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Online Counselling for Drinking Problems · Crawley
Online Counselling for Drinking Problems in Crawley
Online counselling for drinking problems for Crawley, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Crawley, from across the neighbourhoods, Three Bridges and Pound Hill to the streets around Tilgate Park, 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 Crawley
Counselling for Drinking Problems for Crawley, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Crawley: across the neighbourhoods, from Three Bridges and Pound Hill to Bewbush, Ifield and Tilgate
- Known for
- Tilgate Park, the High Street and nearby Gatwick
- Region
- London & South East (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 Crawley
Why people in Crawley reach out
Crawley lives in the orbit of Gatwick, and a great many people here work shifts tied to the airport and the round-the-clock economy around it. Unsociable hours, job insecurity and the disruption the aviation world has weathered in recent years all take a toll on sleep, mood and family life in ways that build up slowly.
Crawley grew up alongside Gatwick, and the airport still sets the pulse of the town. A great many people across Three Bridges, Pound Hill, Bewbush and Ifield work in aviation, in the businesses of the Manor Royal estate, or in the round-the-clock logistics and service jobs that keep the airport running. Tilgate Park and the neighbourhood greens offer somewhere to decompress, but shift patterns that ignore day and night take their toll on sleep, mood and family time. The aviation world has weathered real turbulence in recent years, and the job insecurity that comes with it adds a low hum of worry. When your body clock is permanently out of step, everything can feel harder, and support that flexes around your hours helps.
Round-the-clock rotas rarely fit a daytime clinic, so online sessions work around whatever your week actually looks like.
Crawley adjoins London Gatwick Airport - one of the region's largest single-site employers - and the Manor Royal business district.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Crawley
Three BridgesPound HillBewbushIfieldTilgateSouthgateBroadfieldMaidenbowerGossops GreenFurnace Green
Wherever you are in Crawley, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Crawley
These figures are local context from official sources, not a description of you, but they show the scale of what people in and around Crawley are living with, and why local support matters.
the rate of hospital admissions for alcohol-specific conditions was 479.9 per 100,000 in 2023/24, below 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 11.4 per 100,000 in 2024, below 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.
With so much of Crawley working to airport and shift hours, ordinary daytime appointments rarely fit, and the roads around Gatwick are busy at the best of times. Online sessions solve both: you meet securely from home whenever your rota allows, with nothing to travel to. The practice room is in Hove, a short run down to the Sussex coast if you would prefer to meet in person, but for Crawley the work is done online, arranged around your shifts.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
How online counselling for drinking problems in Crawley 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 Crawley
Why people in Crawley come for counselling for drinking problems
For many in Crawley, a drink is how you come down after a shift that ends when the rest of the world is still asleep, and with the insecurity that shadows airport work, that can grow without you quite noticing. Drinking at odd hours, alone, makes it harder still to gauge. If it has started to worry you, an impartial conversation helps. Sessions are held securely online with a male counsellor whose practice is in Hove, so you can be honest from home whenever your rota allows, with nothing to travel to and no one at work needing to know.
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 Crawley
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Crawley, free local drug and alcohol support is available through West Sussex County Council's drug and alcohol 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.
Crawley questions
Online Counselling for Drinking Problems in Crawley: common questions
Can I get online counselling for drinking problems if I live in Crawley?
Yes. I work with people right across Crawley, from across the neighbourhoods, Three Bridges and Pound Hill outwards, and anywhere else in London & South East, 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.
I drink to unwind after night shifts, at strange times of day. Does that count?
It can. Drinking to come down from shift work, often alone and out of step with everyone else, is a common way a problem builds unseen. We can look at your own pattern honestly and, if you wish, find gentler ways to wind down around your rota.
How quickly can I get online help for a drinking problem in Crawley?
Often within a week. The free 15-minute consultation lets us talk through your drinking first, then we set a regular time around your rota. Working online means no journey and no waiting list, so you can start quietly from home, whatever hours the airport keeps you on.
Can I get drinking problem counselling on the NHS in Crawley?
Yes. Your GP can refer you and West Sussex's council-funded alcohol service accepts self-referrals for free, with Drinkline offering confidential phone advice. If you would rather go private, sessions here are £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 and £120 for 120, after a free consultation.
Can drinking counselling fit around nights and early shifts in Crawley?
It can. Because it is online, sessions sit whenever your body clock and rota allow, day or evening, with no drive around Gatwick to add in. Shift patterns that ignore day and night take their toll, and this flexes to meet them. Face-to-face is available in Hove if you prefer.
I work irregular shifts tied to Gatwick. Can sessions fit around them?
Yes, and it is exactly why many people in Crawley choose online. With nothing to travel to, we can set times around night shifts, early starts and changing rotas, and move things when your pattern shifts. That flexibility is hard to get with fixed in-person appointments.
Online Counselling for Drinking Problems in Crawley, 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 London & South East: Horsham, Chichester. See all of London & South East.
All counselling & therapy in Crawley: 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.