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Online Addiction Counselling · Chichester
Online Addiction Counselling in Chichester
Online addiction counselling for Chichester, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Chichester, from the cathedral quarter and the city centre to the streets around the Market Cross, 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 Chichester
Addiction Counselling for Chichester, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Chichester: from the cathedral quarter and the city centre to Summersdale, Whyke and nearby Bognor
- Known for
- The cathedral, the Market Cross and the harbour
- Region
- London & South East (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- West Sussex County Council's drug and alcohol support
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Chichester
What is going on for people in Chichester?
Chichester wears calm well. The cathedral quarter, the harbour, the theatre season and the streets out towards Summersdale and Parklands all suggest a place where very little goes wrong. That surface is the difficulty. In a small city where a good many people are retired, self-employed or known by name in three shops, a habit that would be noticed elsewhere gets carefully managed instead. Gambling on a phone, drinking that starts before anyone is home, spending that nobody audits: none of it disturbs the appearance of things. A house in Whyke or Donnington can hold a problem for years while every conversation outside the front door stays pleasant and short.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Chichester
SummersdaleWhykeFishbourneParklandsPortfieldGraylingwellDonningtonFishbourne Road
Wherever you are in Chichester, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Chichester
Official figures for Chichester, for context rather than as a description of you.
the rate of hospital admissions for alcohol-related conditions (narrow definition) was 440.2 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 3.9 per 100,000 in 2022 - 24, below the England average of 5.8 per 100,000. Source: OHID Fingertips – Deaths from drug misuse (2022 - 24).
Reviewed June 2026.
What does addiction counselling involve?
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.
What actually happens in the room is the same everywhere, so it is written up once: see the addiction counselling page for the methods, session lengths and fees for fees and session lengths, and my credentials and registration if you want to check who you would be working with.
What do I need for 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.
Chichester is seen online. Bradley works from Hove, so there is no West Sussex address to be spotted arriving at, and in a city this size that is the point rather than a drawback. Sessions run by secure video, an hour at a time, from home, a car, or a room at work you have to yourself. That suits people who are self-employed and can take a midday hour, and equally those who would rather nothing appeared in a shared diary.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
Which difficulties does addiction counselling address?
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 Chichester
Why people in Chichester come for addiction counselling
Addiction counselling here covers behaviour as much as substance. Gambling is the one people conceal longest, particularly when there is a business or a pension to protect and nobody to explain the missing money to but yourself. Gaming, compulsive spending, pornography and the phone all follow the same shape: something that reliably alters how you feel, until altering how you feel costs more than the feeling was ever worth. The work is interested in when it began, what it stands in for, and what would be missing if it went. West Sussex County Council's drug and alcohol support is the statutory route and holds anything prescribed or medical, delivered across the county by Change Grow Live, while West Sussex Wellbeing offers broader health and wellbeing support. Locally 24.5% of adults reported a high anxiety score in 2022/23, above the England average of 23.8%.
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 Chichester
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Chichester, free local drug and alcohol support is available through West Sussex County 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.
Chichester questions
Online Addiction Counselling in Chichester: common questions
I run my own business here. How discreet is this?
Entirely. There is no receptionist, no shared waiting area and nothing posted to your address. You book the free 15-minute consultation yourself and nobody else is involved at any point. If you want to continue, weekly sessions usually start within a fortnight of that first call.
What are the charges for a longer appointment?
An hour is £80 and covers most weeks. Ninety minutes is £100 and a full two hours is £120, which some people prefer when they come less often. There is nothing to pay for the 15-minute consultation at the start, whatever you decide to do afterwards.
What is West Sussex County Council's drug and alcohol support for?
It is the free statutory route for the county, delivered by Change Grow Live, and it holds prescribing, structured treatment and harm reduction. West Sussex Wellbeing covers wider health support. Counselling is private, quicker to arrange, and concerned with the reasons underneath rather than the medical side.
Do I have to use video, or can it be voice only?
The camera can stay off if you prefer it that way, and some people keep it off for weeks. The one thing that has to work is a stretch of time where nobody can hear you. Beyond that the arrangement is yours: laptop, tablet or phone, at home or somewhere else altogether.
Nobody would believe this of me. Does that make it harder to change?
It usually does. Being thought of as the reliable one adds a second problem on top of the first, because now there is a reputation to protect as well as a habit to shift. Saying it aloud once, to somebody with no stake in your life here, tends to loosen that grip.
I'm self-employed and used to just getting on with things. Is it worth talking to someone?
Yes. Many self-employed and retired people in Chichester are used to coping alone, which can mean struggles go unspoken for a long time. Online sessions are private and flexible around your own diary, giving you a confidential space to be honest without anyone in the city knowing.
How soon can I start online addiction counselling in Chichester?
Usually within a week. After a free 15-minute consultation we set a regular time. Chichester lies at the western edge of Sussex, where trips to appointments elsewhere can be slow going, so online helps: you join securely from home in Summersdale, Whyke or near the cathedral quarter, without travel.
What are the fees in Chichester, and can I get addiction counselling on the NHS?
Privately, £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 and £120 for 120, after a free 15-minute consultation. For free NHS support, your GP can refer you and West Sussex's council-funded drug and alcohol service accepts self-referrals, separate from this private practice.
In a place where appearances matter, is online more discreet in Chichester?
For many it is. Where independence is prized and low mood can go unspoken, an online session, without local ties or a waiting room, lets you set things down privately. Evening slots are available. The room is in Hove, along the coast, if you would ever prefer to meet in person.
Online Addiction Counselling in Chichester, 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 London & South East: Portsmouth, Crawley, Horsham. See all of London & South East.
Close to this in Chichester, there is substance use counselling, counselling for drinking problems and trauma counselling.
You may also find it useful to read about illness or indulgence? and a cognitive-restructuring exercise for compulsive behaviour.
If you can reach the south coast, this work is also done face to face in Brighton — all in-person areas are listed here.