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Online Addiction Counselling · Nottingham
Online Addiction Counselling in Nottingham
Online addiction counselling for Nottingham, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Nottingham, from the centre and the Lace Market 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 Nottingham
Addiction Counselling for Nottingham, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Nottingham: from the centre and the Lace Market to Hyson Green, Sneinton and Beeston
- Known for
- The castle, the Old Market Square and the two universities
- Region
- Midlands (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- NHS drug & alcohol service finder (see below)
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Nottingham
What is going on for people in Nottingham?
Term time reshapes this city twice a year. Lenton and Radford refill in September, the Lace Market creative quarter keeps its bars going long after the last tram, and the working city carries on around all of it. A habit can sit inside that rhythm for years without anyone naming it. A betting account topped up on the way home to Hyson Green. A bottle picked up before a flat in Sneinton. An evening in Mapperley that vanishes into a screen. Nobody remarks on any of it, because in a city this busy there is always a reason to be out late and always a reason to be worn out the next morning.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Nottingham
Lace MarketHyson GreenSneintonBeestonThe ParkSherwoodMapperleyWest BridgfordRadfordWollatonLenton
Wherever you are in Nottingham, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Nottingham
Official figures for Nottingham, for context rather than as a description of you.
the rate of hospital admissions for alcohol-related conditions (narrow definition) was 730.5 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 7.8 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 main addiction counselling page explains it properly, how sessions run and what they cost answers the practical questions, and professional standards and registration shows how the practice is held to account.
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.
Bradley works from Hove, so Nottingham sessions happen online by secure video. There is no building to be seen going into and no waiting area to sit in. Students in Lenton take the hour with a bedroom door shut and headphones on, and housemates need know nothing. Anyone on a rota at the Boots site in Beeston can fit the appointment round the shift pattern rather than round a bus. When a tenancy ends and you move, the hour simply continues.
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 Nottingham
Why people in Nottingham come for addiction counselling
Addiction is used broadly here, and that matters. Gambling belongs in it, and so do gaming, phones, shopping and pornography, because each can run the same loop: a private arrangement with something that reliably alters how the next hour feels. The loop is what gets examined. When it began, what it does for you, what it takes, and which feeling it keeps arriving just in front of. What the city's own figures show is not gentle reading. Hospital admissions for alcohol-related conditions ran at 730.5 per 100,000 in 2023/24 against an England average of 504.1, and deaths from drug misuse stood at 7.8 per 100,000 across 2022 to 2024, above the England average of 5.8. Statutory help sits alongside counselling rather than opposite it. Nottingham Recovery Network is the local drug and alcohol service, and the NHS find a service directory lists structured provision. Anything medical belongs with them.
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 Nottingham
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. You can find your nearest free NHS-funded drug and alcohol service via the NHS “find a service” directory (search “Nottingham”).
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.
Nottingham questions
Online Addiction Counselling in Nottingham: common questions
How soon could I start, and is there a waiting list?
You start with a free 15-minute consultation, which is a conversation rather than an assessment. You say as much or as little as you want to. If it feels workable, weekly sessions usually begin within a week or two. There is no referral form to fill in, no GP letter needed and no queue to join.
I am a student in Lenton on a tight budget. What are the fees?
An hour is £80. Ninety minutes is £100 and two hours £120, although most people stay with the standard hour. The opening 15-minute consultation is free, so you can hear how the work would run before spending anything at all. The fee is the same wherever in the city you happen to live.
Should I be going to Nottingham Recovery Network instead of paying for this?
Not instead. Nottingham Recovery Network is the city's drug and alcohol service and the right place for structured treatment, prescribing and medical oversight. The NHS find a service directory will point you there too. A good many people use that route and private counselling at the same time, and the two do not clash.
Can this be done by video when the thing I cannot stop is on my phone?
Yes, and the phone tends to come into the session with us, because that is where the habit actually lives. We look at what the app does to the hour before you open it and the hour after. You need a private space, headphones and a steady connection. Nothing more technical than that.
Nobody in West Bridgford would guess I have a gambling problem. Does that make it less serious?
No. Gambling leaves no smell and no empties, which is exactly why it can run for years behind an ordinary front door. The money, the sleep and the small lies are the damage, not how visible it is. Being good at hiding something is a feature of the problem, not evidence that it is minor.
Can students at the universities have addiction counselling?
Yes. Online counselling suits student life well, since you can meet from your room or a quiet spot without travelling, and appointments can often fit around lectures and deadlines. Whether you are at the University of Nottingham or Trent, you need only a private space and a connection.
How soon can I start addiction counselling in Nottingham?
Quite soon. Nottingham is served online from the Hove consulting room, so there is no local waiting list to join. We begin with a free 15-minute consultation, and a first full session can usually be arranged within the same week, around study or work.
How do private addiction counselling fees compare with NHS help in Nottingham?
Sessions are £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 and £120 for two hours, after a free 15-minute consultation. NHS addiction support in Nottingham is free through your GP or community teams but can involve waiting, while private counselling starts sooner and more flexibly.
Can we meet in person, or are evenings possible for Nottingham?
The room is in Hove, so Nottingham is served online rather than face to face, with no tram ride from Beeston or the centre. Because it is by video, evening sessions can often be arranged, which suits students at Nottingham and Trent and people on insecure hours.
Online Addiction Counselling in Nottingham, 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: Leicester, Derby, Sheffield. See all of Midlands.
People who come for addiction counselling in Nottingham often also look at substance use counselling, counselling for drinking problems and trauma counselling.
Some further reading, if that helps before getting in touch: a cognitive-restructuring exercise for compulsive behaviour and the four-stage cycle of addiction.
For anyone near the coast, the same addiction counselling runs in person in Brighton. Every area covered is listed separately.