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Online Addiction Counselling · Gateshead
Online Addiction Counselling in Gateshead
Online addiction counselling for Gateshead, by secure video, wherever you are. Finding a counsellor who genuinely fits matters more than how close they are. Online addiction counselling lets clients in Gateshead work with me from the comfort and privacy of home, by secure video.
BACP registered member25+ years of experienceLived experience
ConfidentialA safe, private space
Person-centredThe therapy fits you
Addiction Counselling for Gateshead, without the journey
Across Gateshead, from the Quays and the centre to Low Fell, Felling and Dunston, and from the streets around the Angel of the North, the Sage and the Millennium Bridge, online addiction counselling takes the logistics out of getting help: no commute, no waiting room, and the focus kept where it belongs, on you.
From my base in Hove, I see clients all over the country by video. For someone in Gateshead, that opens up an experienced, BACP-registered specialist without the need to find one on your own doorstep.
I also work online with people elsewhere in Yorkshire & North East, including Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, Durham.
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 Gateshead online addiction counselling is the natural and effective choice.
Life in Gateshead
Why people in Gateshead reach out
Gateshead sits across the Tyne from Newcastle, a town reshaped by industrial decline and by regeneration along its quays. Insecure work, money pressure and the contrast between landmark culture and hard-pressed neighbourhoods all shape the pressures people carry.
The pace and scale of a busy urban area can be isolating even when you are never really alone. A session you join from your own space keeps the focus on you, not on the journey there.
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 Gateshead
Why people in Gateshead choose online counselling
Privacy in a crowded city
In a place as busy as Gateshead, a confidential hour from your own space means no chance of being seen coming or going.
A wider choice of specialist
Working online means people in Gateshead aren't limited to whoever practises locally. You can choose the counsellor who genuinely fits the issue you're facing, not just the nearest one.
Easier to keep to
A weekly session you can take from home is far simpler to protect than one that needs travel. That consistency is exactly where lasting change comes from.
The same confidentiality
Sessions run on a secure, encrypted video link, and everything is held to the same strict BACP confidentiality as work done in person.
How online sessions work
Underneath the screen, the therapy itself works like this. 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 Gateshead
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally, and it can be worth knowing what else is there. In Gateshead, you can refer yourself directly to NHS talking therapies for anxiety and depression, with no GP referral needed. You can find support 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.
Gateshead questions
Online Addiction Counselling in Gateshead: common questions
Can I have online addiction counselling if I live in Gateshead?
Absolutely. Gateshead 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 Gateshead?
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.
Is online counselling private and confidential?
Yes. Sessions run on a secure, encrypted video link, and everything we discuss is held to the same strict BACP confidentiality as work done in person. All you need at your end is a private space.
Online Addiction Counselling in Gateshead, whenever you are ready
A free fifteen-minute consultation is the easiest place to start. No commitment, just a chance for both of us to see if this feels right for you in Gateshead.
Online Addiction Counselling in nearby places
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.