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Online Addiction Counselling · Newport
Online Addiction Counselling in Newport
Online addiction counselling for Newport, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Newport, from the centre and the transporter bridge to the streets around the river Usk, 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 Newport
Addiction Counselling for Newport, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Newport: from the centre and the transporter bridge to Maindee, Bettws and Ringland
- Known for
- The transporter bridge, the river Usk and the wetlands
- Region
- Wales
- Local NHS / support route
- DAN 24/7, the Wales Drug and Alcohol Helpline
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Newport
Why people in Newport get in touch
Newport made its living from steel and the docks, and the shrinking of all that around Llanwern is still felt in households that never worked there. What replaced it is mixed: hospitality at the Celtic Manor Resort, students at the University of South Wales campus in the city, warehouse and shift work on the edges. A city with that many different rhythms produces a lot of people who are awake and alone at odd hours. Habits find them there. A bet placed at midnight in Maindee, a bottle after a late finish in Ringland, a screen that keeps going in Alway long after the house has gone quiet. None of it looks like anything from outside.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Newport
MaindeeBettwsRinglandPillStow HillCaerleonMalpasRogerstoneSt JuliansAlwayGaer
Wherever you are in Newport, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Newport
Official figures for Newport, for context rather than as a description of you.
In Newport the age-standardised drug-misuse death rate was 9.8 per 100,000 in 2022 to 2024, above the Wales average of 8.5 per 100,000. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Deaths related to drug poisoning by local authority, England and Wales (drug misuse, Table 6) (2022 to 2024).
In Newport, 8.5% of adults reported a low life satisfaction score (4 or below out of 10) in the year ending March 2023, compared with a Wales average of 6.9%, a difference the survey's margin of error does not confirm. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Personal well-being estimates by local authority (Year ending March 2023 (2022-23)).
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 method travels; only the geography changes. the main addiction counselling page explains it properly, session lengths and fees answers the practical questions, and how to check my registration shows how the practice is held to account.
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.
Newport is an online location for this work. Bradley is in Hove, so sessions come to you by secure video rather than you crossing the city for them. That removes a set of small obstacles that stop people surprisingly often: parking, the bus from Rogerstone, the awkwardness of being seen going in somewhere. One time a week, held steadily, and nothing about it visible to anybody who happens to know you.
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 Newport
Why people in Newport come for addiction counselling
The word covers a wider range than most people expect. Drink and drugs bring many here; gambling brings just as many, and it has become the easiest of all to hide since it stopped requiring a shop. Gaming, spending, pornography and compulsive eating belong in the same territory. The pattern is what matters: something reliably takes the edge off, then it starts asking for more, then you find yourself defending it to people who love you. Counselling gives that whole sequence somewhere to be examined without contempt, which for most people is a first. We also look underneath, at what has been getting managed this way. For statutory support, GDAS is the drug and alcohol service across Gwent on 0333 999 3577, and the NHS find a service directory lists other options.
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 Newport
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Newport, your GP can refer you to local drug and alcohol services, and you can find support through DAN 24/7, the Wales Drug and Alcohol Helpline.
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 press 2 for urgent mental health support. The CALL Helpline for Wales is free on 0800 132 737, the Samaritans are on 116 123, and you can 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.
Newport questions
Online Addiction Counselling in Newport: common questions
What is involved in making a start?
You arrange a free 15-minute call. Nothing is expected of you in it beyond saying roughly what has been going on. If it seems worth continuing, we set a weekly time, usually beginning within a fortnight. No referral, no waiting list and no forms to complete.
What are the session fees?
An hour is £80. Ninety minutes is £100 and two hours is £120 if you want a longer stretch, though the hour is the standard. The 15-minute first conversation is free, and you are under no obligation to book anything after it.
Is GDAS the right number for Newport?
GDAS is the drug and alcohol service for Gwent, including Newport, with a single point of contact on 0333 999 3577. The NHS find a service directory sets out further routes, and Newport Mind is on 01633 258741 for mental health support locally.
My problem is betting rather than substances. Do you work with that?
Regularly. Gambling arrives with debt, secrecy and a particular kind of self-disgust, and it is often further along before anyone notices, precisely because there is nothing to see. We deal with the practical damage and the pull of it together, without moral commentary.
I work nights on the edge of the city. Are late appointments possible?
Some are, and the absence of travel makes unusual hours workable in a way they would not otherwise be. Night work also tends to be part of the picture itself, since disturbed sleep and solitary hours feed most habits, so it is worth putting on the table early.
Do you have a consulting room in Newport?
No. My practice is in Hove, so there is no Newport room. Everything is done by secure video, which works just as well from Maindee or Caerleon as anywhere else, and saves you a journey into the city centre.
How soon can I start online addiction counselling in Newport?
Usually within a week. We begin with a free 15-minute consultation, then arrange your first full session. Whether you are in Maindee, Stow Hill or out at Caerleon, everything runs by secure video, so there is no waiting list and no journey across the city to start.
How do your fees compare with NHS addiction services in Newport?
NHS substance misuse support through Aneurin Bevan health board and the free Dan 24/7 helpline costs nothing, though waits can be long. My private sessions are £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 and £120 for 120, after a free 15-minute consultation.
Do you offer evening online addiction sessions in Newport?
Yes. Many people across Newport work shifts or long hours, so I keep some evening slots. You meet me by secure video from home, whether in Rogerstone or St Julians, which means no crossing town after work and no travel once the session ends.
Online Addiction Counselling in Newport, 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 Wales: Cardiff, Cwmbran, Pontypridd. See all of Wales.
Close to this in Newport, there is substance use counselling, counselling for drinking problems and trauma counselling.
You may also find it useful to read about a cognitive-restructuring exercise for compulsive behaviour and the four-stage cycle of addiction.
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.