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Trauma Counselling · Patcham
Trauma Counselling in Patcham
Trauma Counselling for Patcham and the surrounding area, in person or online. Trauma comes back as a reaction, not a memory, until we process it. If past experiences still shape your thoughts, your body and your relationships, trauma counselling can help you feel grounded, safe and in control again.
BACP registered member25+ years of experienceLived experience
ConfidentialA safe, private space
Person-centredThe therapy fits you
Trauma Counselling for Patcham
Patcham is a village-rooted suburb in the north of Brighton, close to the A23 and the edge of the Downs. Wherever in Patcham you're coming from, whether All Saints Church, Patcham Place and Ladies Mile 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 Patcham it is roughly fifteen minutes down the A23 and London Road into the city, then west to the Hove office. If getting here is difficult, or you'd simply prefer it, we can meet by secure video instead.
Nearby, I also offer Trauma Counselling in Preston Park, Hangleton, Brighton.
So whether you are searching for trauma counselling near you in Patcham, 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 Patcham choose to work with me
Rooted in the area
Based on the Sussex coast, I see people from right across Brighton & Hove, Patcham 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 Patcham without bumping into anyone you know.
In person or online
Meet me face to face near Patcham, 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.
I see people from all over Patcham and the wider area. Wherever you are, near All Saints Church, Patcham Place and Ladies Mile or further out, the work is the same: a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
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 Patcham
My counselling sits alongside the help available locally, and it can be worth knowing what else is there. For free NHS talking therapy in Patcham, you can refer yourself directly to the Brighton and Hove Wellbeing Service, 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.
Patcham questions
Trauma Counselling in Patcham: common questions
Do you offer trauma counselling in Patcham?
Yes. I see clients from Patcham 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 Patcham?
I work from Intergen House on Western Road in central Hove. From Patcham it is roughly fifteen minutes down the A23 and London Road into the city, then west to the Hove office. There's parking nearby and the buses and trains are close.
Can I have trauma counselling online if I live in Patcham?
Absolutely. Many clients in Patcham 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 Patcham you're starting from.
Trauma Counselling in Patcham, 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 Patcham.
Trauma Counselling in nearby areas
Not local to Patcham? I also offer online counselling UK-wide, and you can see every area I cover or read more about trauma counselling.