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Counselling for Drinking Problems · Southwick
Counselling for Drinking Problems in Southwick
Counselling for Drinking Problems for Southwick 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 Southwick
Southwick, set around its green between Portslade and Shoreham, looks out over the harbour and canal. If Southwick Green, the canal and Southwick Hill are part of your daily life, my counselling room in nearby Hove is an easy, discreet place to begin.
My counselling room is at Intergen House on Western Road in Hove. Southwick is around ten to fifteen minutes east of the office along the coast road, or two stops by train to Hove. If getting here is difficult, or you'd simply prefer it, we can meet by secure video instead.
Just along the way, the same support is available in Portslade, Shoreham-by-Sea, Hove.
So whether you are searching for counselling for drinking problems near you in Southwick, 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 Southwick choose to work with me
A private, discreet room
My Hove room is comfortable and confidential, an easy place to come to from Southwick without bumping into anyone you know.
In person or online
Meet me face to face near Southwick, or by secure video, and mix the two however suits your week.
Lived experience
I've known anxiety, depression, addiction and trauma myself, so I understand them from the inside, not just the textbook.
No judgement, ever
Whatever brings you in from Southwick, you'll be met with warmth and respect, never lectures or shame.
How I work
Here's how the work itself tends to unfold. 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 Southwick; 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 Southwick
My counselling sits alongside the help available locally, and it can be worth knowing what else is there. For free NHS talking therapy in Southwick, 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.
Southwick questions
Counselling for Drinking Problems in Southwick: common questions
Do you offer counselling for drinking problems in Southwick?
Yes. I see clients from Southwick 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 Southwick?
Southwick is around ten to fifteen minutes east of the office along the coast road, or two stops by train to Hove. 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 Southwick?
Absolutely. Many clients in Southwick 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 Southwick.
Counselling for Drinking Problems in Southwick, 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 Southwick.
Counselling for Drinking Problems in nearby areas
Not local to Southwick? I also offer online counselling UK-wide, and you can see every area I cover or read more about counselling for drinking problems.