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Online Addiction Counselling · Norwich
Online Addiction Counselling in Norwich
Online addiction counselling for Norwich, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Norwich, from the cathedral and the centre 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 Norwich
Addiction Counselling for Norwich, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Norwich: from the cathedral and the centre to the Golden Triangle, Mile Cross and Thorpe Hamlet
- Known for
- The cathedral, the castle and the medieval lanes
- Region
- East of England (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- Norfolk County Council's drug and alcohol use support
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Norwich
What is going on for people in Norwich?
Norwich is a city on its own terms, a long way by road from any other centre, and that produces a strange mixture. There is a large student population at the University of East Anglia, a professional layer around Aviva and the city's insurance sector, and beyond the ring road a rural county with much less money. Compulsions grow in all three. The alcohol-specific death rate here was 13.1 per 100,000 in 2024, just below the England average of 13.8 per 100,000. Whether it shows up as a betting account, a Friday habit in the Golden Triangle, or drinking alone in Lakenham, the mechanism underneath is identical.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Norwich
the Golden TriangleMile CrossThorpe HamletEatonHeighamLakenhamCattonSprowstonThorpe St AndrewCostessey
Wherever you are in Norwich, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Norwich
Official figures for Norwich, for context rather than as a description of you.
the rate of hospital admissions for alcohol-related conditions (narrow definition) was 525.9 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 5.7 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 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 approach does not change with the postcode, so rather than repeat it on every page you can read it in full, the methods and what each session covers, on the main addiction counselling page, alongside session lengths and fees and professional standards and registration.
What happens in 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.
Everything happens by video, because Bradley works from Hove and keeps no premises here. In a city where the same faces turn up in every part of your life, that removes the fear of being seen going somewhere. Sessions can be taken from a shared house in Heigham, a flat in Thorpe Hamlet or a car parked somewhere quiet, and they fit around shifts, lectures and school runs without adding a journey across the city at rush hour.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
What can addiction counselling in Norwich 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 Norwich
Why people in Norwich come for addiction counselling
Addiction is broader than most people assume when they first look for help. Gambling apps, cocaine, cannabis, compulsive spending, gaming, pornography and alcohol all rely on the same arrangement: a dependable way of changing how you feel, repeated until it begins choosing for you. In Norwich two versions turn up constantly. One belongs to a student world where excess is normal and nobody notices when it stops being fun. The other belongs to people in their forties with jobs and mortgages who have been quietly managing something for a decade. Sessions begin with what the habit is doing for you. Free structured treatment comes through Norfolk County Council's drug and alcohol use support, delivered locally by Change Grow Live, and Norfolk and Waveney Mind covers the broader mental health need.
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 Norwich
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Norwich, free local drug and alcohol support is available through Norfolk County Council's drug and alcohol use 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.
Norwich questions
Online Addiction Counselling in Norwich: common questions
How soon could I start?
Quickly. There is no waiting list, a free 15-minute call is usually available within days, and a first session generally follows within a week or two. No referral is needed, which matters if you have already been told there is a wait for the local service.
What are the fees?
Sessions are £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 minutes and £120 for 120 minutes, with a free 15-minute call first. There is nothing to buy in advance. If gambling has already done financial damage, that is worth raising before we settle on a frequency.
Where does Norfolk County Council's drug and alcohol support fit?
It is the free statutory route into assessment, prescribing and group programmes, delivered in this area by Change Grow Live. Counselling is separate and private, and looks at the reasons underneath. Many people find that having both running gives each one more to work with.
I am a student at the University of East Anglia. Would sessions fit around term?
They will. Times can be arranged around lectures and placements, and you can pause over the vacation and resume without losing your slot. Being able to keep the same counsellor when you go home for the summer is one real advantage of working this way.
My problem is online betting rather than drink. Is that addiction?
It is, in every way that counts. A phone removes the closing time that used to limit gambling, so the habit runs through the night and into work the next day. Secrecy, chasing losses and debt all behave exactly as they do with a substance.
Norwich feels far from specialist addiction support. Does online reach me?
Yes. Because I work by video and phone from Hove, distance stops being the barrier it can be in Norfolk. There is no drive across the county for an appointment; you talk from home, in the city or a village, at a time that suits.
How quickly can I start online addiction counselling in Norwich?
Usually within a week. Because I work by video and phone from Hove, the long distance that specialist help can mean in Norfolk stops mattering, and there is no local waiting list. We start with a free 15-minute consultation, then set a first session that fits your week.
What are your addiction counselling fees, and how do they compare with the NHS in Norwich?
I charge £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 and £120 for 120, with a free 15-minute consultation first. NHS addiction support in Norwich is free but can involve a wait, while private online work with me starts quickly, with no drive across the county for an appointment.
Are addiction sessions online or in person, and can you do evenings for Norwich?
They are online only, by secure video or phone from Hove, not from a room in the city. In a place where many grew up knowing one another, that means no waiting room and no one to pass in the street. Evening times are available, and you talk from wherever feels safe.
Online Addiction Counselling in Norwich, 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 East of England: Cambridge, Ipswich, King's Lynn. See all of East of England.
People who come for addiction counselling in Norwich often also look at substance use counselling, counselling for drinking problems and trauma counselling.
If you would like to read more first, I have written about 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.