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Online Counselling for Drinking Problems · Aberdeen
Online Counselling for Drinking Problems in Aberdeen
Online counselling for drinking problems for Aberdeen, by secure video, wherever you are. Finding a counsellor who genuinely fits matters more than how close they are. Online counselling for drinking problems lets clients in Aberdeen work with me from the comfort and privacy of home, by secure video.
BACP registered member25+ years of experienceLived experience
ConfidentialA safe, private space
Person-centredThe therapy fits you
Counselling for Drinking Problems for Aberdeen, without the journey
From the heart of Aberdeen, near the granite architecture, the harbour and the North Sea, out to its edges, from the granite centre and the harbour to Old Aberdeen, Torry and Bridge of Don, online sessions make it possible to get the right support without rearranging your whole day around a single appointment.
My room is in Hove, but the work reaches a great deal further. By secure video I support people throughout the UK, Aberdeen included, with the same care and attention as an in-person session.
I also work online with people elsewhere in Scotland, including Dundee, Perth, Edinburgh.
If you would still prefer to meet in person and can travel to the Sussex coast, you are welcome to, but for most clients in Aberdeen online counselling for drinking problems is the natural and effective choice.
Life in Aberdeen
Why people in Aberdeen reach out
Aberdeen, the granite city on the north-east coast, has lived through the booms and busts of the oil and energy industry, and that volatility brings real insecurity. Long rotas offshore, the strain on families left behind and the remoteness of the far north-east all shape what people here carry.
Coastal towns can be wonderful places to live and isolating ones in equal measure, especially once the season turns and the days shorten. Working online means the help is there through the quiet months too, without a long journey inland to reach it.
What I help with
How online counselling for drinking problems can help
The cause, not the habit
Looking beneath the drinking to what drives it.
Anxiety and low mood
Working with what the alcohol has been managing.
Privacy at home
Sensitive support without anyone needing to know.
Signposting
Links to medical, detox and peer support where useful.
Without the anaesthetic
Reconnecting with the person beneath the drinking.
Why online works in Aberdeen
Why people in Aberdeen choose online counselling
Privacy in a crowded city
In a place as busy as Aberdeen, a confidential hour from your own space means no chance of being seen coming or going.
Gentle when leaving home is hard
If anxiety, low mood or avoidance make leaving the house feel like too much right now, starting online from Aberdeen can be the gentlest possible way in.
Less time lost from work
An online hour rarely costs you a half-day, which is what makes regular sessions realistic for busy lives in Aberdeen.
Support that travels
If you move, travel for work or split your time between places, online counselling carries on uninterrupted wherever you happen to be.
How online sessions work
Beyond the practicalities, this is the heart of how the work goes. In our sessions we take an integrative approach, viewing your difficulties from an existential and humanistic perspective. Because you are the one who knows yourself best, my role is to walk alongside you as you build genuine alternatives to drinking.
Practically, it couldn't be simpler: a quiet room, a device with a camera, and a steady internet connection. After a free fifteen-minute call to check the fit, you'll get a private link to join at our agreed time.
Read more about online counselling, about counselling for drinking problems, or about my methods, sessions and fees.
Start the conversationFinding support in Aberdeen
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally, and it can be worth knowing what else is there. In Aberdeen, your GP can refer you to NHS psychological therapies, and you can find trusted self-help through NHS inform. You can find support through NHS inform; for confidential listening support, Breathing Space is free on 0800 83 85 87.
Private sessions with me usually mean you can start sooner, stay with the same counsellor throughout, and work at greater depth and pace; the two can run side by side, and I'm glad to work alongside any NHS or GP support you already have.
If you need urgent help now
This practice is not a crisis service. If you or someone else 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.
Aberdeen questions
Online Counselling for Drinking Problems in Aberdeen: common questions
Can I have online counselling for drinking problems if I live in Aberdeen?
Absolutely. Aberdeen is well within reach, because we meet by secure video rather than in person. You'll get exactly the same specialist support as someone sitting in my Hove room.
How does online counselling for drinking problems work from Aberdeen?
We meet over a secure, private video link at a time that suits you. You'll need a quiet space, a device with a camera and a steady connection. We always begin with a free fifteen-minute call so you can ask questions and check the fit.
Does online therapy really work?
Online and in-person therapy are similarly effective for most people, and clients usually settle quickly once the screen fades into the background and the conversation takes over.
Is online counselling private and confidential?
Yes. Sessions run on a secure, encrypted video link, and everything we discuss is held to the same strict BACP confidentiality as work done in person. All you need at your end is a private space.
Online Counselling for Drinking Problems in Aberdeen, whenever you are ready
The simplest first step from Aberdeen is a free fifteen-minute call. There's no obligation, just a chance to ask anything and see how it feels.
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