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Online Counselling for Drinking Problems · Coventry
Online Counselling for Drinking Problems in Coventry
Online counselling for drinking problems for Coventry, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Coventry, from the city centre and the two cathedrals to the streets around the cathedral ruins, 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 Coventry
Counselling for Drinking Problems for Coventry, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Coventry: from the city centre and the two cathedrals to Earlsdon, Foleshill and Tile Hill
- Known for
- The cathedral ruins, the transport museum and the two universities
- Region
- Midlands (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 Coventry
Why people in Coventry reach out
Coventry rebuilt itself after the war and again around its universities and car industry, and that history of change runs through the city. A large student population, an economy that has weathered real shocks, and pockets of deep deprivation all shape the pressures people carry here.
Coventry has rebuilt itself more than once, after wartime bombing and again around its universities and car making. The old cathedral ruins beside Basil Spence's new cathedral capture that spirit of starting over. Today the city carries a large student body across Coventry University and nearby Warwick, an automotive heritage still felt through Jaguar Land Rover and the engineering supply chain, and lively communities in Earlsdon, Foleshill and Chapelfields. It was UK City of Culture in 2021. For students far from home, workers facing restructuring, or anyone feeling adrift amid all that change, a calm and confidential space to talk can be steadying.
Beneath a calm, historic surface, struggle can be hard to voice; a confidential online hour asks nothing of appearances.
Coventry hosts Coventry University and the University of Warwick on its edge, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire, and Jaguar Land Rover has its headquarters at Whitley in the city.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Coventry
EarlsdonFoleshillTile HillChapelfieldsCheylesmoreRadfordCoundonStokeCanleyBinley
Wherever you are in Coventry, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Coventry
These figures are local context from official sources, not a description of you, but they show the scale of what people in and around Coventry are living with, and why local support matters.
the rate of hospital admissions for alcohol-specific conditions was 982.7 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 19.7 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.
Coventry sits on the fast West Coast line, with the station a short hop from Birmingham and around an hour from London Euston, while the ring road and the M6, M69 and A45 tie it to the wider Midlands. Buses run in from Earlsdon and Tile Hill. None of that is needed for online sessions, though. The room is in Hove and Coventry is served by video, so you can meet from home without adding a journey to your day.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
How online counselling for drinking problems in Coventry 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 Coventry
Why people in Coventry come for counselling for drinking problems
For students and workers alike, drinking in Coventry can be woven into the social fabric, and it can take a while to notice when it has stopped being fun and started being a worry. Perhaps you are drinking to manage anxiety about deadlines or job security, or simply out of habit that has crept up. Counselling gives you a steady, unhurried hour to look at your drinking honestly, without being told what to do. Bradley Riddell works this through with you online. Based in Hove and serving Coventry by video, sessions happen from home, with no travel and no waiting room.
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 Coventry
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Coventry, free local drug and alcohol support is available through Coventry City Council's alcohol and drugs 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.
Coventry questions
Online Counselling for Drinking Problems in Coventry: common questions
Can I get online counselling for drinking problems if I live in Coventry?
Yes. I work with people right across Coventry, from the city centre and the two cathedrals outwards, and anywhere else in Midlands, 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.
What if I am not sure my drinking is a real problem?
That uncertainty is a common and perfectly good reason to talk. You do not need a label or a crisis to come. Counselling is a space to look at where drinking sits in your life and decide, without pressure, whether and what you want to change.
How soon can I get help for a drinking problem in Coventry?
Soon. Help for a drinking problem is offered online across Coventry from the Hove room, so there is no local queue to join. A free 15-minute consultation lets us talk first, with no pressure, and a full session usually follows within the same week.
What are the fees for drinking problem counselling, and how does NHS alcohol help in Coventry compare?
Private sessions are £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 and £120 for two hours, following a free 15-minute consultation. Coventry's NHS alcohol services cost nothing but can involve a wait, while private counselling begins more quickly and at hours that suit you.
Would drinking problem counselling be in person, and are evenings available for Coventry?
It is online, since the room is in Hove and Coventry is served by video, so no one sees you at a clinic door. Evening appointments can often be arranged, helpful if drinking has crept in around insecure work, restructuring or the pressures of student life.
Do you offer face-to-face sessions in Coventry?
No, the consulting room is in Hove, so Coventry is served online. For students at the two universities and people working across the city, meeting by video often proves simpler than travelling, needing only a quiet room and a steady connection.
Online Counselling for Drinking Problems in Coventry, 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: Birmingham, Leicester, Solihull. See all of Midlands.
All counselling & therapy in Coventry: Addiction · Substance Use · Anxiety · Depression · Relationship · Trauma · Counselling & Therapy · Psychotherapy.
Closer to the Sussex coast? The same counselling for drinking problems is available in person in Brighton & Hove, or see all in-person areas.