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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
- Local NHS / support route
- ASCERT, which supports people across Northern Ireland with drug and alcohol use
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Craigavon
What is going on for people in Craigavon?
A car-shaped town changes how drinking works. Craigavon's distances make the pub a decision and the house an easy default, so a great deal of the drinking here happens indoors, bought with the shopping at Rushmere and finished in front of the television. It draws no attention whatsoever. Oxford Island Nature Reserve and the shore of Lough Neagh are minutes away and feature in very few evenings that have already been settled by six o'clock. Then come the mornings, and the calculation about whether you are still over the limit for a drive that everything else depends on. Around Mandeville and Legahory nobody is watching the level in your cupboard. The only person keeping that count is the one hoping the count is wrong.
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
Official figures for Craigavon, for context rather than as a description of you.
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).
In Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, 4.0% of adults reported a low life satisfaction score (4 or below out of 10) in the year ending March 2023, compared with a Northern Ireland average of 5.2%, a difference the survey's margin of error does not confirm. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Personal well-being estimates by local authority (Year ending March 2023 (2022-23)).
Reviewed June 2026.
What actually happens in counselling for drinking problems?
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 method travels; only the geography changes. counselling for drinking problems in detail explains it properly, how I work answers the practical questions, and how to check my registration shows how the practice is held to account.
How does meeting by video work in practice?
Sessions run over a secure, encrypted video link, held to the same BACP confidentiality as meeting in person. After a free fifteen-minute call, you join from any private space on a phone, tablet or laptop.
Sessions run by secure video with Bradley in Hove, so there is nowhere to drive to and no lift to arrange, which removes the main obstacle in a town this spread out. A weekly hour at home also sits in the same place the drinking does, which keeps the conversation concrete. Mornings are often the most useful time for this particular work. You are not expected to be dry beforehand, only present enough to take part.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
Which difficulties does counselling for drinking problems address?
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
Nobody has to reach a crisis before this is worth doing, and nobody has to promise abstinence in order to be seen. Those two conditions are imagined rather than real, and between them they keep people waiting for years while the amount quietly climbs. The figures do not describe extreme cases only: 38 alcohol-specific deaths were registered in the council area including Craigavon during 2023, out of 341 across Northern Ireland. What the work does is examine the job the drink has taken on. For one person that is sleep after a night shift; for another it is a marriage where very little gets said, or an empty evening in a house set well back from everything, or grief that only surfaces once the room goes quiet. Change happens at that level. If you drink heavily every day, speak to your GP before altering it, and ASCERT covers alcohol support across Northern Ireland.
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 drug and alcohol services, and you can find support through ASCERT, which supports people across Northern Ireland with drug and alcohol use.
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, the Samaritans are on 116 123, and you can text SHOUT to 85258.
If you drink heavily or use drugs daily, do not stop suddenly on your own. Withdrawal can cause seizures and can be dangerous. Speak to your GP or a local drug and alcohol service first, and they can arrange a safe, medically supported withdrawal. Counselling works alongside that, not instead of it.
Craigavon questions
Online Counselling for Drinking Problems in Craigavon: common questions
How do I know if I should be doing something about my drinking?
The clearest signals are private ones. Whether you can stop when you meant to, whether you think about the next drink during the day, and how much of the following morning goes on recovering. If those questions land somewhere uncomfortable, that is usually reason enough to talk.
What will I pay?
The hour costs £80, with £100 for a ninety-minute session and £120 for two full hours. There is no charge for the first 15-minute consultation, and no cost for asking a question before you decide. Fees stay the same week to week regardless of how the drinking has gone in between.
Is there an alcohol service round here I should contact too?
ASCERT runs drug and alcohol support across Northern Ireland, and the NHS find a service directory lists what is available by area. Your GP handles the medical side through Health and Social Care. Lifeline is free on 0808 808 8000 and answers at any hour of the night.
Do I have to aim for stopping completely?
Not as a condition of beginning the work. Some people finish up abstinent, others end up drinking in a way that no longer runs their life, and both are legitimate outcomes. Setting the target before understanding the habit usually just produces a target you quietly abandon in week three.
I drive everywhere here. Should I be worried about the mornings?
That worry is worth taking seriously, and it comes up often in a town where a car is not optional. Counselling cannot advise you on limits or on cutting down safely, but a GP can, and heavy daily drinking needs that medical conversation before anything changes.
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.
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.
People who come for counselling for drinking problems in Craigavon often also look at addiction counselling, substance use counselling and depression counselling.
If you would like to read more first, I have written about riding out an urge and why practice makes permanent.
Within reach of Sussex? counselling for drinking problems is offered in the room in Brighton as well as online; see the full list of areas.