Counselling for Drinking Problems · Haywards Heath

Counselling for Drinking Problems in Haywards Heath

Counselling for Drinking Problems for Haywards Heath and the surrounding area, in person or online. Years of habitual drinking can lock us into a pattern that feels impossible to change. You do not have to have hit rock bottom to ask for help, and you do not need all the answers before you begin.

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
Counselling for Drinking Problems for clients in Haywards Heath, Brighton & Hove

Counselling for Drinking Problems for Haywards Heath

Haywards Heath is a well-connected Mid Sussex town surrounded by countryside and commuter villages. Wherever in Haywards Heath you're coming from, whether Victoria Park, Muster Green and the Ardingly reservoir nearby 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 Haywards Heath frequent direct trains reach Hove and Brighton in around twenty-five minutes, with the A23 close by for driving. If getting here is difficult, or you'd simply prefer it, we can meet by secure video instead.

I see clients for counselling for drinking problems in neighbouring areas too, including Burgess Hill, Hassocks.

So whether you are searching for counselling for drinking problems near you in Haywards Heath, or weighing up in-person against online sessions, you are in the right place.

What I help with

How counselling for drinking problems can help

Daily or binge drinking

Support whatever your pattern looks like.

The cause, not the habit

Looking beneath the drinking to what drives it.

Anxiety and low mood

Working with what the alcohol has been managing.

Face-to-face therapy

In-person sessions in my private Hove room.

Signposting

Links to medical, detox and peer support where useful.

Without the anaesthetic

Reconnecting with the person beneath the drinking.

What to expect

Why people from Haywards Heath 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 Haywards Heath, not the other way round.

Rooted in the area

Based on the Sussex coast, I see people from right across Lewes & Mid Sussex, Haywards Heath included, every week.

A calm space for counselling for drinking problems near Haywards Heath

How I work

Beyond the practicalities, this is the heart of it. In our sessions we take an integrative approach, viewing your difficulties from an existential and humanistic perspective. Because you are the one who knows yourself best, my role is to walk alongside you as you build genuine alternatives to drinking.

There's no waiting room and no rush. From Haywards Heath, 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 counselling for drinking problems 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 Haywards Heath

My counselling sits alongside the help available locally, and it can be worth knowing what else is there. For free NHS talking therapy in Haywards Heath, you can refer yourself directly to NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies, 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.

Haywards Heath questions

Counselling for Drinking Problems in Haywards Heath: common questions

Can I see you for counselling for drinking problems near Haywards Heath?

Yes. My counselling room is in nearby Hove, an easy trip from Haywards Heath, 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 Haywards Heath?

From Haywards Heath frequent direct trains reach Hove and Brighton in around twenty-five minutes, with the A23 close by for driving. The room is on Western Road in central Hove, with on-street parking nearby and good bus and rail links.

Can I have counselling for drinking problems online if I live in Haywards Heath?

Absolutely. Many clients in Haywards Heath choose online counselling by secure video, either instead of or alongside in-person sessions. The work is just as effective and confidential.

How much do sessions cost, and how do I start?

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 Haywards Heath.

Counselling for Drinking Problems in Haywards Heath, 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 Haywards Heath.