Anxiety Counselling in Hove

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Steve Broome
Counsellor, MBACP
Serves Area
These include issues such as depression, anxiety, panic, trauma responses, bereavement, and recovery from substance misuse.
Starting counselling can feel like a daunting journey. I am here to provide you with the support you need to help you process your thoughts and feelings, and explore how you might move forward in your life. I have worked with clients for over a decade and I am non-judgemental, accepting of you and your experiences, and here to listen to and work with whatever is on your mind. While counselling can be challenging at times, it can also come as a huge relief and be experienced as liberating and growthful.
These include issues such as depression, anxiety, panic, trauma responses, bereavement, and recovery from substance misuse.
Starting counselling can feel like a daunting journey. I am here to provide you with the support you need to help you process your thoughts and feelings, and explore how you might move forward in your life. I have worked with clients for over a decade and I am non-judgemental, accepting of you and your experiences, and here to listen to and work with whatever is on your mind. While counselling can be challenging at times, it can also come as a huge relief and be experienced as liberating and growthful.
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Fi Smith
Counsellor, UKCP Trainee
Online Only
I am committed to fostering a safe, confidential, and supportive space where clients can freely express their concerns without fear of judgment and feel genuinely heard and valued.
I can help with: emotional difficulties, relationship issues (individual or couples), self-esteem and self-confidence, trauma and abuse, life transitions, family issues, identity and gender exploration, coping with illness or chronic conditions, bereavement and grief, stress management, work-related challenges, support with managing loneliness and isolation.
I am committed to fostering a safe, confidential, and supportive space where clients can freely express their concerns without fear of judgment and feel genuinely heard and valued.
I can help with: emotional difficulties, relationship issues (individual or couples), self-esteem and self-confidence, trauma and abuse, life transitions, family issues, identity and gender exploration, coping with illness or chronic conditions, bereavement and grief, stress management, work-related challenges, support with managing loneliness and isolation.
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Linda Bebbington
Psychotherapist, MSc, MBACP Accred
Online Only
Perhaps there’s an obvious reason - loss, life worries or a troubled relationship.
As an Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapist, I gently help you to overcome anxiety, depression or self-esteem issues. I also specialise in issues of relating such as communication, social confidence, healing from breakups and learning how to set boundaries with important people in your life to get your needs met.
Perhaps there’s an obvious reason - loss, life worries or a troubled relationship.
As an Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapist, I gently help you to overcome anxiety, depression or self-esteem issues. I also specialise in issues of relating such as communication, social confidence, healing from breakups and learning how to set boundaries with important people in your life to get your needs met.
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Chris People
Psychotherapist
Serves Area
Struggling with stress, anxiety, or unhelpful habits?
My approach integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Hypnotherapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mindfulness practice, and Compassion-focused techniques. Together, we'll tailor strategies to your unique needs, focusing on emotional regulation, core values and goal-setting, problem-solving skills, assertiveness and mindfulness training.
Struggling with stress, anxiety, or unhelpful habits?
My approach integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Hypnotherapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mindfulness practice, and Compassion-focused techniques. Together, we'll tailor strategies to your unique needs, focusing on emotional regulation, core values and goal-setting, problem-solving skills, assertiveness and mindfulness training.
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Becky Sheppard
Psychotherapist, MA, HCPC-Drama Therap.
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
If you are feeling anxious, struggling with low mood or self-esteem, having difficulties at home/work/school, questioning your identity or asking questions that you would appreciate sharing in a non-judgemental space - I can help.
As an experienced dramatherapist, I offer creative ways to support self-expression and understanding and to bring about change. Sessions can help you step back from an issue, feel more grounded, and discover new perspectives. You can express yourself using images, objects, stories, characters, drawings, or writing.
If you are feeling anxious, struggling with low mood or self-esteem, having difficulties at home/work/school, questioning your identity or asking questions that you would appreciate sharing in a non-judgemental space - I can help.
As an experienced dramatherapist, I offer creative ways to support self-expression and understanding and to bring about change. Sessions can help you step back from an issue, feel more grounded, and discover new perspectives. You can express yourself using images, objects, stories, characters, drawings, or writing.
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Lukas Dressler
Psychologist, MSc, HCPC - Couns. Psych.
Hove BN3
I can provide therapeutic support for difficulties such as ADHD, Adjustment Difficulties, Anxiety, Depression, Gender Identity, OCD, Self-Harm and more.
In therapy I aim to build a positive therapeutic relationship founded upon understanding and appreciation for the individual person and their circumstances. This enables me to work effectively in highly individualised, collaborative and creative ways to benefit clients. My therapeutic work is rooted in cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT).
I can provide therapeutic support for difficulties such as ADHD, Adjustment Difficulties, Anxiety, Depression, Gender Identity, OCD, Self-Harm and more.
In therapy I aim to build a positive therapeutic relationship founded upon understanding and appreciation for the individual person and their circumstances. This enables me to work effectively in highly individualised, collaborative and creative ways to benefit clients. My therapeutic work is rooted in cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT).
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Bradley John Riddell
Counsellor, MBACP
Hove BN3
Anxious?
I can get you from where you are to where you want & deserve to be by uncovering the emotional learnings that keep your symptoms in place. Underlying core beliefs or "schemas", maintain us in a position that we have "learnt" to belief is our true fate. It isn't, it's just a belief & can be "unlearned" & I can show you how, if you would like? My door is open
Anxious?
I can get you from where you are to where you want & deserve to be by uncovering the emotional learnings that keep your symptoms in place. Underlying core beliefs or "schemas", maintain us in a position that we have "learnt" to belief is our true fate. It isn't, it's just a belief & can be "unlearned" & I can show you how, if you would like? My door is open
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Ro Brown
Counsellor, MBACP
Online Only
You might be navigating jealousy, attachment anxiety, communication breakdown, or feeling stuck in relational patterns that keep repeating.
I offer queer-affirming, sex-positive & kink-aware therapy online across the UK, with particular experience in ENM / polyamory. My approach is integrative and depth-oriented: we explore present-day challenges alongside attachment patterns and early relational experiences, working collaboratively toward lasting change alongside day-to-day challenges.
You might be navigating jealousy, attachment anxiety, communication breakdown, or feeling stuck in relational patterns that keep repeating.
I offer queer-affirming, sex-positive & kink-aware therapy online across the UK, with particular experience in ENM / polyamory. My approach is integrative and depth-oriented: we explore present-day challenges alongside attachment patterns and early relational experiences, working collaboratively toward lasting change alongside day-to-day challenges.
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Joaquim Albuquerque _ Joshua
Counsellor, MBACP
Hove BN3
It takes willingness and courage to ask for help, to open up to someone else and truly express your worries, thoughts and feelings.
In the therapeutic process issues come to light , to be resolved or simply to be heard and understood . It is a process of self discovery, acceptance and change. Problems and conflicts, with others and self , past experiences, trauma , fears and anxieties can be addressed and explored in our therapy sessions.
It takes willingness and courage to ask for help, to open up to someone else and truly express your worries, thoughts and feelings.
In the therapeutic process issues come to light , to be resolved or simply to be heard and understood . It is a process of self discovery, acceptance and change. Problems and conflicts, with others and self , past experiences, trauma , fears and anxieties can be addressed and explored in our therapy sessions.
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Trudi Pearce
Counsellor, MSc, MBACP
1 Endorsed
Hove BN3
I provide a safe space for clients navigating change, identity, and self-acceptance, whether that is coming out, transitioning, healing from emotional, physical, violent or sexual abuse, exploring trauma responses or finding peace with ageing and the body. As a proud cis queer woman, many of my clients are LGBTQ+, seeking a safe space to untangle shame, trauma, assult and years of being misunderstood and neither seen or heard. Together, we can explore who you are beneath old patterns so you can live more freely, love more deeply, and move forward with authenticity, confidence and sustainable positive change.
I provide a safe space for clients navigating change, identity, and self-acceptance, whether that is coming out, transitioning, healing from emotional, physical, violent or sexual abuse, exploring trauma responses or finding peace with ageing and the body. As a proud cis queer woman, many of my clients are LGBTQ+, seeking a safe space to untangle shame, trauma, assult and years of being misunderstood and neither seen or heard. Together, we can explore who you are beneath old patterns so you can live more freely, love more deeply, and move forward with authenticity, confidence and sustainable positive change.
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Aurora Pulici
Psychotherapist, MSc, MUKCP
Hove BN3
I can offer my expertise and competencies to support with a wide range of issues, including depression, anxiety, loss, addiction, trauma, by working within a holistic frame which attends to both body and mind.
I work with individuals as well as couples. I work with clients from all walks of life and aim to support them to identify their needs and how to best meet them by deepening self-awareness and an understanding of what lead us to develop certain relational templates and acquire set responses to our environment.
I can offer my expertise and competencies to support with a wide range of issues, including depression, anxiety, loss, addiction, trauma, by working within a holistic frame which attends to both body and mind.
I work with individuals as well as couples. I work with clients from all walks of life and aim to support them to identify their needs and how to best meet them by deepening self-awareness and an understanding of what lead us to develop certain relational templates and acquire set responses to our environment.
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Sophia Clark
Counsellor, MSc, MBACP
1 Endorsed
Hove BN3
Struggling with your mental health can be extremely lonely. Maybe you look like you're coping ok so your friends and family don't know how you really feel. Maybe you find it hard to explain what it's like and, when you do, it sort of gets brushed under the carpet which is even worse. I don't know what it's like to be you, but I do know that here the whole of you is welcome. That might sound simple, but it’s not always easy. Many of us suppress, minimise or completely sideline parts of ourselves to fulfil other peoples and our own expectations. Learning to let all of you belong is the ultimate medicine.
Struggling with your mental health can be extremely lonely. Maybe you look like you're coping ok so your friends and family don't know how you really feel. Maybe you find it hard to explain what it's like and, when you do, it sort of gets brushed under the carpet which is even worse. I don't know what it's like to be you, but I do know that here the whole of you is welcome. That might sound simple, but it’s not always easy. Many of us suppress, minimise or completely sideline parts of ourselves to fulfil other peoples and our own expectations. Learning to let all of you belong is the ultimate medicine.
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Stephanie West
Psychotherapist, MSc, BACP
1 Endorsed
Hove BN3
This type of psychotherapy encourages curiosity and reflection about the links between our present and our past, as well as thoughts, fears, and hopes that may be below the surface.
I have experience of working with people from a range of different backgrounds, addressing a wide range of issues. These include early relational trauma, depression and anxiety, CPTSD, neurodivergence, gender, sexual, and relationship diversity (GSRD), racism, and classism.
This type of psychotherapy encourages curiosity and reflection about the links between our present and our past, as well as thoughts, fears, and hopes that may be below the surface.
I have experience of working with people from a range of different backgrounds, addressing a wide range of issues. These include early relational trauma, depression and anxiety, CPTSD, neurodivergence, gender, sexual, and relationship diversity (GSRD), racism, and classism.
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Leon Standing
Counsellor, MA
3 Endorsed
Hove BN3
You may be dwelling on the past or worried about the present or the future.
It is through personal life experiences and training that has given me the opportunity to work with, and become understanding towards many life concerns. I specialise in the field of Addiction. Whether its drugs, alcohol, sex, compulsive relationships, Co-dependency, gambling, the internet, food, shopping or anything else: We can find a way out.
You may be dwelling on the past or worried about the present or the future.
It is through personal life experiences and training that has given me the opportunity to work with, and become understanding towards many life concerns. I specialise in the field of Addiction. Whether its drugs, alcohol, sex, compulsive relationships, Co-dependency, gambling, the internet, food, shopping or anything else: We can find a way out.
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Jo Hemmings
Psychologist, FMBPsS
Hove BN3
Shortlisted for BPS President Elect, 2024 - 26, I am based in welcoming counselling rooms in one of Brighton & Hove's famous Regency Squares, East Sussex, I specialise in relationship counselling, marriage counselling and singles coaching. I can help with a number of issues including confidence and self-esteem, online and app dating skills for singles and rescuing and repairing relationships for couples and have been described as the most intelligent, sensitive and effective relationship coach in the business. I offer both face to face sessions and Zoom sessions for all clients.
Shortlisted for BPS President Elect, 2024 - 26, I am based in welcoming counselling rooms in one of Brighton & Hove's famous Regency Squares, East Sussex, I specialise in relationship counselling, marriage counselling and singles coaching. I can help with a number of issues including confidence and self-esteem, online and app dating skills for singles and rescuing and repairing relationships for couples and have been described as the most intelligent, sensitive and effective relationship coach in the business. I offer both face to face sessions and Zoom sessions for all clients.
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Victoria George
Psychotherapist, MBACP
1 Endorsed
Hove BN3
I’m a sex and relationship therapist, and I currently have space in my practice for individuals and couples experiencing sexual difficulties, such as low desire, painful sex, erectile issues, or other concerns. You may be feeling stuck, disconnected, or unsure how to move forward, and are seeking greater clarity, closeness, and change. I combine talking therapy with practical exercises to try at home where helpful. I offer a safe, compassionate, and confidential space to explore challenges, strengthen communication, and build healthier patterns of relating, supporting a more fulfilling emotional and sexual relationship.
I’m a sex and relationship therapist, and I currently have space in my practice for individuals and couples experiencing sexual difficulties, such as low desire, painful sex, erectile issues, or other concerns. You may be feeling stuck, disconnected, or unsure how to move forward, and are seeking greater clarity, closeness, and change. I combine talking therapy with practical exercises to try at home where helpful. I offer a safe, compassionate, and confidential space to explore challenges, strengthen communication, and build healthier patterns of relating, supporting a more fulfilling emotional and sexual relationship.
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Danielle Uphill
Psychotherapist, MA, MBACP Accred
Hove BN3
Does your relationship feel stuck? Are you arguing about the same things, or has the silence between you become harder to bridge? Maybe you're working through an affair, navigating infertility or childlessness, or finding that life changes have pulled you apart rather than brought you closer. In our work together, we'll look at what's happening between you—the patterns that keep showing up, how you communicate (or don't), and what might be underneath the conflict or distance. My approach is collaborative and non-judgmental. I draw on systemic, psychodynamic, and humanistic perspectives to help you understand each other.
Does your relationship feel stuck? Are you arguing about the same things, or has the silence between you become harder to bridge? Maybe you're working through an affair, navigating infertility or childlessness, or finding that life changes have pulled you apart rather than brought you closer. In our work together, we'll look at what's happening between you—the patterns that keep showing up, how you communicate (or don't), and what might be underneath the conflict or distance. My approach is collaborative and non-judgmental. I draw on systemic, psychodynamic, and humanistic perspectives to help you understand each other.
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Matthew Richard Motte
Counsellor, MBACP
4 Endorsed
Hove BN3
I work with adults suffering from abuse or neglect, overwhelmed by the long-lasting effects of growing up in families where love was conditional, boundaries were unclear and emotional needs were left unmet. Some of you may have carried the heavy responsibility of managing a parent’s emotions or even “parenting” your own caregivers, especially in the presence of a narcissistic or emotionally unavailable parent. These experiences left you with deep emotional scars, creating patterns of shame, self-doubt, and difficulty setting healthy boundaries in adulthood. The good news is, therapy can help you find your way back to yourself.
I work with adults suffering from abuse or neglect, overwhelmed by the long-lasting effects of growing up in families where love was conditional, boundaries were unclear and emotional needs were left unmet. Some of you may have carried the heavy responsibility of managing a parent’s emotions or even “parenting” your own caregivers, especially in the presence of a narcissistic or emotionally unavailable parent. These experiences left you with deep emotional scars, creating patterns of shame, self-doubt, and difficulty setting healthy boundaries in adulthood. The good news is, therapy can help you find your way back to yourself.
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Liz Pegg
Counsellor, MBACP
1 Endorsed
Hove BN3
You might feel anxious, trapped or disheartened; unsure how to move forward.
I work with the humanistic approach, so I meet you where you are in your world and help you find your meaning. You choose the direction, I'll be alongside you. We may look at recurring patterns of behaviour, whether these still work for you. I hope that the trust between us will will enable you to explore who/ where you are and where you'd like to be.
You might feel anxious, trapped or disheartened; unsure how to move forward.
I work with the humanistic approach, so I meet you where you are in your world and help you find your meaning. You choose the direction, I'll be alongside you. We may look at recurring patterns of behaviour, whether these still work for you. I hope that the trust between us will will enable you to explore who/ where you are and where you'd like to be.
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Tim Oxley
Psychotherapist, MBABCP
Hove BN3
If you are 16+ and are feeling stuck in a cycle of self-doubt, struggling to manage the challenges of ADHD or the weight of anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, health anxiety, or phobias, I can help.
I am a BABCP accredited cognitive behavioural therapist with 15 years of experience, specialising in supporting those with low self-esteem and ADHD, as well as a wide range of common mental health problems. I provide support to help you understand your patterns, build resilience, and achieve the changes you're seeking.
If you are 16+ and are feeling stuck in a cycle of self-doubt, struggling to manage the challenges of ADHD or the weight of anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, health anxiety, or phobias, I can help.
I am a BABCP accredited cognitive behavioural therapist with 15 years of experience, specialising in supporting those with low self-esteem and ADHD, as well as a wide range of common mental health problems. I provide support to help you understand your patterns, build resilience, and achieve the changes you're seeking.
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