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Online Addiction Counselling · Glasgow
Online Addiction Counselling in Glasgow
Online addiction counselling for Glasgow, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Glasgow, from the city centre and the West End to the streets around the Clyde, 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 Glasgow
Addiction Counselling for Glasgow, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Glasgow: from the city centre and the West End to the Southside, Dennistoun and Govan
- Known for
- The Clyde, the galleries and the music scene
- Region
- Scotland (Scotland)
- 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 Glasgow
Why people in Glasgow reach out
Glasgow is Scotland's largest city, famous for its warmth, art and humour, and shaped by the long aftermath of heavy industry's decline. Real and persistent deprivation, insecure work and deep health inequalities sit beneath the city's energy, and the culture of coping can make reaching out hard.
Glasgow is Scotland's biggest city and its most sociable, a place where strangers talk to you at bus stops and the humour is quick and dark. The grand Victorian centre gives way to the bars and music venues of Finnieston, the tenement flats of Dennistoun and the West End around the university, and the Southside neighbourhoods of Shawlands and Pollokshields. The Clyde that once built the world's ships now runs quiet past the SEC and the old yards of Govan. For all its warmth, the city carries deep hardship in places, and a proud culture of getting on with things. That same pride can make it hard to say out loud when you are struggling, even to the people closest to you.
Where the old industries have gone and there is a strong culture of just getting on with things, online keeps support discreet and within reach however stretched the week.
Glasgow is home to the University of Glasgow and the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, one of the largest acute hospital campuses in the UK and Europe.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Glasgow
West EndSouthsideDennistounGovanPartickShawlandsFinniestonMerchant CityMaryhillPollokshields
Wherever you are in Glasgow, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Glasgow
These figures are local context from official sources, not a description of you, but they show the scale of what people in and around Glasgow are living with, and why local support matters.
the age-standardised drug-misuse death rate in Glasgow City averaged 41.1 per 100,000 over 2020-2024, far above the Scotland average of 22.5 Source: National Records of Scotland, Drug-related deaths in Scotland 2024 (Table C4) (2020-2024).
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.
Glasgow has real counselling provision, but demand is high and NHS talking therapy through Greater Glasgow and Clyde can mean a long wait. Getting across a large, busy city to an appointment is not always easy either. Secure video sessions reach any part of Glasgow, from the West End to the Southside, without the journey. I work from Hove in southern England, seeing clients right across Scotland and the UK online.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
How online addiction counselling in Glasgow 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 Glasgow
Why people in Glasgow come for addiction counselling
Glasgow's warmth and humour are famous, and so is its habit of getting on with things no matter what. That same pride can make an addiction one of the hardest things to admit, to your family, your pals, even to yourself. In a city that has weathered real hardship, coping quietly can feel like the only option, and the grip of a compulsion tightens in the silence. Counselling offers something different: a steady, confidential hour, by secure video from your own front room, where you do not have to keep up the front. Together we look at the cycle honestly and start to loosen its hold.
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 Glasgow
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Glasgow, your GP can refer you to local NHS-funded drug and alcohol services, and you can find your nearest one via the NHS “find a service” directory.
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 24 on 111 for urgent mental health support. Breathing Space is free on 0800 83 85 87, and the Samaritans are on 116 123.
Glasgow questions
Online Addiction Counselling in Glasgow: common questions
Can I get online addiction counselling if I live in Glasgow?
Yes. I work with people right across Glasgow, from the city centre and the West End outwards, and anywhere else in Scotland, 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.
In Glasgow you are meant to just get on with it, why would I need counselling?
That get-on-with-it spirit is a real strength, but it can also keep you carrying something alone for far too long. Counselling is not about weakness. It is a private space to be honest about what has got a hold of you and to work out a way through.
How soon can I start addiction counselling online in Glasgow?
Usually within a week. We begin with a free 15-minute consultation, then book your first secure video session. There is no need to cross a large, busy city and no local waiting list, so from the West End to the Southside you can start quickly from home.
What are your fees, and how do they compare to NHS help in Glasgow?
Sessions are £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 and £120 for 120, after a free 15-minute consultation. Talking therapy through NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is free but demand is high and waits are common; private work costs money yet begins sooner.
Do you offer evening online addiction sessions for Glasgow clients?
Yes. Everything runs by secure video, so we can meet in the evenings around shifts or family, whether you are in Dennistoun, Partick or Shawlands. There is no journey across Glasgow and no waiting room, which many people find easier and more private.
Is online counselling as good as seeing someone in person in Glasgow?
For most people, yes. Once a session begins, talking to someone over secure video quickly feels natural, and you get the same steady, confidential hour. It also saves crossing the city, and many people find it easier to speak openly from their own front room.
Where are you based?
I'm based in Hove, on the south coast of England, and work with people all over Scotland and the UK by video. I don't have premises in Glasgow, so our work together would be online rather than face to face in the city.
Online Addiction Counselling in Glasgow, 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 Scotland: Paisley, East Kilbride, Falkirk. See all of Scotland.
All counselling & therapy in Glasgow: 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.