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Counselling for Drinking Problems · Hove
Counselling for Drinking Problems in Hove
Counselling for Drinking Problems for Hove and the surrounding area, in person or online. Alcohol can feel like it clears the confusion, but really it just turns off the light. If drinking has become the way you cope, counselling can help you understand why, and find a steadier way forward.
BACP registered member25+ years of experienceLived experience
ConfidentialA safe, private space
Person-centredThe therapy fits you
Counselling for Drinking Problems 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 counselling for drinking problems in neighbouring areas too, including Brighton, Portslade, Hangleton.
So whether you are searching for counselling for drinking problems near you in Hove, 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
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 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.
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.
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 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 conversationFinding 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
Counselling for Drinking Problems in Hove: common questions
Can I see you for counselling for drinking problems 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.
How do I reach your Hove counselling room from 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. The room is on Western Road in central Hove, with on-street parking nearby and good bus and rail links.
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 counselling for drinking problems 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.
Counselling for Drinking Problems 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.
Counselling for Drinking Problems in nearby areas
Not local to Hove? I also offer online counselling UK-wide, and you can see every area I cover or read more about counselling for drinking problems.