Panic attacks
Support for racing thoughts, panic episodes and chest tightness.
Anxiety Counselling · Patcham
Anxiety Counselling for Patcham 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.
Patcham is a village-rooted suburb in the north of Brighton, close to the A23 and the edge of the Downs. Wherever in Patcham you're coming from, whether All Saints Church, Patcham Place and Ladies Mile 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. From Patcham it is roughly fifteen minutes down the A23 and London Road into the city, then west to the Hove office. If getting here is difficult, or you'd simply prefer it, we can meet by secure video instead.
Nearby, I also offer Anxiety Counselling in Preston Park, Hangleton, Brighton.
So whether you are searching for anxiety counselling near you in Patcham, or weighing up in-person against online sessions, you are in the right place.
What I help with
Support for racing thoughts, panic episodes and chest tightness.
Help with confidence, self-consciousness and fear of judgement.
Support for overthinking, catastrophising and decision paralysis.
Working with the need for control and approval.
Calming a nervous system stuck on high alert.
Tools for when anxiety starts to take hold.
What to expect
Based on the Sussex coast, I see people from right across Brighton & Hove, Patcham included, every week.
We look beyond the symptom to what's underneath, because lasting change comes from the root, not the surface.
My Hove room is comfortable and confidential, an easy place to come to from Patcham without bumping into anyone you know.
Meet me face to face near Patcham, or by secure video, and mix the two however suits your week.
Beyond the practicalities, this is the heart of it. 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.
I see people from all over Patcham and the wider area. Wherever you are, near All Saints Church, Patcham Place and Ladies Mile or further out, the work is the same: a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
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 conversationMy counselling sits alongside the help available locally, and it can be worth knowing what else is there. For free NHS talking therapy in Patcham, 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.
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.
Patcham questions
Yes. My counselling room is in nearby Hove, an easy trip from Patcham, and I also work online by secure video if that's simpler. Either way you get the same support.
From Patcham it is roughly fifteen minutes down the A23 and London Road into the city, then west to the Hove office. The room is on Western Road in central Hove, with on-street parking nearby and good bus and rail links.
Absolutely. Many clients in Patcham choose online counselling by secure video, either instead of or alongside in-person sessions. The work is just as effective and confidential.
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 Patcham.
A free fifteen-minute consultation is the easiest first step. No commitment, just a chance to see if this feels right for you in Patcham.
Not local to Patcham? I also offer online counselling UK-wide, and you can see every area I cover or read more about anxiety counselling.