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Substance Use Counselling · Worthing
Substance Use Counselling in Worthing
Substance Use Counselling for Worthing 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 Worthing
Worthing is a classic seaside town with its pier, Art Deco seafront and a growing creative scene. If Worthing Pier, the Dome Cinema and Steyne Gardens 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. From Worthing the office is around twenty-five to thirty minutes east by car along the A259, or a direct train to Hove. If getting here is difficult, or you'd simply prefer it, we can meet by secure video instead.
Nearby, I also offer Substance Use Counselling in Lancing, Shoreham-by-Sea.
So whether you are searching for substance use counselling near you in Worthing, 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 Worthing choose to work with me
Flexible slots
Evening and weekend appointments mean sessions can usually fit around work and life in Worthing, not the other way round.
Rooted in the area
Based on the Sussex coast, I see people from right across Adur & Worthing, Worthing 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 Worthing 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.
People come to me from Worthing 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 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 Worthing
My counselling sits alongside the help available locally, and it can be worth knowing what else is there. For free NHS talking therapy in Worthing, 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.
Worthing questions
Substance Use Counselling in Worthing: common questions
Can I see you for substance use counselling near Worthing?
Yes. My counselling room is in nearby Hove, an easy trip from Worthing, and I also work online by secure video if that's simpler. Either way you get the same support.
How do I reach your Hove counselling room from Worthing?
From Worthing the office is around twenty-five to thirty minutes east by car along the A259, or a direct 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 substance use counselling online if I live in Worthing?
Absolutely. Many clients in Worthing 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 Worthing.
Substance Use Counselling in Worthing, whenever you are ready
Start with a free fifteen-minute call. From Worthing 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 Worthing? I also offer online counselling UK-wide, and you can see every area I cover or read more about substance use counselling.