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Online Counselling for Drinking Problems · Craigavon
Online Counselling for Drinking Problems in Craigavon
Online counselling for drinking problems for Craigavon, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Craigavon, from Lurgan and Portadown to the streets around the lakes, 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 Craigavon
Counselling for Drinking Problems for Craigavon, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Craigavon: from Lurgan and Portadown to Brownlow and the linked centre
- Known for
- The lakes, the linen heritage and the Lough Neagh shore
- Region
- Northern Ireland (Northern Ireland)
- 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 Craigavon
Why people in Craigavon reach out
Craigavon is a planned new town stitching together Lurgan and Portadown in County Armagh, and its dispersed, planned layout can make it harder to feel rooted. Insecure work, the legacy of division and the spread-out geography all shape what people here carry.
Craigavon was planned in the 1960s to join Lurgan and Portadown into a single new town, and its wide roads, roundabouts and two man-made lakes still give it that deliberate, spread-out shape. Oxford Island reaches out into Lough Neagh nearby, a nature reserve of reed beds and birdlife on the shore of the largest lake in the British Isles, while the City Park lakes and Lurgan Park offer green space between the estates. Rushmere draws shoppers to the centre that ties the two older towns together, and both Lurgan and Portadown keep their own markets, linen history and stations on the Belfast to Dublin line. It is a County Armagh place of scattered communities, motorway links and the quiet water of the lough.
In a fast-grown town where many people arrived for work or housing without family close by, online counselling offers a steady, confidential connection while you put down roots.
Craigavon is served by Craigavon Area Hospital, a major acute hospital of the Southern HSC Trust, and is home to the headquarters of pharmaceutical company Almac Group.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Craigavon
LurganPortadownBrownlowBlearyLegahoryMandevilleDrumgaskTullygally
Wherever you are in Craigavon, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Craigavon
These figures are local context from official sources, not a description of you, but they show the scale of what people in and around Craigavon are living with, and why local support matters.
There were 38 alcohol-specific deaths registered in the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon council area in 2023, out of 341 across Northern Ireland. Source: NISRA - Alcohol-specific deaths in Northern Ireland, 2023 (2023).
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.
Support in Craigavon does not depend on reaching a service across its spread-out layout. Sessions are held online, by secure video, throughout Northern Ireland, so the dispersed roads and roundabouts are no barrier to getting help. The counsellor is based in Hove and works UK-wide by video rather than in person, meaning you can talk from home in Lurgan, Portadown or Brownlow without a journey across town.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
How online counselling for drinking problems in Craigavon 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 Craigavon
Why people in Craigavon come for counselling for drinking problems
In Craigavon's dispersed, car-shaped layout, a drinking habit can build quietly at home, out of sight and hard to gauge against ordinary life. Insecure work and the sense of not quite feeling rooted can make alcohol an easy way to cope. Online counselling for drinking offers a confidential hour by secure video from home, with no journey across the roundabouts and no local service to walk into. From Lurgan to Portadown or Drumgask, you can talk honestly about your drinking at your own pace, in private, whenever the week allows.
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 Craigavon
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Craigavon, 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 Lifeline free on 0808 808 8000. Lifeline is free on 0808 808 8000, and the Samaritans are on 116 123.
Craigavon questions
Online Counselling for Drinking Problems in Craigavon: common questions
Can I get online counselling for drinking problems if I live in Craigavon?
Yes. I work with people right across Craigavon, from Lurgan and Portadown outwards, and anywhere else in Northern Ireland, 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.
How do I know if I should get help for my drinking?
If drink has become how you cope, or someone has raised concern, it is worth talking about, whatever the amount. There is no threshold to reach first. An online session across Northern Ireland lets you explore it honestly from home in Craigavon.
How soon can I get help for a drinking problem in Craigavon?
You can usually begin within a week. A free 15-minute consultation lets us talk without pressure, then we book a first full session. Everything is online by secure video, so you can start from home in Lurgan or Portadown with no journey across the spread-out town.
What does drinking support cost compared with the NHS in Craigavon?
NHS alcohol support here is free through the Southern Trust and community services, though you may wait to be seen. With me it is £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 and £120 for 120, after a free 15-minute consultation, and no waiting to get started.
Do you run evening online sessions for drinking in Craigavon?
Yes. Evenings often suit best, and there is no need to cross town by the lakes and roundabouts to attend. Sessions take place by secure video from your own home, from Legahory to Tullygally, somewhere private and away from a clinic after work.
Craigavon is so spread out - how do I reach support?
You do not have to travel across it at all. Sessions are online by secure video, so you can take part from home in Lurgan, Portadown or Brownlow. The counsellor is based in Hove and works across Northern Ireland by video, so the dispersed layout makes no difference.
Online Counselling for Drinking Problems in Craigavon, 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 Northern Ireland: Lisburn, Newry. See all of Northern Ireland.
All counselling & therapy in Craigavon: 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.