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Online Addiction Counselling · Dudley
Online Addiction Counselling in Dudley
Online addiction counselling for Dudley, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Dudley, from the town centre and the castle to the streets around the Black Country Living Museum, 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 Dudley
Addiction Counselling for Dudley, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Dudley: from the town centre and the castle to Brierley Hill, Sedgley and Netherton
- Known for
- Dudley Castle, the Black Country Living Museum and the Clent Hills
- Region
- Midlands (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- Healthy Dudley's substance misuse support
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Dudley
Why do people in Dudley reach out?
Dudley sits at the heart of the Black Country, and there is a particular pride here about getting on with things quietly. That pride is real, and it also keeps a great many people silent. In Netherton, Gornal or Quarry Bank the same families have known one another for generations, which is a comfort right up until the moment you need to admit something. Alcohol-related admissions in the borough ran at 521.7 per 100,000 in 2023/24, above the England average of 504.1 per 100,000. Between those two numbers sit the machines in a quiet corner, the bet placed on the walk back from Merry Hill at Brierley Hill, the tin opened before anyone else is home.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Dudley
Brierley HillSedgleyNethertonGornalKingswinfordCoseleyQuarry BankLyeWoodsettonHolly Hall
Wherever you are in Dudley, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Dudley
Official figures for Dudley, for context rather than as a description of you.
the rate of hospital admissions for alcohol-related conditions (narrow definition) was 521.7 per 100,000 in 2023/24, above 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 5 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 would we do together in addiction counselling?
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 does not change with the postcode, so rather than repeat it on every page you can read it in full, the methods and what each session covers, on addiction counselling in detail, alongside how sessions run and what they cost and how to check my registration.
How does meeting by video work in practice?
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.
Dudley is served online, by secure video, since Bradley works from Hove. In a place where people recognise each other, that counts for more than usual. There is no car parked outside a building anyone can identify, no reception desk, no chance of meeting a neighbour on the step. You can take the hour from a bedroom, a shed, or a car pulled up near the Clent Hills. All it really needs is a door that shuts.
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 Dudley
Why people in Dudley come for addiction counselling
Addiction here is rarely only one thing. Drink and drugs are part of it, and so are gambling, gaming, spending and pornography, because every one of them does the same job of putting a reliable floor under a bad hour. The work slows that down and looks at it properly. When the pull is strongest, what is happening in the minutes just before, what it takes away, and what has already been tried. The local picture is mixed rather than uniformly grim. Deaths from drug misuse in Dudley ran at 5 per 100,000 across 2022 to 2024, below the England average of 5.8 per 100,000, while alcohol admissions sit above the national figure. Healthy Dudley's substance misuse support is the way into local treatment, and the Atlantic Recovery Centre in Dudley provides the drug and alcohol service itself.
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 Dudley
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Dudley, free local drug and alcohol support is available through Healthy Dudley's substance misuse 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.
Dudley questions
Online Addiction Counselling in Dudley: common questions
How do I start, and is there a wait to get in?
You begin with a free 15-minute call, arranged by message rather than through any referral system. No waiting list exists. If it feels workable, a first full session usually follows within a fortnight, and you are under no obligation once the call has ended.
What does it cost, and can I stop if money gets tight?
You can stop at any point, because sessions are paid for one at a time and nothing is booked in blocks. An hour is £80 / 60 min, ninety minutes is £100 / 90 min, and two hours is £120 / 120 min. The first 15-minute consultation costs nothing.
What is Healthy Dudley's substance misuse support, and should I use it?
It is the borough's route into drug and alcohol treatment, leading to the Atlantic Recovery Centre in Dudley for prescribing, groups and supervised care. If you need medical help, that comes first. Many people use it and counselling side by side without any difficulty at all.
Everyone round here knows everyone. How private is this actually?
Very private. Nothing is shared with your GP, your employer or anyone locally, and no building nearby has your name in a diary. Sessions are held under the BACP Ethical Framework, which sets narrow legal limits around serious risk and nothing beyond that.
It is the bookies and the machines, not drink. Do you work with that?
Yes. Gambling behaves like any other compulsion and it damages a household faster than most, because the money goes long before anybody notices a change in you. We look at what the bet is regulating, what a near miss does, and which limits actually hold.
There is no easy train from Dudley, does that matter for sessions?
Not at all. Because counselling is online, there is no need to reach a station or drive across town. You meet by video from wherever feels private at home, which many people in Dudley find far more convenient than arranging travel.
How soon can I start addiction counselling in Dudley?
Quite soon. Dudley is served online from the Hove consulting room, so there is no local waiting list and no need to reach a station or drive across town. We begin with a free 15-minute consultation, then arrange a first session, often within the same week.
How do private addiction counselling fees compare with NHS help in Dudley?
Sessions are £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 and £120 for two hours, after a free 15-minute consultation. NHS addiction support in Dudley is free through your GP or community teams but can mean waiting, while private counselling starts sooner and more flexibly.
Can we meet in person, or are evenings possible for Dudley?
The room is in Hove, so Dudley is served online rather than face to face, which suits a town with no mainstream railway station of its own. No bus across from Sedgley or Netherton is needed, and evening sessions can often be arranged to fit your week.
Online Addiction Counselling in Dudley, 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 Midlands: Wolverhampton, Walsall, Birmingham. See all of Midlands.
Also available in Dudley: substance use counselling, counselling for drinking problems and trauma counselling.
Some further reading, if that helps before getting in touch: 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 Hove, where the room is — all in-person areas are listed here.