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Counselling for Drinking Problems · Saltdean
Counselling for Drinking Problems in Saltdean
Counselling for Drinking Problems for Saltdean 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 Saltdean
Saltdean, known for its restored Art Deco Lido and clifftop coast, sits east along the seafront. From streets near Saltdean Lido, the Undercliff Walk and the white cliffs to the edges of town, people come to work through what's been weighing on them, in person or online.
I work from a private room at Intergen House on Western Road in Hove. From Saltdean the coast road brings you west through Rottingdean 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.
I see clients for counselling for drinking problems in neighbouring areas too, including Rottingdean, Peacehaven, Woodingdean.
So whether you are searching for counselling for drinking problems near you in Saltdean, 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 Saltdean 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 Saltdean, not the other way round.
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.
People come to me from Saltdean at all sorts of starting points. Wherever you are with it, you'll be met without judgement and without being hurried.
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 Saltdean
My counselling sits alongside the help available locally, and it can be worth knowing what else is there. For free NHS talking therapy in Saltdean, 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.
Saltdean questions
Counselling for Drinking Problems in Saltdean: common questions
Can I see you for counselling for drinking problems near Saltdean?
Yes. My counselling room is in nearby Hove, an easy trip from Saltdean, 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 Saltdean?
I work from Intergen House on Western Road in central Hove. From Saltdean the coast road brings you west through Rottingdean and Brighton to the Hove office in around twenty to twenty-five minutes. There's parking nearby and the buses and trains are close.
Is online as good as coming in from Saltdean?
For most people, yes. Online sessions are just as effective and just as confidential, and some clients in Saltdean 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 Saltdean you're starting from.
Counselling for Drinking Problems in Saltdean, 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 Saltdean.
Counselling for Drinking Problems in nearby areas
Not local to Saltdean? I also offer online counselling UK-wide, and you can see every area I cover or read more about counselling for drinking problems.