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Substance Use Counselling · Southwick
Substance Use Counselling in Southwick
Substance Use Counselling for Southwick and the surrounding area, in person or online. Self-medication can quietly become addiction. If substances have become the way you manage pain, fear or loneliness, there is a gentler way back to a self you do not need to numb.
BACP registered member25+ years of experienceLived experience
ConfidentialA safe, private space
Person-centredThe therapy fits you
Substance Use Counselling 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 substance use counselling near you in Southwick, 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 Southwick choose to work with me
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.
Led by you
We go at your pace. You decide how much to share and when, and the sessions stop when you've arrived where you want to be.
How I work
Beyond the practicalities, this is the heart of it. 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.
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 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 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
Substance Use Counselling in Southwick: common questions
Can I see you for substance use counselling near Southwick?
Yes. My counselling room is in nearby Hove, an easy trip from Southwick, 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 Southwick?
I work from Intergen House on Western Road in central Hove. Southwick is around ten to fifteen minutes east of the office along the coast road, or two stops by train to Hove. There's parking nearby and the buses and trains are close.
Can I have substance use counselling 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.
Substance Use Counselling 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.
Substance Use Counselling 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 substance use counselling.