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Trauma Counselling · Woodingdean
Trauma Counselling in Woodingdean
Trauma Counselling for Woodingdean 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 Woodingdean
Woodingdean sits high on the Downs to the east of Brighton, one of the city's highest and breeziest neighbourhoods. If Woodingdean Park, the Downs and nearby Castle Hill are part of your daily life, my counselling room in nearby Hove is an easy, discreet place to begin.
Sessions take place at Intergen House on Western Road in Hove, a discreet, comfortable space. From Woodingdean the journey down into the city and across to Hove takes around twenty minutes by car or bus. Online sessions are there too, if that suits you better.
Close by, Trauma Counselling is also available in Kemp Town, Rottingdean, Brighton.
So whether you are searching for trauma counselling near you in Woodingdean, 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 Woodingdean choose to work with me
Confidential by training
As a BACP-registered counsellor, everything you share is held to a strict professional and ethical framework.
Flexible slots
Evening and weekend appointments mean sessions can usually fit around work and life in Woodingdean, not the other way round.
Rooted in the area
Based on the Sussex coast, I see people from right across Brighton & Hove, Woodingdean 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.
How I work
Beyond the practicalities, this is the heart of it. 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.
Life in Woodingdean brings its own pressures, and reaching out is a real step. Whether Woodingdean Park, the Downs and nearby Castle Hill are part of your everyday or you simply pass through, you are welcome here.
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 Woodingdean
My counselling sits alongside the help available locally, and it can be worth knowing what else is there. For free NHS talking therapy in Woodingdean, 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.
Woodingdean questions
Trauma Counselling in Woodingdean: common questions
Do you offer trauma counselling in Woodingdean?
Yes. I see clients from Woodingdean 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 Woodingdean?
I work from Intergen House on Western Road in central Hove. From Woodingdean the journey down into the city and across to Hove takes around twenty minutes by car or bus. There's parking nearby and the buses and trains are close.
Can I have trauma counselling online if I live in Woodingdean?
Absolutely. Many clients in Woodingdean 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 Woodingdean.
Trauma Counselling in Woodingdean, whenever you are ready
Start with a free fifteen-minute call. From Woodingdean 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 Woodingdean? I also offer online counselling UK-wide, and you can see every area I cover or read more about trauma counselling.