Hounslow · online by video, with the Hove room for occasional sessions
Addiction counselling and rehab advice for Hounslow
Whether the search for rehab in Hounslow is for you or for a brother, wife or grown-up son, it ends at ARC Hounslow, which assesses for free and arranges detox or a residential stay. Alongside it, I provide private addiction counselling over secure video, ahead of treatment, through it or after it, and I see worried relatives too. Hove is 85 minutes' drive, so video is our usual way to meet.
The practical facts for Hounslow
- Where sessions happen
- A private room at Intergen House, 65-67 Western Road, Hove BN3 2JQ, or secure video.
- From Hounslow by car
- About 85 minutes with clear roads (68.3 miles); longer at busy times.
- By train
- From Hounslow, change at Clapham Junction for trains towards Brighton and Hove.
- Free local drug & alcohol service
- ARC Hounslow (Addiction Recovery Community), 01895 488675
- Fees
- £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90, £120 for 120. The first 15-minute call is free.
- Registration
- BACP registered member, no. 109340 (check the register); UKCP student member in advanced psychotherapy training.
What sits behind a search for rehab in Hounslow
When drinking or drugs have taken over at home, rehab is often the first word anyone reaches for.
In Hounslow the door to treatment is ARC Hounslow, the Addiction Recovery Community run by Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, on 01895 488675. Whether you live in Heston, Lampton or Hounslow West, an assessment there works out what suits you, from support in the community to detox or a residential place. Across Hounslow in 2023/24 there were 927.0 alcohol-specific hospital admissions per 100,000 people, which sits above the England rate of 611.7 per 100,000. Counselling with me is a different piece of the picture. It is a private, regular hour to understand why drink, drugs or gambling came to matter so much, and what you'd like to build instead.
An hour a week for you, or for the family around you
We meet one to one while you carry on living at home, and nobody needs you to have stopped, or sworn to stop, before the first hour. We look at when the pull is strongest, perhaps after a night shift at the airport or on the Piccadilly line home, and at what the drinking or using does for you as well as what it costs. Often there is something older underneath, and that gets room too. If ARC Hounslow arranges detox or a residential stay, the weeks after you come back can feel exposed, and a steady weekly session gives you somewhere to bring them. Families matter here as much as the person drinking. A mother covering for her son, a husband lying awake waiting for the key in the door, or adult children worried about a parent can all book sessions for themselves, to think about their own limits and how to look after themselves. Over 25 years in this work, plus a recovery I lived through myself, mean you can arrive as things actually are, untidy parts included. My approach is integrative and includes the Rewind Technique, and the how I work page has more.
Where help comes from in Hounslow
Assessment and treatment
ARC Hounslow, run by CNWL, assesses drinking and drug use and arranges community support, detox or residential care when that is the right step.
Support for families and carers
ARC Hounslow also supports families and carers in their own right, so a worried partner or parent has somewhere free to go as well as our sessions.
Drinking and the airport rota
Early and late shifts around Heathrow can leave odd hours to fill alone, and that pattern is worth looking at together when drink fills the gap.
Coming home from treatment
Weekly video sessions can run on from a detox or residential stay, giving you somewhere steady to talk once you are back in Hounslow.
Public health figures for the area
These are local authority figures from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities. The figures describe a whole population over a period, not any one person.
Free drug and alcohol support for Hounslow
Counselling sits alongside Hounslow's free routes. ARC Hounslow (Addiction Recovery Community) is where assessment, detox and residential care are arranged, and its support for families and carers is open to relatives. If you look after someone, the Hounslow Council Carers Service can help with your own needs. West London Mind offers wider community support for the person drinking and those close to them.
- Free drug and alcohol serviceARC Hounslow (Addiction Recovery Community)01895 488675Run by Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL). Free and confidential.
- Local organisationHounslow Bereavement and End of Life Support Service
FRANK (on 0300 123 6600) and Drinkline on 0300 123 1110 are free and confidential, and Alcoholics Anonymous and SMART Recovery run peer-support meetings you can find online. For gambling, the National Gambling Helpline is free, day or night, on 0808 8020 133 (NHS gambling support).
If raising someone's drinking or drug use with them feels unsafe, or someone at home is hurting, threatening or controlling you, the National Domestic Abuse Helpline is free, day or night, on 0808 2000 247. In immediate danger, call 999.
Detox and residential rehab are arranged through the free local drug and alcohol service named here. It assesses what you need, arranges medically assisted withdrawal where that is safe and needed, and can refer for community or residential treatment. My part is one-to-one counselling before, alongside or after that treatment, to help the changes last.
If you need urgent help now
If you need help right now, please don't wait for a session.
Locally, the West London NHS Trust 24-hour mental health helpline (Mental Health Single Point of Access) is on 0800 328 4444.
If you, or someone you live with, drink heavily every day, or take drugs such as benzodiazepines or GHB daily, do not stop suddenly without medical advice. Withdrawal can cause seizures and can be dangerous. Your GP or the local drug and alcohol service can arrange medically assisted withdrawal. Call 999 or go to A&E if someone in withdrawal is shaking visibly, unusually restless or agitated, confused, seeing or hearing things that are not there, or has a fit. For milder symptoms, such as a slight tremor or sweating, contact your GP or NHS 111 the same day (NHS guidance). Counselling works alongside medical support, not instead of it.
What people in Hounslow ask before starting
Where do Hounslow families start when someone needs rehab?
Start with ARC Hounslow on 01895 488675. CNWL runs it for Hounslow at no cost, and once it has assessed you it can line up detox or a residential place if that turns out to be what's needed. I offer counselling alongside that route, before a referral, during treatment, or once someone is back home in Hounslow.
Can I get counselling for myself in Hounslow because of my partner's drinking?
Yes. Relatives often need support of their own, and sessions with me are entirely about you: the worry, the anger, the covering up, and what you can and can't carry. ARC Hounslow also offers support for families and carers, which you can use at the same time. You don't need your partner's agreement to begin.
Can addiction counselling really work by video from Hounslow?
It suits a lot of people. You see the same counsellor each week from a private room at home, with no 85-minute drive to Hove to arrange around shifts or childcare. Many find it easier to talk about drinking or drugs from their own space. Anyone who prefers a face-to-face hour now and then can arrange one at the Hove room.
Should I be sober already before booking addiction counselling from Hounslow?
No. You can come while you're still drinking or using and unsure what you want. If you're thinking of stopping alcohol after heavy use, speak to your GP or ARC Hounslow first, because stopping suddenly can be unsafe. Counselling then runs alongside whatever plan you and they agree.
How much do sessions cost, and is the first call free?
Sessions are £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 minutes and £120 for 120 minutes, the same in person in Hove or by video. The first 15-minute call is free, with no obligation to book. There is no NHS referral needed to see me privately.
A first conversation for Hounslow families
When you feel ready, a short conversation is the easiest way to see whether we are a good fit. There is no obligation.