Persistent low mood
Support for ongoing sadness and emotional heaviness.
Depression Counselling · Kemp Town
Depression Counselling for Kemp Town and the surrounding area, in person or online. Depression can quietly drain the colour from everyday life. Through counselling we create a steady space where you can slow things down and make sense of what you are experiencing, so you can move forward at a realistic pace.
Kemp Town, on Brighton's eastern side, runs from St James's Street down to the Marina, with its Regency crescents and village atmosphere. If St James's Street, Brighton Marina and the Kemp Town Enclosures are part of your daily life, my counselling room in nearby Hove is an easy, discreet place to begin.
Sessions take place at Intergen House on Western Road in Hove, a discreet, comfortable space. From Kemp Town the room is about fifteen to twenty minutes away, heading west along the seafront through Brighton into Hove by bus, taxi or car. Online sessions are there too, if that suits you better.
Close by, Depression Counselling is also available in Brighton, Woodingdean, Rottingdean.
So whether you are searching for depression counselling near you in Kemp Town, or weighing up in-person against online sessions, you are in the right place.
What I help with
Support for ongoing sadness and emotional heaviness.
Help with drive, focus and finishing tasks.
Support for withdrawal and feeling numb.
Rebuilding the rhythms that hold a day together.
Gently challenging a harsh inner voice.
Finding your way back to the parts of life that feel distant.
What to expect
I've known anxiety, depression, addiction and trauma myself, so I understand them from the inside, not just the textbook.
Whatever brings you in from Kemp Town, you'll be met with warmth and respect, never lectures or shame.
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.
The room is in central Hove, close to Kemp Town with good bus and rail links and parking nearby.
What actually happens in our sessions is collaborative and unhurried. Rather than analysing every thought endlessly, we focus on what is actually impacting your daily life right now. Our sessions are structured but flexible, using straightforward exercises to help you regain direction and rebuild emotional resilience.
There's no waiting room and no rush. From Kemp Town, 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 depression 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 Kemp Town, 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.
Kemp Town questions
Yes. I see clients from Kemp Town and the surrounding area in person at my private room in Hove, and online by secure video right across the UK. Depression Counselling is available whichever suits you best.
I work from Intergen House on Western Road in central Hove. From Kemp Town the room is about fifteen to twenty minutes away, heading west along the seafront through Brighton into Hove by bus, taxi or car. There's parking nearby and the buses and trains are close.
Absolutely. Many clients in Kemp Town 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 Kemp Town.
Book a free fifteen-minute consultation. Whether you come into the Hove room from Kemp Town or meet me online, it's a no-obligation chance to see if we're the right fit.
Not local to Kemp Town? I also offer online counselling UK-wide, and you can see every area I cover or read more about depression counselling.