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Online Addiction Counselling · Perth
Online Addiction Counselling in Perth
Online addiction counselling for Perth, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Perth, from the centre and the Inches to the streets around the Tay, 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 Perth
Addiction Counselling for Perth, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Perth: from the centre and the Inches to Craigie, Letham and Scone
- Known for
- The Tay, the two Inches and the Fair City heritage
- Region
- Scotland (Scotland)
- Local NHS / support route
- Local council drug & alcohol service (see below)
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Perth
Why people in Perth reach out
Perth, the Fair City on the Tay, is a prosperous-looking gateway between the central belt and the Highlands, but its rural hinterland brings low wages and isolation. The quiet pressures of small-city and country life can build slowly, with specialist help often a long way off.
Perth calls itself the Fair City, and it has the handsome, prosperous look of a place that has long been a gateway between the central belt and the Highlands. The Tay, Scotland's mightiest river, sweeps past the two broad parks known as the Inches, and Scone Palace, where Scottish kings were once crowned, lies just outside town. Perth Concert Hall and the theatre give it a cultural life beyond its size. But the smart streets sit within a wide rural county, and for people in the villages and farms of Perthshire, low wages and long distances are a fact of life. In a small, settled city where faces are familiar, difficulties can go unspoken for a long time.
Beneath a calm, historic surface, struggle can be hard to voice; a confidential online hour asks nothing of appearances.
Perth, the 'Fair City' on the Tay, is served by Perth Royal Infirmary and acts as a gateway between Scotland's central belt and the Highlands.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Perth
CraigieLethamSconeBridgendMuirtonTullochKinnoullFriarton
Wherever you are in Perth, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Perth
These figures are local context from official sources, not a description of you, but they show the scale of what people in and around Perth are living with, and why local support matters.
the age-standardised drug-misuse death rate in Perth and Kinross averaged 18.0 per 100,000 over 2020-2024, below the Scotland average of 22.5 Source: National Records of Scotland, Drug-related deaths in Scotland 2024 (Table C4) (2020-2024).
Local data last reviewed June 2026. Each figure shows the year and links to the official source it was read on.
The addiction counselling itself
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 is the same wherever you live, so rather than repeat it on every page you can read it in full, the methods, what each session covers and fees, on the main addiction counselling page and on how I work.
How online sessions work
Sessions run over a secure, encrypted video link held to the same strict BACP confidentiality as meeting in person. After a free fifteen-minute call to check we are a good fit, you join each session from any private space using a phone, tablet or laptop, no software to install, no waiting room and no journey at either end.
Perth serves a large rural area, and specialist counselling can mean travelling into the city or waiting for NHS Tayside talking therapy. For those out in the Perthshire countryside, distance adds another barrier. Secure video sessions reach the city and the villages around it alike, with no drive involved. I'm based in Hove on the south coast of England and see clients across Scotland and the UK online.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
How online addiction counselling in Perth can help
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 Perth
Why people in Perth come for addiction counselling
Perth wears the prosperous look of the Fair City, and in a small, settled place where faces are familiar, a difficulty like addiction can go unspoken for a very long time. For those out in the villages and farms of Perthshire, the sense of being known adds to the distance from help. Whether the compulsion has grown around a substance, gambling or another behaviour, the quiet can let it deepen. Counselling reaches the city and the countryside alike by secure video, with no drive involved. It offers a confidential hour to look honestly at the cycle and begin to loosen its grip.
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 Perth
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Perth, your GP can refer you to local NHS-funded drug and alcohol services, and you can find your nearest one via the NHS “find a service” directory.
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 24 on 111 for urgent mental health support. Breathing Space is free on 0800 83 85 87, and the Samaritans are on 116 123.
Perth questions
Online Addiction Counselling in Perth: common questions
Can I get online addiction counselling if I live in Perth?
Yes. I work with people right across Perth, from the centre and the Inches outwards, and anywhere else in Scotland, by secure video, no need to travel to Hove, and just as confidential as meeting in the room.
Do I have to be abstinent before we start?
No. We begin wherever you are. The work is about understanding the need the behaviour has been meeting, not passing a test first.
Can you help with gambling or behavioural addictions, not just substances?
Yes. The same approach applies to gambling, food and other compulsive behaviours, because we work with the underlying pattern rather than only the substance.
Is it really confidential if I'm worried about people finding out?
Completely. Sessions are private, online means no waiting room, and everything is held under the BACP Ethical Framework.
I live in rural Perthshire, can addiction counselling still reach me?
Yes. As long as you have a steady connection and a private space, secure video reaches you wherever you are in Perthshire. For many in the surrounding villages that is far more practical than driving into Perth or beyond for an appointment.
How soon can I start addiction counselling online in Perth or rural Perthshire?
Usually within a week. We begin with a free 15-minute consultation, then book your first secure video session. There is no drive into the city and no waiting list, so from the Fair City itself to a village out in Perthshire you can start quickly from home.
What are your fees, and how do they compare to NHS help in Perth?
Sessions are £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 and £120 for 120, after a free 15-minute consultation. NHS Tayside talking therapy is free but can carry a wait, and distance adds a barrier in rural Perthshire; private work costs money yet starts sooner.
Do you offer evening online sessions for people around Perth?
Yes. Everything runs by secure video, so we can meet in the evenings from home, in the city or out in the countryside. There is no journey into Perth and no waiting room, which suits those juggling long rural distances and unsociable working hours.
I live in rural Perthshire, do sessions still work over video?
Yes. As long as you have a steady connection and a private space, secure video reaches you wherever you are in Perthshire. For many in the surrounding villages that's far more practical than driving into Perth or beyond for an appointment.
Do you practise in Perth?
No. I'm based in Hove in southern England and work with clients across Scotland and the wider UK entirely online. For anyone in Perth, that means confidential video sessions rather than a room in the city.
Online Addiction Counselling in Perth, 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 Scotland: Dundee, Stirling, Kirkcaldy. See all of Scotland.
All counselling & therapy in Perth: Substance Use · Drinking Problems · Anxiety · Depression · Relationship · Trauma · Counselling & Therapy · Psychotherapy.
Closer to the Sussex coast? The same addiction counselling is available in person in Brighton & Hove, or see all in-person areas.