Alcohol Use Counselling in Hove

Hello. My name is Ian and I am an addiction therapist. I've a Post Grad Diploma in Addiction Psychology & Counselling and I specialise in helping people to explore their drug and alcohol use in a safe and confidential, collaborative way. No judgements, just understanding. I'm in established recovery myself and I get it. It may be that you just want to cut down, get it under control, we can look at that, or things are getting a little more drastic- we can work with this too. I've years of experience, personally and therapeutically, and I know it's not as simple as just putting down the substance, there's a background we'll explore.

I believe that every person has their own unique story. What happens in our lives as our story unfolds shapes who we are, how we see and experience the world and how we feel about it and fit within it. Counselling can help people discover who they are, learn about their relationships, understand past events, help them get a deeper understanding of themselves, who they are and learn new ways to live their lives. Counselling can help people change from feeling that their story is being written for them and learn how to start writing it for themselves. I currently have availability to take new clients.

I’m a counselling therapist based in Hove, Brighton & Maidstone, Kent. I specialise in addiction but work with many other issues too including couples counselling. I firmly believe clients should be encouraged to shop around which is why I offer a 50% discount on the first session. We will explore & endeavour to shed new light on your way of being in the world, thus far, & how your past has informed your sense of self in the present & how you might want to enhance your life still further by bringing yourself out of the shadows & into the light? We don’t see the world as it is but as we; so who are we, really?

You can live an addiction-free life. You can live without having to hide a part of you from people all the time. You can have meaningful friendships. You can make the change that you need in order to be more confident and happy. You can learn to love yourself instead of living in shame all the time. You are not your childhood, nor your actions. You are worthy of love! I feel passionate about facilitating people to reach their potential and find their inner truth.

Life can sometimes feel overwhelming: anxiety, lack of self-esteem, self-criticism, grief, life changes – are you struggling with issues and difficult feelings that are hard to manage alone, perhaps even more in this current climate? Attentive, respectful and caring therapy can be a powerfully supportive and healing choice towards regaining a sense of hope and purpose. Together we work to gently uncover what you need to be able to live in a more fulfilled, meaningful and satisfying way.

I offer an attachment-informed, relational humanistic counselling which emphasises the importance of the therapeutic relationship within which I attempt to offer acceptance and understanding for whatever you wish to bring. I look to create a safe space where you can bring your whole self and explore anything you wish in your own time. I've worked with people experiencing a wide range of psychological, emotional and relational issues.

Current availability - Thurs/Fri from AM to PM. We're living through a strange and uncertain time. Know that I am available to support you and that help is available. I am a Humanistic counsellor and work with Gestalt methods - please do ask if this is unfamiliar language to you. I identify as a gay man and part of the queer, LGBTQ+ and GSRD communities. I have experience working with people of a range of gender identities and sexualities (in my private work and in the past with the LGBTQ+ mental health charity MindOut) and work towards an inclusive and anti-racist practice. I am a trans and nonbinary ally and a feminist.

Life can feel overwhelming and you may be struggling with destructive patterns or relationships. If you are looking for support to make sense of and possibly change difficult feelings, thoughts or behaviours, I am open minded and non-judgemental. I will seek to help you develop a better understanding of yourself and others so that you feel more connected, to live life with greater choice, awareness, vitality and joy. My passion is working with people so they feel supported to find their own unique way through difficult experiences and feelings.

BSc (Hons), MBACP registered, and insured. I am open to working with all clients and issues. If you're experiencing problems with anxious and depressive states, changes in daily life and relationships, addictions/dependencies, loss and grief, or any other issues, then I can help. Working from a humanistic base I strive to work collaboratively, as a witness and exploratory therapy partner, offering a very practical, non-judgemental, down-to-earth, affirmative, and caring approach within a confidential and safe therapeutic relationship with gentle challenge, realistic considerations, and practical encouragement.

Sometimes having a time to stop and offload can make such a difference. All too often we carry so much extra tension and stress and lack a confidential and trusted relationship to help figure out what is going on. I have been inspired by working with many counsellors, trainers and clients by the huge changes and benefits one to one counselling can support.

Hello and welcome. I'm a warm and approachable counsellor, working with stuckness, confusion, depression, feelings of failure, indecision, procrastination, inner critic/self sabotage and low self esteem (and other issues too).

Please see my website www.thecbtpractice.com or contact me directly for more information

If you've got problems, I can help.. As a therapist I am happiest when I am genuinely able to make a difference to someone and help them feel better. I have had a great deal of experience of working with many different people, each one of them with their own unique story, and their own way of seeing the world, each one of them also with the problems that sometimes arise for all of us as human beings trying to live the best we can. Maybe you feel anxious and don't know why? Perhaps you've had things happen that are still affecting you?

My person-centred modality carries the core belief that we are all born innately good. Things happen to us along our journey in life. Learnt behaviour and experiences shape our thoughts and feelings in our development. We can repeat our reactions to circumstances when they occur in adulthood. We can become unconscious of our behaviours because of the busy lives we lead. It's as if our experiences stick to us like "papier mache' " in the developmental years, forming a different self. This can be an uncomfortable and unwelcome reality that we want to change in adulthood or when it becomes painful, but we often do not know how to.

Sometimes life can be really hard. Everything feels like too much, and we wonder how we can keep going. We can get overwhelmed with guilt for not coping, shame for having failed in the past and we can end up not really liking ourselves very much. We might self-medicate with substances which we know don't really help, but they seem better than nothing.

Hello and welcome to my profile page. My name is Helen and I have a BA (Hons) Degree in Humanistic Counselling and a Diploma in Supervision (DipSup). I have worked as an counsellor for 12 years and assessor for 8 years for a charity supporting Carers in West Sussex. Before that I worked for an organisation, funded by the NHS, that supported families of people with substance misuse. I continue to work for charities but I also have my private practice and supervise other Counsellors. Please contact me to discuss what you want from counselling and fees.

Life can be difficult and its easy to feel things are impossible, feeling unable to cope or out of control. You may want things to change, or want to change something about yourself. Counselling can help you understand and deal with difficult feelings and situations, counselling is not just about helping you solve problems its about helping you make positive changes. I have experience in a wide range of issues such as: Bereavement, Anxiety, Substance Misuse, Anger, Relationships, Self Harm, Low Self Esteem and Sexual Abuse. Together we can focus on whatever is important to you.

Throughout my working life, I have been involved in enabling people to grow and change. In addition to working as a psychotherapist, I have a background in healthcare. I have worked in a variety of settings (including mental health and psychiatric settings), as a registered nurse and nurse Case Manager for over 25 years. I have recent experience working on the front line as a Nurse and a counsellor during the Coronavirus pandemic and understand the struggles essential staff are experiencing first hand and how this is impacting on mental health and relationships.

My ideal client is a person who is engaged in the process of healing and transformation. Who knows or wants to know that life is complex and can bring themselves to the session with a spirit of curiosity and compassion.