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Online Counselling for Drinking Problems · Dudley
Online Counselling for Drinking Problems in Dudley
Online counselling for drinking problems for Dudley, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Dudley, from the town centre and the castle to the streets around the Black Country Living Museum, 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 Dudley
Counselling for Drinking Problems for Dudley, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Dudley: from the town centre and the castle to Brierley Hill, Sedgley and Netherton
- Known for
- Dudley Castle, the Black Country Living Museum and the Clent Hills
- Region
- Midlands (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- Healthy Dudley's substance misuse support
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Dudley
Why do people in Dudley reach out?
There is a version of drinking in Dudley that nobody would call a problem. A few after work in Sedgley, a proper session on a Saturday, the tins that come out because the week has been hard and generally is. It reads as normal, and for many people it stays that way. What changes quietly is the point at which the drink moved from choice to necessity. The borough's figures are difficult to look past. Admissions for alcohol-specific conditions reached 739.1 per 100,000 in 2023/24, well above the England average of 611.7 per 100,000. That is a great many hospital beds, and a great many households who had been told everything was fine.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Dudley
Brierley HillSedgleyNethertonGornalKingswinfordCoseleyQuarry BankLyeWoodsettonHolly Hall
Wherever you are in Dudley, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Dudley
Official figures for Dudley, for context rather than as a description of you.
the rate of hospital admissions for alcohol-specific conditions was 739.1 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 19.6 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 does counselling for drinking problems involve?
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. the full counselling for drinking problems page explains it properly, how I work, sessions and fees answers the practical questions, and my credentials and registration shows how the practice is held to account.
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.
Dudley is worked with by secure video from Hove, and for alcohol the format quietly solves a few things. No driving, so the time of day is not governed by whether you have already had one. No local building, so nobody in Kingswinford or Lye watches you arrive. You can choose a morning if mornings are clearer for you, or an early evening before the drinking usually begins.
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 Dudley
Why people in Dudley come for counselling for drinking problems
Nothing here asks you to declare yourself an alcoholic or to promise you will never drink again. Some people are aiming to stop and some are aiming to cut down, and both make perfectly good starting points. What is not required is a catastrophe first. If you are drinking more than you meant to and more often than you meant to, that is already enough to bring. We look at where the drinking sits in the day, what it is doing for you at that particular hour, and what the evening would be like without it. The alcohol-specific death rate in Dudley stood at 19.6 per 100,000 in 2024, well above the England average of 13.8 per 100,000. Healthy Dudley's substance misuse support leads to alcohol treatment through the Atlantic Recovery Centre in Dudley.
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 Dudley
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Dudley, free local drug and alcohol support is available through Healthy Dudley's substance misuse 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.
Dudley questions
Online Counselling for Drinking Problems in Dudley: common questions
How soon could I actually speak to somebody?
A free 15-minute call can usually be set up within a few days, with a first session a week or two after it. Nothing is required to arrange it, no referral and no assessment form. You are free to leave things there if it does not feel right.
What are the fees, and is there anything to pay upfront?
Nothing is paid upfront. The 15-minute consultation is free, and after that sessions are £80 / 60 min, with £100 / 90 min and £120 / 120 min for longer appointments. Payment is made per session, so no commitment runs beyond the week you are in.
Where does Healthy Dudley's substance misuse support fit if alcohol is my worry?
It covers alcohol as well, and it is how you reach the Atlantic Recovery Centre in Dudley. If you drink every day and feel physically unwell without it, medical assessment is the first step and cannot come from counselling. The two then work perfectly well together.
Can I do this without my family finding out?
Yes. Nothing is posted to the house, no letters arrive, and no record is kept anywhere nearby. Many people take the session while the house is empty, or from a car. What you tell your family, and when, stays a decision you make in your own time.
I only drink at weekends but I cannot stop once I start. Does that count?
It is a pattern worth understanding, whatever anybody chooses to call it. Losing control of the amount once you have begun is a more useful signal than how many days a week it happens on. We look at what the first drink is for and what follows it.
Do I need a referral from my GP to start?
No. You can come to counselling directly, without a GP referral. You simply get in touch to arrange a session. Because everything is online, there is nothing to travel to, just a private space and a connection when it suits you to talk.
How soon can I get help for a drinking problem in Dudley?
Soon. Help for a drinking problem is offered online across Dudley from the Hove room, so there is no queue and no travel to sort. A free 15-minute consultation lets us talk quietly first, 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 Dudley compare?
Private sessions are £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 and £120 for two hours, after a free 15-minute consultation. Dudley's NHS alcohol services are free but can carry 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 Dudley?
It is online, since the room is in Hove and Dudley is served by video, so no drive or bus across town is needed. Evening appointments can often be arranged, helpful where drinking has built up and the instinct is to cope quietly on your own.
Online Counselling for Drinking Problems in Dudley, 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: Wolverhampton, Walsall, Birmingham. See all of Midlands.
Related work in Dudley: addiction counselling, substance use counselling and depression counselling.
If you would like to read more first, I have written about questioning “once an addict” and riding out an urge.
Closer to the Sussex coast? The same counselling for drinking problems is available in person, in Brighton, or see every area I cover.