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Online Addiction Counselling · Crawley
Online Addiction Counselling in Crawley
Online addiction counselling for Crawley, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Crawley, from across the neighbourhoods, Three Bridges and Pound Hill to the streets around Tilgate Park, 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 Crawley
Addiction Counselling for Crawley, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Crawley: across the neighbourhoods, from Three Bridges and Pound Hill to Bewbush, Ifield and Tilgate
- Known for
- Tilgate Park, the High Street and nearby Gatwick
- Region
- London & South East (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- Local council drug & alcohol service (see below)
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Crawley
Why people in Crawley reach out
Crawley lives in the orbit of Gatwick, and a great many people here work shifts tied to the airport and the round-the-clock economy around it. Unsociable hours, job insecurity and the disruption the aviation world has weathered in recent years all take a toll on sleep, mood and family life in ways that build up slowly.
Crawley grew up alongside Gatwick, and the airport still sets the pulse of the town. A great many people across Three Bridges, Pound Hill, Bewbush and Ifield work in aviation, in the businesses of the Manor Royal estate, or in the round-the-clock logistics and service jobs that keep the airport running. Tilgate Park and the neighbourhood greens offer somewhere to decompress, but shift patterns that ignore day and night take their toll on sleep, mood and family time. The aviation world has weathered real turbulence in recent years, and the job insecurity that comes with it adds a low hum of worry. When your body clock is permanently out of step, everything can feel harder, and support that flexes around your hours helps.
Round-the-clock rotas rarely fit a daytime clinic, so online sessions work around whatever your week actually looks like.
Crawley adjoins London Gatwick Airport - one of the region's largest single-site employers - and the Manor Royal business district.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Crawley
Three BridgesPound HillBewbushIfieldTilgateSouthgateBroadfieldMaidenbowerGossops GreenFurnace Green
Wherever you are in Crawley, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Crawley
These figures are local context from official sources, not a description of you, but they show the scale of what people in and around Crawley are living with, and why local support matters.
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).
Local data last reviewed June 2026. Each figure shows the year and links to the official source it was read on.
The addiction counselling itself
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.
The approach is the same wherever you live, so rather than repeat it on every page you can read it in full, the methods, what each session covers and fees, on the main addiction counselling page and on how I work.
How online sessions work
Sessions run over a secure, encrypted video link held to the same strict BACP confidentiality as meeting in person. After a free fifteen-minute call to check we are a good fit, you join each session from any private space using a phone, tablet or laptop, no software to install, no waiting room and no journey at either end.
With so much of Crawley working to airport and shift hours, ordinary daytime appointments rarely fit, and the roads around Gatwick are busy at the best of times. Online sessions solve both: you meet securely from home whenever your rota allows, with nothing to travel to. The practice room is in Hove, a short run down to the Sussex coast if you would prefer to meet in person, but for Crawley the work is done online, arranged around your shifts.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
How online addiction counselling in Crawley 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.
Addiction Counselling in Crawley
Why people in Crawley come for addiction counselling
Crawley runs to the pulse of Gatwick, and when your body clock is permanently out of step with day and night, an addiction can take root in the strange hours a shift life creates. The disrupted sleep, the round-the-clock economy and the job insecurity the aviation world has weathered all wear away at mood and steadiness in ways that build up slowly. Whatever has crept in, we can look at it without judgement. Sessions are held securely online with a male counsellor whose room is in Hove, so there is nothing to travel to through the traffic around the airport. You join from home whenever your rota allows, at your own pace.
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 Crawley
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Crawley, 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.
Crawley questions
Online Addiction Counselling in Crawley: common questions
Can I get online addiction counselling if I live in Crawley?
Yes. I work with people right across Crawley, from across the neighbourhoods, Three Bridges and Pound Hill outwards, and anywhere else in London & South East, by secure video, no need to travel to Hove, and just as confidential as meeting in the room.
Do I have to be abstinent before we start?
No. We begin wherever you are. The work is about understanding the need the behaviour has been meeting, not passing a test first.
Can you help with gambling or behavioural addictions, not just substances?
Yes. The same approach applies to gambling, food and other compulsive behaviours, because we work with the underlying pattern rather than only the substance.
Is it really confidential if I'm worried about people finding out?
Completely. Sessions are private, online means no waiting room, and everything is held under the BACP Ethical Framework.
I work irregular shifts tied to Gatwick. Can sessions fit around them?
Yes, and it is exactly why many people in Crawley choose online. With nothing to travel to, we can set times around night shifts, early starts and changing rotas, and move things when your pattern shifts. That flexibility is hard to get with fixed in-person appointments.
How soon can I start online addiction counselling in Crawley around shift work?
Usually within a week. After a free 15-minute consultation we agree a time that fits your rota. With so much of Crawley working to airport and shift hours, the point of online is that you meet from home whenever the pattern allows, from Three Bridges, Pound Hill or Ifield, with nothing to travel to.
What does addiction counselling cost in Crawley, and is it on the NHS?
Privately, £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 and £120 for 120, after a free 15-minute consultation. For free NHS help, your GP can refer you and West Sussex's council-funded drug and alcohol service accepts self-referrals, quite separate from this private practice.
My body clock is all over the place with Gatwick shifts. Can sessions flex in Crawley?
Yes. Ordinary daytime appointments rarely fit airport hours, and the roads around Gatwick are busy at the best of times, so online solves both. You meet securely from home whenever your rota allows. The room is in Hove, a short run to the coast, if you would prefer to meet in person.
I work irregular shifts tied to Gatwick. Can sessions fit around them?
Yes, and it is exactly why many people in Crawley choose online. With nothing to travel to, we can set times around night shifts, early starts and changing rotas, and move things when your pattern shifts. That flexibility is hard to get with fixed in-person appointments.
Online Addiction Counselling in Crawley, 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: Horsham, Chichester. See all of London & South East.
All counselling & therapy in Crawley: Substance Use · Drinking Problems · Anxiety · Depression · Relationship · Trauma · Counselling & Therapy · Psychotherapy.
Closer to the Sussex coast? The same addiction counselling is available in person in Brighton & Hove, or see all in-person areas.