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Online Counselling for Drinking Problems · Derby
Online Counselling for Drinking Problems in Derby
Online counselling for drinking problems for Derby, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Derby, from the Cathedral Quarter and the centre to the streets around the Silk Mill, 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 Derby
Counselling for Drinking Problems for Derby, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Derby: from the Cathedral Quarter and the centre to Littleover, Mickleover and Allenton
- Known for
- The cathedral, the Silk Mill and the river Derwent
- Region
- Midlands (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- Derby City Council's drugs advice and support
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Derby
Why do people in Derby reach out?
Drink in Derby often follows the clock rather than the mood. There is the pint that marks the end of a long week, the cans opened at ten in the morning after nights because that is when your evening actually falls, the wine that goes with worrying about restructuring at a big employer. None of it looks alarming from outside. Admissions for alcohol-specific conditions here reached 769.2 per 100,000 in 2023/24, above the England average of 611.7 per 100,000, and a great many of the people counted in that figure were getting up and going to work throughout. Nothing about this city makes it unusual. It just makes the drinking easy to explain away.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Derby
Cathedral QuarterLittleoverMickleoverAllentonChaddesdenAlvastonNormantonSpondonOakwoodSinfin
Wherever you are in Derby, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Derby
Official figures for Derby, for context rather than as a description of you.
the rate of hospital admissions for alcohol-specific conditions was 769.2 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 18.6 per 100,000 in 2024, above the England average of 13.8 per 100,000. Source: OHID Fingertips – Alcohol-specific mortality (2024).
Reviewed June 2026.
What would we do together 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.
Rather than say the same thing on every page, the substance lives on the counselling for drinking problems page, with session lengths and fees for the practical questions and qualifications, registration and ethics for registration and ethics.
What do I need for an online session?
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.
Everything for Derby happens online, by secure video, with the counselling room itself in Hove. For alcohol that removes two genuine obstacles. You are not driving to an appointment or home again afterwards, and you are not walking into a building where somebody might recognise you. Sessions can sit in the morning if your evenings are the difficult part of the day, which for a lot of people is exactly when they are.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
What does counselling for drinking problems help with?
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 Derby
Why people in Derby come for counselling for drinking problems
There is no minimum to meet here. You do not have to be drinking a set amount, you do not have to have lost anything yet, and you do not have to arrive intending to give it up completely. Plenty of people want to drink less rather than never again, and that is a perfectly legitimate place to begin. The work goes after the function first. What the drink is smoothing over, which hour of the day it now owns, what happens on the evenings it is not there. After that comes the question of what would fill the space it leaves. The alcohol-specific death rate in Derby stood at 18.6 per 100,000 in 2024, against an England average of 13.8 per 100,000. Derby City Council's drugs advice and support is the local route to alcohol treatment, delivered through the Derby Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service.
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 Derby
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Derby, free local drug and alcohol support is available through Derby City Council's drugs advice and 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.
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.
Derby questions
Online Counselling for Drinking Problems in Derby: common questions
How quickly can I get started?
Most people have their free 15-minute call within a few days and a first full session a week or two after that. There is no waiting list and no referral to chase up. If you decide against going further after the call, that is a perfectly ordinary outcome.
How much is a session and how is it paid for?
Sessions are £80 / 60 min, paid individually rather than in blocks. Ninety minutes at £100 / 90 min and two hours at £120 / 120 min are available where more time is useful. The opening 15-minute consultation is free, and you are not asked to commit to anything.
Is Derby City Council's drugs advice and support only for drugs, or alcohol too?
It covers alcohol as well, despite how the name reads, and it is the route to the Derby Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service. If you are drinking every day and physically dependent, that medical route comes first. Counselling then runs alongside, dealing with what the drinking has been for.
Can I be seen in the morning after a night shift?
Yes, and mornings are usually quieter to book than evenings are. The thing to watch is whether you are alert enough to make proper use of an hour. Because no journey is involved, you can go from the session straight back to bed if the day needs it.
Everyone at work drinks after a shift. How do I change that without losing them?
It is a fair worry and worth taking seriously rather than brushing aside. Drinking is often where the company is, and altering it can feel like choosing loneliness on purpose. Part of the work is finding what keeps the connection when alcohol is no longer carrying all of it.
Can sessions work around irregular shifts?
Yes. Because counselling is online, appointment times can often be arranged for early mornings, evenings or other slots that suit a rotating pattern. Meeting by video from home also removes the extra travel a face-to-face appointment would add to an already long day.
How soon can I get help for a drinking problem in Derby?
Soon. Help for a drinking problem is offered online across Derby from the Hove room, so there is no queue to join. A free 15-minute consultation lets us talk quietly first, and a full session usually follows within the same week, around your shifts.
What are the fees for drinking problem counselling, and how does NHS alcohol help in Derby compare?
Private sessions are £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 and £120 for two hours, after a free 15-minute consultation. Derby's NHS alcohol services are free but can carry a wait, while private counselling begins more quickly and at hours that fit shift patterns.
Would drinking problem counselling be in person, and are evenings available for Derby?
It is online, since the room is in Hove and Derby is served by video, so nobody sees you arrive anywhere. Evening or early appointments can often be arranged, helpful when drinking has built up around restructuring, uncertainty or long rotating shifts at the plants.
Online Counselling for Drinking Problems in Derby, 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: Nottingham, Leicester, Stoke-on-Trent. See all of Midlands.
If counselling for drinking problems is not quite what you are looking for, addiction counselling, substance use counselling and depression counselling may fit better in Derby.
Some further reading, if that helps before getting in touch: why practice makes permanent and questioning “once an addict”.
If you can reach the south coast, this work is also done face to face in Brighton — all in-person areas are listed here.