Online Addiction Counselling in Blackpool

You can, and it is worth being straightforward about money from the start. Sessions are paid one at a time rather than in blocks, so nothing is owed once you stop. A weekly rhythm through the quieter months and a lighter one in season, when the hours are long, is a perfectly workable arrangement.

Gambling belongs here. So do the habits people rarely name out loud: gaming, spending, anything that has quietly organised your week around it. Whether the pull is a machine on the front, an app in your pocket or a bottle at home, the underlying shape is similar enough that the work is not really different.

Horizon Blackpool is the town's drug, alcohol and sexual health service, and Blackpool Council's drugs support pages point you to it. If you need medical input, a prescription or a structured programme, that is the place to start. Counselling is separate and you do not have to choose one over the other.

The first conversation is a free 15-minute consultation, and there is no obligation after it. Sessions themselves are £80 / 60 min, £100 / 90 min or £120 / 120 min, with nothing paid up front. There is no membership or joining fee, so the cost of finding out whether this suits you is nothing at all.

As private as you can make the space around it. Headphones stop your side being overheard, and a low voice carries less than people expect. Sessions can also be taken from a car, or on a bench looking out at the sea if that is quieter than the house. The connection itself is encrypted.

Often, yes. Because I work online and privately, I'm not tied to Blackpool's waiting lists. We can usually arrange a first session before long, and meet regularly from there, so you're not left waiting through a difficult stretch for support to become available.

Usually within a week. We begin with a free 15-minute consultation, then arrange your first session by secure video or phone. I am based in Hove and work across Blackpool and the Fylde coast online, from South Shore to Bispham, so there is no clinic wait to join.

In Blackpool the free route is Blackpool Council's drugs support (Healthier Blackpool), which you will find linked below. Privately, the opening 15-minute call costs nothing, then sessions are £80 for an hour, £100 for 90 minutes and £120 for two hours.

No, all Blackpool work is online from my Hove room. That suits seasonal and hospitality hours well, since there is no travel and we can shift sessions to fit changing shifts. Evening and quieter daytime slots are usually available through the year.