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Online Addiction Counselling · Northampton
Online Addiction Counselling in Northampton
Online addiction counselling for Northampton, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Northampton, from the town centre and the Market Square to the streets around the Guildhall, 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 Northampton
Addiction Counselling for Northampton, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Northampton: from the town centre and the Market Square to Far Cotton, Kingsthorpe and Weston Favell
- Known for
- The Guildhall, the lift tower and the river Nene
- Region
- Midlands (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- West Northamptonshire Council's alcohol and drug support
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Northampton
Why people in Northampton get in touch
Northampton has grown quickly and a great deal of that growth arrived by road. The distribution and logistics sector runs day and night, the boot and shoe trade left its name on half the town, and the Carlsberg brewery sits where it has always sat. Many people moved here for a house they could afford and left their networks behind when they did. That combination of long shifts, a commute and few people who knew you before is exactly where a habit gets comfortable. Alcohol-related admissions here ran at 476.3 per 100,000 in 2023/24, below the England average of 504.1 per 100,000. A figure like that can become a strange sort of trap.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Northampton
Far CottonKingsthorpeWeston FavellAbingtonDustonKingsleySemilongSt JamesWoottonEcton Brook
Wherever you are in Northampton, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Northampton
Official figures for Northampton, for context rather than as a description of you.
the rate of hospital admissions for alcohol-related conditions (narrow definition) was 476.3 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 5.6 per 100,000 in 2022 - 24, below the England average of 5.8 per 100,000. Source: OHID Fingertips – Deaths from drug misuse (2022 - 24).
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.
What actually happens in the room is the same everywhere, so it is written up once: see everything on addiction counselling for the methods, session lengths and fees for fees and session lengths, and my BACP registration if you want to check who you would be working with.
What do I need for an online session?
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.
Northampton is covered online by secure video; Bradley works from Hove, so there is nowhere local to attend. For shift and warehouse work that turns out to be the point. Appointments can sit in the morning after nights or in a gap between runs, with no drive across town on top of a day already spent driving. A car park, a bedroom or an empty house all serve. Headphones and a shut door are the only genuine requirements.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
What does addiction counselling help with?
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 Northampton
Why people in Northampton come for addiction counselling
Addiction means the full range here, not just the obvious two. Alcohol and drugs sit alongside gambling, gaming, spending and pornography, and each of them offers the same deal: reliable relief now, invoiced later. The work is about the pattern rather than about labelling you. When it fires, what happened in the minutes before, what it settles, and what has already been tried and come apart. The local numbers look mild. Deaths from drug misuse ran at 5.6 per 100,000 across 2022 to 2024, below the England average of 5.8 per 100,000, and alcohol admissions sit below the national rate as well. Being better than average is no comfort whatsoever if you are the one counting empties. West Northamptonshire Council's alcohol and drug support is the route into treatment, through STAR Northamptonshire, the single front door run by Change Grow Live.
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 Northampton
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Northampton, free local drug and alcohol support is available through West Northamptonshire Council's alcohol and drug 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.
Northampton questions
Online Addiction Counselling in Northampton: common questions
How soon could I have a first session?
Usually within a week or two of the free 15-minute call, and that call can often be arranged inside a few days. Nothing has to come through your GP and there is no waiting list at all. If you decide against continuing, nothing further happens.
What do sessions cost, and is there a contract?
There is no contract of any kind. An hour is £80 / 60 min and you pay for each one as you go along. Ninety minutes is £100 / 90 min and two hours is £120 / 120 min where a subject needs longer. The 15-minute consultation that starts things off is free.
What does West Northamptonshire Council's alcohol and drug support actually do?
It is the way into local treatment, taking you to STAR Northamptonshire, the single front door run by Change Grow Live. Prescribing, groups and structured programmes all come from there. Counselling has no medical part to play, and the two are frequently used together.
I work nights in a warehouse. Can sessions fit round that?
They can. Late morning is often the best time for somebody finishing a night shift, once you have slept but before the next one starts. Because no travel is involved, the hour can sit inside a day that would otherwise have no space for it.
The local figures are below average. Does that mean I am overreacting?
No. A town-wide average says nothing whatever about one household, and it was never meant to. If you are hiding the amount, planning the day around it, or breaking promises to yourself about it, that is your evidence, and it outranks any statistic about anywhere.
I have moved here for work and do not know many people, can counselling help?
Yes. Feeling short of roots after a move is common in a fast-growing town like Northampton, and talking it through can make a real difference. Sessions are online, so you can meet from home whatever your hours, needing only a private space and a connection.
How soon can I start addiction counselling in Northampton?
Quite soon. Northampton is served online from the Hove consulting room, so there is no local waiting list. We begin with a free 15-minute consultation, then arrange a first full session, often within the same week, at a time that fits long or unsociable hours.
How do private addiction counselling fees compare with NHS help in Northampton?
Sessions are £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 and £120 for two hours, after a free 15-minute consultation. NHS addiction support in Northampton is free through your GP or community teams but can mean waiting, while private counselling starts sooner and around your shifts.
Can we meet in person, or are evenings possible for Northampton?
The room is in Hove, so Northampton is served online rather than face to face, with no drive in from Far Cotton or Kingsthorpe. Because it is by video, appointments can often be arranged for evenings around shift work on the town's distribution parks.
Online Addiction Counselling in Northampton, 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: Milton Keynes, Kettering. See all of Midlands.
People who come for addiction counselling in Northampton often also look at substance use counselling, counselling for drinking problems and trauma counselling.
There is more on this in my writing: the four Rs framework and illness or indulgence?.
Closer to the Sussex coast? The same addiction counselling is available in person, in Brighton, or see every area I cover.