove

Hove, with its elegant Regency squares, Church Road shops and wide seafront lawns, is home to my practice. Wherever in Hove you're coming from, whether Palmeira Square, Hove Lawns, Church Road and Brunswick are on your doorstep or a little further out, you're welcome here.

My counselling room is at Intergen House on Western Road in Hove. The office sits on Western Road in central Hove, a few minutes' walk from Palmeira Square and the seafront, and a short bus ride from Hove Station. If getting here is difficult, or you'd simply prefer it, we can meet by secure video instead.

I see clients for anxiety counselling in neighbouring areas too, including Brighton, Portslade, Hangleton.

So whether you are searching for anxiety counselling near you in Hove, or weighing up in-person against online sessions, you are in the right place.

What I help with

How anxiety counselling can help

Panic attacks

Support for racing thoughts, panic episodes and chest tightness.

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 Hove choose to work with me

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.

Flexible slots

Evening and weekend appointments mean sessions can usually fit around work and life in Hove, not the other way round.

A calm space for anxiety counselling near Hove

How I work

What actually happens in our sessions is collaborative and unhurried. 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.

Many of the people I work with come from Hove 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 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 conversation

Finding support in Hove

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

Hove questions

Anxiety Counselling in Hove: common questions

Can I see you for anxiety counselling near Hove?

Yes. My counselling room is in nearby Hove, an easy trip from Hove, and I also work online by secure video if that's simpler. Either way you get the same support.

Where exactly are you based, coming from Hove?

I work from Intergen House on Western Road in central Hove. The office sits on Western Road in central Hove, a few minutes' walk from Palmeira Square and the seafront, and a short bus ride from Hove Station. There's parking nearby and the buses and trains are close.

Is online as good as coming in from Hove?

For most people, yes. Online sessions are just as effective and just as confidential, and some clients in Hove prefer the comfort of working from home. You can also blend the two.

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 Hove you're starting from.

Anxiety Counselling in Hove, whenever you are ready

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