Daily or binge drinking
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Counselling for Drinking Problems · Lancing
Counselling for Drinking Problems in Lancing
Counselling for Drinking Problems for Lancing 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.
BACP registered member25+ years of experienceLived experience
ConfidentialA safe, private space
Person-centredThe therapy fits you
Counselling for Drinking Problems for Lancing
Lancing, with its long shingle beach and the landmark chapel of Lancing College, lies west along the coast. Whether you live near Lancing College Chapel, Widewater Lagoon and the beach green, or travel in from the wider area, I offer a calm, confidential space to do this work.
Sessions take place at Intergen House on Western Road in Hove, a discreet, comfortable space. From Lancing it is a twenty to twenty-five minute drive east along the A259, or a short train journey, to reach Hove. Online sessions are there too, if that suits you better.
Just along the way, the same support is available in Shoreham-by-Sea, Worthing, Southwick.
So whether you are searching for counselling for drinking problems near you in Lancing, 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 Lancing choose to work with me
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 Lancing, not the other way round.
Rooted in the area
Based on the Sussex coast, I see people from right across Adur & Worthing, Lancing included, every week.
The whole picture
We look beyond the symptom to what's underneath, because lasting change comes from the root, not the surface.
How I work
What actually happens in our sessions is collaborative and unhurried. 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.
Some clients travel in from Lancing; 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 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 Lancing
My counselling sits alongside the help available locally, and it can be worth knowing what else is there. For free NHS talking therapy in Lancing, 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.
Lancing questions
Counselling for Drinking Problems in Lancing: common questions
Can I see you for counselling for drinking problems near Lancing?
Yes. My counselling room is in nearby Hove, an easy trip from Lancing, and I also work online by secure video if that's simpler. Either way you get the same support.
Where exactly are you based, coming from Lancing?
I work from Intergen House on Western Road in central Hove. From Lancing it is a twenty to twenty-five minute drive east along the A259, or a short train journey, to reach Hove. There's parking nearby and the buses and trains are close.
Is online as good as coming in from Lancing?
For most people, yes. Online sessions are just as effective and just as confidential, and some clients in Lancing 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 Lancing you're starting from.
Counselling for Drinking Problems in Lancing, whenever you are ready
Start with a free fifteen-minute call. From Lancing or wherever you are, it's a relaxed, no-pressure way to find out whether we click.
Counselling for Drinking Problems in nearby areas
Not local to Lancing? I also offer online counselling UK-wide, and you can see every area I cover or read more about counselling for drinking problems.