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Counselling for Drinking Problems · Peacehaven
Counselling for Drinking Problems in Peacehaven
Counselling for Drinking Problems for Peacehaven 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 Peacehaven
Peacehaven sits on the clifftops where the Greenwich Meridian meets the sea, between Brighton and Newhaven. Whether you live near the Meridian Monument, the clifftop walk and Centenary Park, or travel in from the wider area, I offer a calm, confidential space to do this work.
I work from a private room at Intergen House on Western Road in Hove. From Peacehaven the coast road runs west through Saltdean and Brighton to the Hove office in around twenty to twenty-five minutes. Prefer not to travel? The same sessions are available online by secure video.
Close by, Counselling for Drinking Problems is also available in Saltdean, Newhaven, Rottingdean.
So whether you are searching for counselling for drinking problems near you in Peacehaven, 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 Peacehaven choose to work with me
Rooted in the area
Based on the Sussex coast, I see people from right across Coast: Brighton to Newhaven, Peacehaven 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.
A private, discreet room
My Hove room is comfortable and confidential, an easy place to come to from Peacehaven without bumping into anyone you know.
In person or online
Meet me face to face near Peacehaven, or by secure video, and mix the two however suits your 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.
Reaching out from Peacehaven takes something, and I don't take that lightly. I try to make the first step as easy and unpressured as it can possibly be.
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 Peacehaven
My counselling sits alongside the help available locally, and it can be worth knowing what else is there. For free NHS talking therapy in Peacehaven, 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.
Peacehaven questions
Counselling for Drinking Problems in Peacehaven: common questions
Do you offer counselling for drinking problems in Peacehaven?
Yes. I see clients from Peacehaven and the surrounding area in person at my private room in Hove, and online by secure video right across the UK. Counselling for Drinking Problems is available whichever suits you best.
How do I reach your Hove counselling room from Peacehaven?
From Peacehaven the coast road runs west through Saltdean and Brighton to the Hove office in around twenty to twenty-five minutes. 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 Peacehaven?
For most people, yes. Online sessions are just as effective and just as confidential, and some clients in Peacehaven 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 Peacehaven you're starting from.
Counselling for Drinking Problems in Peacehaven, 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 Peacehaven.
Counselling for Drinking Problems in nearby areas
Not local to Peacehaven? I also offer online counselling UK-wide, and you can see every area I cover or read more about counselling for drinking problems.