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Counselling for Drinking Problems · Newhaven
Counselling for Drinking Problems in Newhaven
Counselling for Drinking Problems for Newhaven 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 Newhaven
Newhaven, a working port on the Ouse estuary with its fort and ferry to Dieppe, sits to the east of the city. Wherever in Newhaven you're coming from, whether Newhaven Fort, the harbour and the Ouse estuary 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 Newhaven it is around twenty-five minutes west along the coast through Peacehaven and Brighton to Hove, or a train via Lewes. If getting here is difficult, or you'd simply prefer it, we can meet by secure video instead.
Nearby, I also offer Counselling for Drinking Problems in Peacehaven, Seaford, Saltdean.
So whether you are searching for counselling for drinking problems near you in Newhaven, 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 Newhaven 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 Newhaven, not the other way round.
Rooted in the area
Based on the Sussex coast, I see people from right across Coast: Brighton to Newhaven, Newhaven included, every week.
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.
I see people from all over Newhaven and the wider area. Wherever you are, near Newhaven Fort, the harbour and the Ouse estuary or further out, the work is the same: a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
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 Newhaven
My counselling sits alongside the help available locally, and it can be worth knowing what else is there. For free NHS talking therapy in Newhaven, you can refer yourself directly to Health in Mind, the East Sussex NHS Talking Therapies 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.
Newhaven questions
Counselling for Drinking Problems in Newhaven: common questions
Can I see you for counselling for drinking problems near Newhaven?
Yes. My counselling room is in nearby Hove, an easy trip from Newhaven, 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 Newhaven?
From Newhaven it is around twenty-five minutes west along the coast through Peacehaven and Brighton to Hove, or a train via Lewes. 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 Newhaven?
Absolutely. Many clients in Newhaven 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 Newhaven.
Counselling for Drinking Problems in Newhaven, whenever you are ready
Start with a free fifteen-minute call. From Newhaven 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 Newhaven? I also offer online counselling UK-wide, and you can see every area I cover or read more about counselling for drinking problems.