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Online Counselling for Drinking Problems · Halifax
Online Counselling for Drinking Problems in Halifax
Online counselling for drinking problems for Halifax, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Halifax, from the Piece Hall and the centre to the streets around the Minster, 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 Halifax
Counselling for Drinking Problems for Halifax, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Halifax: from the Piece Hall and the centre to King Cross, Sowerby Bridge and Illingworth
- Known for
- The Piece Hall, the Minster and the Calderdale hills
- Region
- Yorkshire & North 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 Halifax
Why people in Halifax reach out
Halifax is a handsome Pennine town built on wool and shaped by its decline, set in steep Calder Valley country prone to flooding. Insecure work, money pressure and the isolation of the hill villages all shape the pressures people here carry.
Halifax stands in steep Calder Valley country, a handsome Pennine town built on the wool trade. Its centrepiece is the Piece Hall, a magnificent Georgian cloth market unlike anything else in Britain, now a lively square of shops and concerts beside the Minster and the vast Dean Clough mills. The town gave its name to the Halifax bank, and the moors above hold Shibden Hall, home of the diarist Anne Lister and familiar to many from the screen. Wainhouse Tower rises as a folly over the western slopes, and the road up the valley leads to Sowerby Bridge and artistic Hebden Bridge. The steep hills that give Halifax its drama also leave the valley floor prone to flooding when the Calder rises.
In a close-knit town where people tend to know one another, online keeps support entirely private, with nobody to pass in a waiting room.
Halifax is served by Calderdale Royal Hospital (Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust); the town is the historic home of the Halifax bank (now part of Lloyds Banking Group) and of the restored Georgian Piece Hall.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Halifax
King CrossSowerby BridgeIllingworthOvendenPellonSavile ParkSkircoatWarleyBoothtownMixenden
Wherever you are in Halifax, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Halifax
These figures are local context from official sources, not a description of you, but they show the scale of what people in and around Halifax are living with, and why local support matters.
the rate of hospital admissions for alcohol-specific conditions was 607.1 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 13.2 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.
I'm based in Hove and work with people in Halifax online, by secure video call, rather than in person. In hill country where getting about can be slow, and after a bad flood harder still, video keeps things steady, you join from home or a quiet room and we agree a regular weekly time that fits around work and family. Sessions come to you.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
How online counselling for drinking problems in Halifax 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 Halifax
Why people in Halifax come for counselling for drinking problems
In a Pennine town with a strong pub culture, drinking can easily become the way you cope with hard weeks in Halifax without you noticing how much it's grown. You don't need to have reached a crisis to want to look at it. I'm Bradley, a counsellor based in Hove working with Halifax clients by secure video. We'd meet at a regular time you can keep from home in King Cross, Warley or wherever's private, and talk through your drinking honestly and without judgement - whether you want to stop, cut back, or simply understand why it's become such a fixed part of the week.
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 Halifax
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Halifax, free local drug and alcohol support is available through Calderdale Council's drugs 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.
Halifax questions
Online Counselling for Drinking Problems in Halifax: common questions
Can I get online counselling for drinking problems if I live in Halifax?
Yes. I work with people right across Halifax, from the Piece Hall and the centre outwards, and anywhere else in Yorkshire & North 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.
What if I'm not sure my drinking is bad enough for help?
That uncertainty is a common and reasonable place to start. You don't need a label or a rock-bottom moment. If drinking is on your mind enough to wonder about it, that's reason enough to talk it through and decide what, if anything, you'd like to change.
Can I start drinking problem counselling in Halifax soon?
Yes. I'm Bradley Riddell, a counsellor based in Hove, and I see people across Halifax online rather than from a room in the city. We begin with a free 15-minute consultation, then set a regular weekly slot for drinking support, usually starting within a week or two once you feel ready.
What do you charge for drinking problem counselling in Halifax, and is there an NHS option?
My fees are 80 pounds for a 60-minute session, 100 pounds for 90 minutes and 120 pounds for two hours, after a free 15-minute consultation. In Halifax you can also self-refer to NHS Talking Therapies or ask your GP; that route is free, though waits for drinking help vary, so private work often starts sooner.
Do you offer in-person or evening drinking problem counselling in Halifax?
For Halifax it is online rather than in person, since my room is in Hove on the south coast. Many find secure video suits drinking work well, joining from home in Savile Park or Sowerby Bridge without a commute. I hold some daytime and early-evening slots, so we can usually find a regular time that fits.
Are you based in Halifax or Calderdale?
No, I work from Hove on the south coast and see Halifax clients by secure video. For people up in the hill villages around the valley, meeting online removes a slow trip into town and makes a weekly session much easier to keep up.
What if I can't find a private space at home?
That's common, and we can work around it. People join sessions from a parked car, a spare room, or somewhere quiet away from the house. What matters is that you can talk without being overheard; the video connection itself is secure and confidential.
Online Counselling for Drinking Problems in Halifax, 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 Yorkshire & North East: Huddersfield, Bradford. See all of Yorkshire & North East.
All counselling & therapy in Halifax: 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.