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Anxiety Counselling · Portslade
Anxiety Counselling in Portslade
Anxiety Counselling for Portslade 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 Portslade
Portslade, just west of Hove, blends the historic Old Village with Portslade-by-Sea and the harbour. Wherever in Portslade you're coming from, whether Portslade Old Village, the harbour and Victoria Recreation Ground 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. Portslade is a short hop east along New Church Road or the coast road, around ten minutes by car or bus, or two stops on the train to Hove. 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 Hove, Southwick, Hangleton.
So whether you are searching for anxiety counselling near you in Portslade, 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 Portslade choose to work with me
In person or online
Meet me face to face near Portslade, or by secure video, and mix the two however suits your week.
Lived experience
I've known anxiety, depression, addiction and trauma myself, so I understand them from the inside, not just the textbook.
No judgement, ever
Whatever brings you in from Portslade, you'll be met with warmth and respect, never lectures or shame.
Led by you
We go at your pace. You decide how much to share and when, and the sessions stop when you've arrived where you want to be.
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.
Some clients travel in from Portslade; others find online easier. Either way, what matters isn't the miles but whether we turn out to be the right fit for each other.
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 Portslade
My counselling sits alongside the help available locally, and it can be worth knowing what else is there. For free NHS talking therapy in Portslade, 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.
Portslade questions
Anxiety Counselling in Portslade: common questions
Do you offer anxiety counselling in Portslade?
Yes. I see clients from Portslade and the surrounding area in person at my private room in Hove, and online by secure video right across the UK. Anxiety Counselling is available whichever suits you best.
How do I reach your Hove counselling room from Portslade?
Portslade is a short hop east along New Church Road or the coast road, around ten minutes by car or bus, or two stops on the train to Hove. 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 Portslade?
Absolutely. Many clients in Portslade 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 Portslade you're starting from.
Anxiety Counselling in Portslade, whenever you are ready
A free fifteen-minute consultation is the easiest first step. No commitment, just a chance to see if this feels right for you in Portslade.
Anxiety Counselling in nearby areas
Not local to Portslade? I also offer online counselling UK-wide, and you can see every area I cover or read more about anxiety counselling.