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Trauma Counselling · Lancing
Trauma Counselling in Lancing
Trauma Counselling for Lancing and the surrounding area, in person or online. Trauma is not only about what happened, but what is still happening inside you now. When we gently turn towards it, the memory is finally consigned to the past, where you control it rather than it controlling you.
BACP registered member25+ years of experienceLived experience
ConfidentialA safe, private space
Person-centredThe therapy fits you
Trauma Counselling for Lancing
Lancing, with its long shingle beach and the landmark chapel of Lancing College, lies west along the coast. Whether you live near Lancing College Chapel, Widewater Lagoon and the beach green, or travel in from the wider area, I offer a calm, confidential space to do this work.
Sessions take place at Intergen House on Western Road in Hove, a discreet, comfortable space. From Lancing it is a twenty to twenty-five minute drive east along the A259, or a short train journey, to reach Hove. Online sessions are there too, if that suits you better.
Just along the way, the same support is available in Shoreham-by-Sea, Worthing, Southwick.
So whether you are searching for trauma counselling near you in Lancing, or weighing up in-person against online sessions, you are in the right place.
What I help with
How trauma counselling can help
Hypervigilance
Help when your nervous system is stuck on high alert.
Numbness and avoidance
For when you cope by shutting down.
Trauma behind addiction
Healing the wound that drives the habit.
Sub-threshold trauma
Reaching the quieter, accumulated hurts.
Feeling safe again
Working always at a pace that is led by you.
What to expect
Why people from Lancing choose to work with me
Rooted in the area
Based on the Sussex coast, I see people from right across Adur & Worthing, Lancing 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 Lancing without bumping into anyone you know.
In person or online
Meet me face to face near Lancing, or by secure video, and mix the two however suits your week.
How I work
What actually happens in our sessions is collaborative and unhurried. I am integratively trained and draw on approaches designed specifically for trauma, including the Human Givens Rewind Technique, a calm, non-intrusive method that returns a memory to ordinary recall. You do not have to relive the detail or even speak it aloud for this to work.
Some clients travel in from Lancing; 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 trauma 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 Lancing
My counselling sits alongside the help available locally, and it can be worth knowing what else is there. For free NHS talking therapy in Lancing, 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.
Lancing questions
Trauma Counselling in Lancing: common questions
Do you offer trauma counselling in Lancing?
Yes. I see clients from Lancing and the surrounding area in person at my private room in Hove, and online by secure video right across the UK. Trauma Counselling is available whichever suits you best.
Where exactly are you based, coming from Lancing?
I work from Intergen House on Western Road in central Hove. From Lancing it is a twenty to twenty-five minute drive east along the A259, or a short train journey, to reach Hove. There's parking nearby and the buses and trains are close.
Can I have trauma counselling online if I live in Lancing?
Absolutely. Many clients in Lancing choose online counselling by secure video, either instead of or alongside in-person sessions. The work is just as effective and confidential.
What if I'm not sure trauma counselling 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 Lancing you're starting from.
Trauma Counselling in Lancing, whenever you are ready
Start with a free fifteen-minute call. From Lancing or wherever you are, it's a relaxed, no-pressure way to find out whether we click.
Trauma Counselling in nearby areas
Not local to Lancing? I also offer online counselling UK-wide, and you can see every area I cover or read more about trauma counselling.