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Online Addiction Counselling · Lincoln
Online Addiction Counselling in Lincoln
Online addiction counselling for Lincoln, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Lincoln, from the historic Bailgate and the cathedral to the streets around the castle, 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 Lincoln
Addiction Counselling for Lincoln, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Lincoln: from the historic Bailgate and the cathedral to Ermine, St Giles and the city centre below the hill
- Known for
- The cathedral, the castle and Steep Hill
- Region
- Midlands (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- Connect to Support Lincolnshire (Lincolnshire County Council)
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Lincoln
Why do people in Lincoln reach out?
Lincoln is a small city carrying a very large county on its shoulders. Uphill by the cathedral it looks like a postcard; down through St Giles, Ermine or Boultham it is an ordinary working place, and beyond that the villages spread out for miles. Distance shapes everything about getting help here. A specialist service can be an hour away by car and considerably longer by bus, which is a real obstacle when the subject already embarrasses you. Alcohol-related admissions in the area ran at 517.9 per 100,000 in 2023/24, above the England average of 504.1 per 100,000. Rural quiet is not the same thing as rural calm.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Lincoln
BailgateErmineSt GilesUphillBracebridgeBoulthamBirchwoodHartsholmeMonks RoadCarholme
Wherever you are in Lincoln, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Lincoln
Official figures for Lincoln, for context rather than as a description of you.
the rate of hospital admissions for alcohol-related conditions (narrow definition) was 517.9 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 6.1 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 actually happens 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.
Because the work itself is the same wherever you live, the detail sits in one place rather than all of them: the full addiction counselling page sets out the methods, how sessions run and what they cost covers the practicalities, and qualifications, registration and ethics covers accountability.
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.
Lincoln and the county around it are served by secure video, because Bradley works from Hove. Out here that solves the largest practical problem, which is distance. There is no drive in from a village, no parking to find, no bus timetable to build a week around. An hour stays an hour instead of becoming half a day. And nobody in a small place watches you walk into a building whose purpose they can guess.
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 Lincoln
Why people in Lincoln come for addiction counselling
Addiction is used in its full sense here: alcohol, drugs, gambling, gaming, spending and pornography, every one of them offering the same steady bargain. Something reliable now, something owed later. Gambling in particular travels well across a rural county, since all of it fits on a phone and needs no town at all. The work looks at how the loop got built and at what keeps it standing. Deaths from drug misuse in the area ran at 6.1 per 100,000 across 2022 to 2024, above the England average of 5.8 per 100,000. Connect to Support Lincolnshire, run by Lincolnshire County Council, is the route into local treatment, and We Are With You, Lincolnshire is the drug and alcohol service itself. Counselling is no substitute for either, and it does not require that you have tried them first.
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 Lincoln
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Lincoln, free local drug and alcohol support is available through Connect to Support Lincolnshire (Lincolnshire County Council).
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.
Lincoln questions
Online Addiction Counselling in Lincoln: common questions
Is there a wait before a first appointment?
Days rather than months. A free 15-minute call comes first, and weekly sessions usually begin within a fortnight if you decide to go ahead. No referral, no triage and no list, which is the difference most people notice out here.
What do the sessions cost?
Sessions are £80 / 60 min. There is £100 / 90 min for ninety minutes and £120 / 120 min for two hours where more time is warranted. The opening 15-minute consultation is free, and no travel cost gets added on top, which in this county is not nothing.
What is Connect to Support Lincolnshire, and should I use that too?
It is the county council's route into drug and alcohol help, and it leads on to We Are With You, Lincolnshire for structured treatment and prescribing. A great many people use both. Nothing said in counselling is passed to them, and nothing they hold comes here.
I live in a village outside the city. Does that make this harder?
It makes it easier, if anything. Video removes the journey that stops most rural counselling before it has started, so where you live stops being the deciding factor. A reasonable connection and a private hour are all the arrangement actually needs.
It is online betting rather than drink. Is that worked with the same way?
It is. Betting apps are always open and never shut for the night, which makes them particularly difficult in places where there is little else going on. We look at what the stake is doing, what the losses have already cost, and which practical limits hold.
I live out in the county, well away from Lincoln, can you still help?
Yes. One of the advantages of online counselling is that distance stops mattering. Whether you are in the city or out in a village across Lincolnshire, you can meet by video from home, with no long drive in, just a private space and a connection.
How soon can I start addiction counselling in Lincoln?
Fairly quickly. Lincoln is served online from the Hove consulting room, so there is no local waiting list and no long drive across the county. We begin with a free 15-minute consultation, then arrange a first full session, often within the same week.
How do private addiction counselling fees compare with NHS help in Lincoln?
Sessions are £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 and £120 for two hours, after a free 15-minute consultation. NHS addiction support in Lincoln is free through your GP or community services but can mean waiting, while private counselling starts sooner and more flexibly.
Can we meet in person, or are evenings possible for Lincoln?
The room is in Hove, so Lincoln is served online rather than face to face, which spares a long drive in from a village. Because it is by video, distance stops mattering, and evening sessions can often be arranged around work or rural life.
Online Addiction Counselling in Lincoln, 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: Nottingham, Peterborough. See all of Midlands.
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 Lincoln.
You may also find it useful to read about illness or indulgence? and a cognitive-restructuring exercise for compulsive behaviour.
For anyone near the coast, the same addiction counselling runs in person in Hove, where the room is. Every area covered is listed separately.