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Substance Use Counselling · Ditchling
Substance Use Counselling in Ditchling
Substance Use Counselling for Ditchling and the surrounding area, in person or online. We naturally move away from pain and towards relief. The trouble is the relief a substance offers deepens the very wound it was meant to soothe. Together we turn that around.
BACP registered member25+ years of experienceLived experience
ConfidentialA safe, private space
Person-centredThe therapy fits you
Substance Use Counselling for Ditchling
Ditchling is a beautiful Downs village beneath Ditchling Beacon, long associated with artists and craftspeople. Wherever in Ditchling you're coming from, whether Ditchling Beacon, the village pond and the Ditchling Museum of Art and Craft 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 Ditchling it is around twenty minutes over or around the Downs into Brighton and on to the Hove office. 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 Hassocks, Lewes, Burgess Hill.
So whether you are searching for substance use counselling near you in Ditchling, or weighing up in-person against online sessions, you are in the right place.
What I help with
How substance use counselling can help
The false self
Letting go of the protective self that no longer serves you.
Specialised attention
One-to-one sessions shaped entirely around you.
Self-discovery
Rediscovering the authentic self beneath the coping.
Anxiety and low mood
Treating what the substance has been masking.
Sustainable change
Growing into recovery rather than forcing it.
What to expect
Why people from Ditchling choose to work with me
Flexible slots
Evening and weekend appointments mean sessions can usually fit around work and life in Ditchling, not the other way round.
Rooted in the area
Based on the Sussex coast, I see people from right across Lewes & Mid Sussex, Ditchling 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 Ditchling without bumping into anyone you know.
How I work
Here's how the work itself tends to unfold. My approach is integrative and humanistic, starting from a simple premise: you are the expert on yourself. With support you can find yourself again, without the anaesthetic, working at a pace that always protects your sense of safety.
I see people from all over Ditchling and the wider area. Wherever you are, near Ditchling Beacon, the village pond and the Ditchling Museum of Art and Craft or further out, the work is the same: a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
You can read more about substance use counselling 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 Ditchling
My counselling sits alongside the help available locally, and it can be worth knowing what else is there. For free NHS talking therapy in Ditchling, 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.
Ditchling questions
Substance Use Counselling in Ditchling: common questions
Do you offer substance use counselling in Ditchling?
Yes. I see clients from Ditchling and the surrounding area in person at my private room in Hove, and online by secure video right across the UK. Substance Use Counselling is available whichever suits you best.
How do I reach your Hove counselling room from Ditchling?
From Ditchling it is around twenty minutes over or around the Downs into Brighton and on to the Hove office. The room is on Western Road in central Hove, with on-street parking nearby and good bus and rail links.
Can I have substance use counselling online if I live in Ditchling?
Absolutely. Many clients in Ditchling 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 Ditchling.
Substance Use Counselling in Ditchling, whenever you are ready
Start with a free fifteen-minute call. From Ditchling or wherever you are, it's a relaxed, no-pressure way to find out whether we click.
Substance Use Counselling in nearby areas
Not local to Ditchling? I also offer online counselling UK-wide, and you can see every area I cover or read more about substance use counselling.