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Online Addiction Counselling · Huddersfield
Online Addiction Counselling in Huddersfield
Online addiction counselling for Huddersfield, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Huddersfield, from the town centre and the station to the streets around the mills, 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 Huddersfield
Addiction Counselling for Huddersfield, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Huddersfield: from the town centre and the station to Marsh, Almondbury and Lindley
- Known for
- The grand railway station, the mills and the surrounding hills
- Region
- Yorkshire & North East (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- Kirklees Council's alcohol, drugs and gambling support
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Huddersfield
Why people in Huddersfield get in touch
Huddersfield sits in a bowl of steep hills with a grand railway station at its centre and the town's textile and engineering heritage stamped on everything around it. The University of Huddersfield brings a young population into the middle of a town where a lot of the old work has gone, and the valley villages beyond Golcar, Milnsbridge and Berry Brow can feel a long way from anywhere after dark. Addiction takes hold in that mixture easily enough. A betting app open on the bus, a drink that started as a way to unwind after a shift, tablets that outlived the reason they were prescribed. Almost none of it is visible to anyone else.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Huddersfield
MarshAlmondburyLindleyPaddockNewsomeMilnsbridgeGolcarBerry BrowDaltonFartown
Wherever you are in Huddersfield, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Huddersfield
Official figures for Huddersfield, for context rather than as a description of you.
the rate of hospital admissions for alcohol-related conditions (narrow definition) was 499.4 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 6.3 per 100,000 in 2022 - 24, above the England average of 5.8 per 100,000. Source: OHID Fingertips – Deaths from drug misuse (2022 - 24).
Reviewed June 2026.
What is addiction counselling, in practice?
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 method travels; only the geography changes. the addiction counselling page explains it properly, how I work, sessions and fees answers the practical questions, and qualifications, registration and ethics shows how the practice is held to account.
How do online sessions actually work?
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.
All of this happens online, by secure video, because Bradley works from Hove and keeps no space anywhere in Kirklees. The hills make that useful rather than second best. Nobody in the valley villages has to plan an evening round buses, and nobody is seen going into a building. A fixed weekly slot survives shift patterns and term time, and can be moved early or late depending on when you can reliably speak without being overheard.
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 Huddersfield
Why people in Huddersfield come for addiction counselling
Addiction counselling here covers alcohol, drugs, prescribed medication and behavioural habits including gambling, which is why Kirklees Council's alcohol, drugs and gambling support names all three in one place. The local figures are worth reading carefully. Hospital admissions for alcohol-related conditions (narrow definition) were 499.4 per 100,000 in 2023/24, below the England average of 504.1 per 100,000, while the rate of deaths from drug misuse was 6.3 per 100,000 in 2022 - 24, above the England average of 5.8 per 100,000. A town can look average on one measure and be losing people on another. CHART Kirklees runs the drug and alcohol service from its Huddersfield hub for anything structured or medical. My work goes at the question those services rarely have time for, which is what the habit is doing for you and what would be exposed if it stopped.
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 Huddersfield
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Huddersfield, free local drug and alcohol support is available through Kirklees Council's alcohol, drugs and gambling 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.
Huddersfield questions
Online Addiction Counselling in Huddersfield: common questions
Does gambling count, or is addiction counselling only for drink and drugs?
It counts. Kirklees Council's alcohol, drugs and gambling support treats it as part of the same territory, and so do I. Betting apps run day and night, leave nothing to see or smell, and the losses stay hidden until something forces them into the open.
Will anyone in Huddersfield find out I am having counselling?
No. There is no local venue, no reception and nothing that puts your name on a list here. I do not contact your GP, your employer, the university or your family unless you ask me to, with the sole exception of a serious risk to life.
How does this compare with going to CHART Kirklees?
They do different jobs. CHART Kirklees provides structured drug and alcohol treatment from the Huddersfield hub, including anything medical, while I offer one-to-one counselling for what sits beneath the behaviour. Many people run both at once and find they complement each other well.
What are the prices?
£80 / 60 min for the standard hour, £100 / 90 min or £120 / 120 min if a longer session suits you. Before any of that there is a free 15-minute consultation with no obligation attached. Sessions are paid for individually as you go along.
I am a student here and it started as a normal night out. Has it gone too far?
Possibly, and noticing the question is worth taking seriously. The line is usually crossed in secrecy and in what happens when you try to stop, not in the amount. Coming early is considerably easier than coming after something breaks, and nothing you say commits you to changing anything yet.
Are you based in Huddersfield?
No, I work from Hove and see Huddersfield clients by secure video call. For people up in the Colne and Holme valleys, where getting into town can be slow, meeting online often makes support far easier to keep up week to week, without any travel at all.
Can I start addiction counselling in Huddersfield soon?
Yes. I'm Bradley Riddell, a counsellor based in Hove, and I see people across Huddersfield online rather than from a room in the city. We begin with a free 15-minute consultation, then set a regular weekly slot for addiction support, usually starting within a week or two once you feel ready.
Do you offer in-person or evening addiction counselling in Huddersfield?
For Huddersfield it is online rather than in person, since my room is in Hove on the south coast. Many find secure video suits addiction work well, joining from home in Marsh or Lindley without a commute. I hold some daytime and early-evening slots, so we can usually find a regular time that fits.
Online Addiction Counselling in Huddersfield, 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 Yorkshire & North East: Halifax, Bradford, Wakefield. See all of Yorkshire & North East.
If addiction counselling is not quite what you are looking for, substance use counselling, counselling for drinking problems and trauma counselling may fit better in Huddersfield.
Some further reading, if that helps before getting in touch: the four Rs framework and illness or indulgence?.
For anyone near the coast, the same addiction counselling runs in person in Hove, where the room is. Every area covered is listed separately.