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Online Addiction Counselling · Bath
Online Addiction Counselling in Bath
Online addiction counselling for Bath, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Bath, from the Georgian centre and the river to the streets around the Roman Baths, with the same BACP-registered, confidential support as an in-person session, and no journey.
BACP registered member25+ years of experienceLived experience
ConfidentialA safe, private space
Person-centredThe therapy fits you
In and around Bath
Addiction Counselling for Bath, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Bath: from the Georgian centre and the river to Widcombe, Oldfield Park and Twerton
- Known for
- The Roman Baths, the Royal Crescent and the Abbey
- Region
- South West (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- Bath and North East Somerset Council's drug and alcohol support
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Bath
What is going on for people in Bath?
Bath is a city that gets looked at. Coach parties arrive for the honey-stone terraces, the universities refill the shared houses in Oldfield Park and Twerton each autumn, and the Royal United Hospital keeps its shifts running underneath all of it. Living somewhere this admired does something odd to a habit you cannot stop. The postcard version of the place leaves no obvious space for a betting account topped up at midnight, or a bottle kept out of sight, or an evening lost to a screen in Bear Flat. So it gets carried privately, up and down the hills, and nothing is said. The polish is not a reason to stay quiet, though it very often works like one.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Bath
WidcombeOldfield ParkTwertonBathwickLarkhallWestonCombe DownBear FlatBatheastonOdd Down
Wherever you are in Bath, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Bath
Official figures for Bath, for context rather than as a description of you.
the rate of hospital admissions for alcohol-related conditions (narrow definition) was 445.1 per 100,000 in 2023/24, below the England average of 504.1 per 100,000. Source: OHID Fingertips – Admission episodes for alcohol-related conditions (narrow) (2023/24).
the rate of deaths from drug misuse was 6.7 per 100,000 in 2022 - 24, above the England average of 5.8 per 100,000. Source: OHID Fingertips – Deaths from drug misuse (2022 - 24).
Reviewed June 2026.
What is addiction counselling, in practice?
Addiction counselling here treats the pain beneath the habit, not just the symptom, alcohol, drugs, gambling, food or behavioural, so recovery is something you grow into rather than force.
Rather than say the same thing on every page, the substance lives on the main addiction counselling page, with the practical side for the practical questions and my BACP registration for registration and ethics.
What happens in an online session?
Sessions run over a secure, encrypted video link, held to the same BACP confidentiality as meeting in person. After a free fifteen-minute call, you join from any private space on a phone, tablet or laptop.
Bradley works from Hove, so everything for Bath happens online by secure video. That matters when the thing you want to discuss is the thing you have been hiding. Nobody sees you walk through a door, and there is no shared waiting area in a city small enough that the same faces keep reappearing. People take the session from a bedroom, a car parked up on Combe Down, or anywhere a door will shut for an hour.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
What does addiction counselling help with?
Drugs and substances
Compassionate, confidential help with substance use.
Gambling
Breaking the cycle of compulsive gambling, guilt and debt.
Food and behavioural
Support for food and process addictions.
Affected by a loved one
Help for those living alongside someone's addiction.
The pain underneath
We treat the cause, not just the symptom.
Addiction Counselling in Bath
Why people in Bath come for addiction counselling
Addiction here covers more ground than drink and drugs. Gambling is the one people are slowest to name out loud, and phones, gaming, shopping and pornography can run an identical loop: a private arrangement with something that reliably alters how the next hour feels. The loop is what we examine. What it does for you, what it takes, when it began, and which feeling it keeps stepping in front of. The local picture has some shape to it. Hospital admissions for alcohol-related conditions ran at 445.1 per 100,000 in 2023/24, below the England average of 504.1, while deaths from drug misuse sat at 6.7 per 100,000 across 2022 to 2024, above the England average of 5.8. Statutory support belongs alongside this rather than in competition with it. Bath and North East Somerset Council's drug and alcohol support is the way into local provision, DHI runs the service itself, and Bath Mind handles wider mental health across the same area.
A free, unhurried first step
Not sure if it is right for you? A free fifteen-minute call is a no-obligation way to talk it through.
Book a free 15-minute callDrug, alcohol & addiction support in Bath
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Bath, free local drug and alcohol support is available through Bath and North East Somerset Council's drug and alcohol support.
For confidential information and advice, FRANK (on 0300 123 6600) and Drinkline on 0300 123 1110 are free, and Alcoholics Anonymous and SMART Recovery run peer-support meetings you can find online.
Other local and national support verified for this area includes:
If you need urgent help now
This is not a crisis service. If anyone 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.
If you drink heavily or use drugs daily, do not stop suddenly on your own. Withdrawal can cause seizures and can be dangerous. Speak to your GP or a local drug and alcohol service first, and they can arrange a safe, medically supported withdrawal. Counselling works alongside that, not instead of it.
Bath questions
Online Addiction Counselling in Bath: common questions
How quickly could I start, and is there a wait?
You begin with a free 15-minute call. It is a conversation rather than an assessment, and you say only what you want to. If it feels workable, weekly sessions usually start within a week or two. No GP letter is required, no referral form, and no queue to join.
What am I looking at paying each week?
Sixty minutes of counselling is £80. Ninety minutes is £100 and two hours £120, although the standard hour suits most people. The opening 15-minute consultation costs nothing, so you can hear how the work would run before any money is involved.
Should I be using Bath and North East Somerset Council's drug and alcohol support instead?
Not instead. That council route is the doorway to DHI, the local drug and alcohol service, and plenty of people use it and private counselling together. Structured treatment, prescribing and any medical oversight belong there. What happens here is the talking part, weekly and unhurried.
Does online really work for something like this?
For a lot of people it works better. There is no journey up a hill, no car park, and no chance of being recognised on the way in. You need a private hour and a decent connection. Headphones in a parked car are a perfectly ordinary arrangement.
I am a student here and it is only betting on my phone. Does that count?
It counts. Nothing has to be swallowed for a habit to take your money, your sleep and your honesty with housemates in Oldfield Park. Betting apps are designed to hold your attention, and they leave no smell and no empties, which makes them easy to hide.
Bath feels a place where you keep up appearances. Will counselling stay discreet?
Yes. Meeting by secure video means no local waiting room and nobody in the city need know you are attending. You take sessions privately from home. The counselling room is in Hove, so Bath is served online rather than in person.
How soon can I start addiction counselling in Bath?
Once you get in touch we usually arrange a free 15-minute consultation within a few days, then book your first full session soon after. Everything runs online, so wherever you are in Bath, from Widcombe to Oldfield Park, you can begin without waiting for a local referral.
What are your fees, and how do they compare with NHS support in Bath?
Sessions are £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 minutes and £120 for 120 minutes, with a free 15-minute consultation first. NHS support in Bath, through your GP or services around the Royal United Hospital, is free but can involve a wait, whereas private online work with me usually starts within days.
Is online addiction counselling as effective as meeting in person in Bath?
For most people it works just as well, and many prefer the privacy. My consulting room is in Hove, so face-to-face suits only those able to travel to the Sussex coast. Meeting online spares you the trip across Bath near the Royal Crescent, and I keep some later appointments for busy weeks.
Online Addiction Counselling in Bath, whenever you are ready
A free fifteen-minute call is the simplest place to start, no obligation, just a chance to see if we are the right fit.
Also available online across South West: Bristol, Swindon. See all of South West.
Related work in Bath: substance use counselling, counselling for drinking problems and trauma counselling.
You may also find it useful to read about the four-stage cycle of addiction and the four Rs framework.
Within reach of Sussex? addiction counselling is offered in the room in Brighton as well as online; see the full list of areas.