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Online Addiction Counselling · Birmingham
Online Addiction Counselling in Birmingham
Online addiction counselling for Birmingham, by secure video, wherever you are. Distance is no barrier to getting the right support. Online addiction counselling by secure video brings experienced, BACP-registered help to you in Birmingham, with no commute and no waiting room.
BACP registered member25+ years of experienceLived experience
ConfidentialA safe, private space
Person-centredThe therapy fits you
Addiction Counselling for Birmingham, without the journey
Across Birmingham, from the city centre and the Jewellery Quarter to Edgbaston, Moseley, Erdington and Handsworth, and from the streets around the Bullring, the canals and the Library of Birmingham, online addiction counselling takes the logistics out of getting help: no commute, no waiting room, and the focus kept where it belongs, on you.
I'm based in Hove on the Sussex coast and work with clients right across the UK by secure video. For Birmingham, that means a BACP-registered counsellor specialising in addiction, anxiety, depression, relationships and trauma, available from the privacy of your own space.
I also work online with people elsewhere in Midlands, including Solihull, Coventry, Wolverhampton.
If you would still prefer to meet in person and can travel to the Sussex coast, you are welcome to, but for most clients in Birmingham online addiction counselling is the natural and effective choice.
Life in Birmingham
Why people in Birmingham reach out
Birmingham is the UK's second city and one of its youngest and most diverse, and life here moves fast across very different communities. The pressures of a big city, money worries, crowded housing and the isolation that can come even in a crowd, all take a toll, and reaching out is not always easy.
In a big, fast-moving place it is easy to feel anonymous and hard to find a moment of genuine privacy. Online counselling brings a confidential hour to wherever you are, without crossing the city for it.
What I help with
How online addiction counselling can help
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.
Why online works in Birmingham
Why people in Birmingham choose online counselling
Privacy in a crowded city
In a place as busy as Birmingham, a confidential hour from your own space means no chance of being seen coming or going.
Begin sooner
Rather than waiting for a local appointment to come free, an online slot often means you can start the work much sooner.
Human, even on a screen
The technology fades within minutes. What remains is a real, attentive conversation, the same one we'd have sitting in the room together.
Gentle when leaving home is hard
If anxiety, low mood or avoidance make leaving the house feel like too much right now, starting online from Birmingham can be the gentlest possible way in.
How online sessions work
Once the practical side is sorted, this is what the work looks like. My approach is integrative and person-centred. Rather than white-knuckling your way through, we look at both the habit and the unmet needs beneath it, so recovery is sustainable. Where trauma is involved I draw on the Human Givens Rewind Technique, Internal Family Systems and solution-focused work.
Sessions run over a secure video link. All you need is a private space where you won't be interrupted, a laptop, tablet or phone, and a reasonable connection. We begin with a free fifteen-minute call, then I send a simple link you click at the agreed time.
Read more about online counselling, about addiction counselling, or about my methods, sessions and fees.
Start the conversationFinding support in Birmingham
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally, and it can be worth knowing what else is there. In Birmingham, you can refer yourself directly to Birmingham Healthy Minds for free NHS talking therapy, with no GP referral needed. You can also find your nearest service through the NHS Talking Therapies finder.
Private sessions with me usually mean 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 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.
Birmingham questions
Online Addiction Counselling in Birmingham: common questions
Can I have online addiction counselling if I live in Birmingham?
Absolutely. Birmingham is well within reach, because we meet by secure video rather than in person. You'll get exactly the same specialist support as someone sitting in my Hove room.
How does online addiction counselling work from Birmingham?
We meet over a secure, private video link at a time that suits you. You'll need a quiet space, a device with a camera and a steady connection. We always begin with a free fifteen-minute call so you can ask questions and check the fit.
Does online therapy really work?
Online and in-person therapy are similarly effective for most people, and clients usually settle quickly once the screen fades into the background and the conversation takes over.
Can I use the NHS in Birmingham as well as seeing you?
Yes, and many people do both. You can access support from Birmingham Healthy Minds alongside our work; private counselling simply means you can usually start sooner and stay with the same counsellor throughout. I'm happy to work alongside any NHS support you're receiving.
Online Addiction Counselling in Birmingham, whenever you are ready
When you're ready, book a free fifteen-minute call. It costs nothing, commits you to nothing, and is the simplest way to find out if I'm the right counsellor for you in Birmingham.
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Other online counselling in Birmingham
Prefer to meet face to face? See counselling across Brighton, Hove & Sussex, or read more about how online counselling works and about addiction counselling in depth.