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Online Counselling for Drinking Problems · Blackpool
Online Counselling for Drinking Problems in Blackpool
Online counselling for drinking problems for Blackpool, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Blackpool, from the Golden Mile and the Tower to the streets around the Pleasure Beach, 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 Blackpool
Counselling for Drinking Problems for Blackpool, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Blackpool: from the Golden Mile and the Tower to Bispham, Marton and Layton
- Known for
- The Tower, the Pleasure Beach and the illuminations
- Region
- North West (England)
- 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 Blackpool
Why people in Blackpool reach out
Blackpool is Britain's best-known seaside resort and also home to some of the most acute deprivation in the country. Seasonal and insecure work, transient housing and the long quiet winters once the crowds have gone leave real and lasting strain, and good support is badly stretched.
Blackpool is a place of bright lights and long memories. The Tower still stands over the Golden Mile, the trams run up the front to Bispham and Cleveleys, and the Illuminations draw the crowds long after other resorts have shut for the year. Behind the seafront, ordinary neighbourhoods like Marton, Layton and Grange Park get on with life away from the visitors. The Pleasure Beach and the Winter Gardens hold generations of family history, and there's a real fondness and resilience in the town. When the season ends and the promenade quietens, though, the winter can feel long, and it isn't always easy to find someone to talk things through with.
A seaside town can feel cut off once the season ends and the front goes quiet, so online support that does not depend on who happens to practise nearby matters here.
Blackpool's economy centres on seaside tourism, including the Blackpool Tower and the Pleasure Beach, and its main hospital is Blackpool Victoria Hospital. The town has among the most acute deprivation in England.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Blackpool
the seafront and town centreBisphamMartonLaytonSouth ShoreNorth ShoreGrange ParkSquires Gate
Wherever you are in Blackpool, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Blackpool
These figures are local context from official sources, not a description of you, but they show the scale of what people in and around Blackpool are living with, and why local support matters.
the rate of hospital admissions for alcohol-specific conditions was 1410.3 per 100,000 in 2023/24, above the England average of 611.7 per 100,000. Source: OHID Fingertips – Admission episodes for alcohol-specific conditions (2023/24).
the alcohol-specific death rate was 22.4 per 100,000 in 2024, above the England average of 13.8 per 100,000. Source: OHID Fingertips – Alcohol-specific mortality (2024).
Local data last reviewed June 2026. Each figure shows the year and links to the official source it was read on.
The counselling for drinking problems itself
Counselling for drinking problems here looks beneath the habit at what drives it, you do not need to have hit rock bottom to begin, and signposts medical, detox and peer support where useful.
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 counselling for drinking problems 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.
I work online from Hove, seeing people across Blackpool and the Fylde coast by secure video or phone. That means the session reaches you wherever you are, in South Shore, Bispham or over towards Cleveleys, with nothing to arrange but a quiet hour. For many, speaking from home feels more natural than sitting in a waiting room. We'd find a regular time that suits your week, whatever your hours, and keep it steady.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
How online counselling for drinking problems in Blackpool 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.
Counselling for Drinking Problems in Blackpool
Why people in Blackpool come for counselling for drinking problems
Around the seafront, drinking is woven into the trade and the atmosphere, and in the long off-season it can quietly become the way the empty evenings get filled. If alcohol has taken up more room in your life in Blackpool than you want, that's worth talking about. I'm Bradley Riddell, a counsellor in Hove, and I work with people across Blackpool online, by secure video or phone. We look honestly at your drinking and what's underneath it, without judgement or waiting lists. Just a confidential hour from your own place, whenever suits, with nowhere to travel.
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 Blackpool
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Blackpool, free local drug and alcohol support is available through Blackpool Council's drugs support (Healthier Blackpool).
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.
Blackpool questions
Online Counselling for Drinking Problems in Blackpool: common questions
Can I get online counselling for drinking problems if I live in Blackpool?
Yes. I work with people right across Blackpool, from the Golden Mile and the Tower outwards, and anywhere else in North West, by secure video, no need to travel to Hove, and just as confidential as meeting in the room.
Do I have to stop drinking completely to start?
No, and you do not need to have hit rock bottom. We look at the role drinking plays and find a steadier way forward at your pace.
Can you help me cut down rather than quit?
For many people moderation is a valid goal, and we will be honest together about what is realistic for you.
What if I've tried before and relapsed?
Relapse is part of many people's recovery, not a failure. We learn from it rather than start the count again from zero.
Winters here get really low. Can counselling help with that too?
Yes. Drinking and low mood often feed each other, especially through Blackpool's quiet winter months. We don't treat the drinking in isolation; we look at what's driving it, including loneliness and the seasonal lull, so the support fits the whole picture, not just one part.
How do I begin counselling for a drinking problem in Blackpool?
Book a free 15-minute consultation, we talk through what is worrying you, and if it feels right we set a first session, usually within a week. It runs online from Hove, so wherever you are in Blackpool, from Grange Park to North Shore, you can start at home.
What does drinking problem counselling cost against NHS help in Blackpool?
Blackpool's NHS alcohol services are free but can involve a wait. With me you get a free 15-minute consultation, then GBP 80 for 60 minutes, GBP 100 for 90 and GBP 120 for 120 minutes, with nothing hidden in the price.
Does online drinking counselling work if my Blackpool hours change with the season?
Yes. Speaking from home suits many people better than a waiting room, and online means we can move sessions to fit shifting seasonal shifts. There is no Blackpool room, only Hove, so it is video or phone, with evenings usually available.
Does online counselling work if my hours change with the season?
Yes. Because we meet online, we can move sessions to fit shifting shifts and seasonal work more easily than a fixed clinic appointment allows. We'd aim for a steady weekly time where we can, and adjust when the calendar demands it, so support stays there through the quieter months too.
Online Counselling for Drinking Problems in Blackpool, 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 North West: Preston, Lancaster. See all of North West.
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Closer to the Sussex coast? The same counselling for drinking problems is available in person in Brighton & Hove, or see all in-person areas.